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2021-12-08 Iraq

US reaffirms support for Peshmerga to continue fighting ISIS

[Rudaw] The United States said it will continue to support the Peshmerga and Iraqi forces in their fight against terror in a letter received by the Kurdish prime minister on Tuesday as America’s mission in the country formally shifts away from combat into an advisory role.

Sent by US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to Prime Minister Masrour Barzani, the letter comes at a time where Islamic State

...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not really Moslems....
(ISIS) attacks on the Peshmerga forces are on the rise, especially in areas disputed between Erbil and Baghdad with 22 Kurdish soldiers killed in the past two weeks.

America will continue to assist the Peshmerga and Iraqi forces in confronting ISIS, particularly in the fields of "consulting, information exchange and intelligence," read a statement from the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) that was sent to Rudaw.

Austin also emphasized the importance of maintaining the strong relation the Kurdistan Region and America share, as well as America’s cooperation in confronting ISIS, it added.

Washington has maintained a strong relationship with the Kurdistan Region and Iraq. The US has provided the Kurdish Peshmerga with several rounds of military aid over the years, namely in the fight against ISIS beginning in 2014. The coalition gave over 200 vehicles, including Humvees, water tankers and transport trucks to the Kurdish fighters in July and September.

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#1 And what will happen to the large US presence at the airbase north of Irbil?

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#2 Sent by US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to Prime Minister Masrour Barzani, the letter comes at a time where

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