August 28, 2014

CENTCOM Commander - General Lloyd Austin- Visiting Baghdad and Erbil

Commander General Lloyd Austin today visited Baghdad and Erbil and held talks with Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Haider al-Abadi and Kurdish President Massoud Barzani.


Commander General Lloyd Austin meeting Kurdish President Massoud Barzani( Photo - Rudaw)


Commander General Lloyd Austin meeting Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Haider al-Abadi
(Photo IraqNews.com)


Kurdish news agency Rudaw said President Barzani and Gen. Austin discussed latest developments in the fight against the Islamic State and the growing number of refugees in Kurdistan.Iraqi News said that Gen. Austin and Prime Minister-designate Abadi discussed the security situation in Iraq and the region.

“Dr. Al-Abadi stressed the importance of security cooperation between Iraq and the United States,” said a statement issued by the office of the PM-designate. (IraqiNews.com, 27 August)

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