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| Swedes, Kiwis to send training personnel to Kurdish areas |
| 2015-11-04 |
| (IraqiNews.com) Arbil – Sweden confirmed on Tuesday its commitment to supporting the Kurdistan region in the war against ISIS, revealing its intention to increase the number of military trainers in Kurdistan. A source in the presidency of the Kurdistan region said in an interview for IraqiNews.com, “The Kurdistan Region President Massoud Barzani met in Erbil with Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Sweden Margot Wallström and the Swedish Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist.” The source, who asked anonymity, added: “the two ministers renewed the commitment of their country to support the Kurdistan region until the elimination of ISIS,” asserting that “the two ministers stressed that Sweden intends to increase the number of military trainers who are currently numbering 35 people in the Kurdistan region.” Kiwis to send training personnel to Iraq (IraqiNews.com) Baghdad – The government of New Zealand announced on Tuesday sending a new patch of its armed forces to Iraq, consisting of more than 100 trainers to help train the Iraqi security forces. The Ministry of Defense of New Zealand said in a statement received by IraqiNews.com “A group of 105 military trainers had left Brisbane base in New Zealand heading to Iraq as part of non-combat mission to train the Iraqi army in Taji base,” pointing out that , “They will join the previous group of the New Zealand troops in Iraq, which had been deployed since April and amounted to 100 trainers. ” The commander of the joint forces in the New Zealand Army said in a statement that “The Iraqi soldiers as well as their officers are eager to learn the skills needed to defeat ISIS and restore the lands.” |
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