
Iraq will cooperate with the NATO forces to benefit from their experience in its fight against Daesh, National Security Adviser, Qasim Al-Araji, announced yesterday. "Iraq is not part of any regional problem, but rather part of the solution," Al-Araji told reporters after his meeting with the commander of the NATO mission in Iraq, Pierre Olsen. Olsen explained that the mission had come "based on a request by the Iraqi government," adding that any military expansion would be "in coordination with Baghdad." Though the Iraqi government in Baghdad*declared*victory over Daesh in December 2017, sleeper cells continue to operate across the country. The attacks have raised fears that the group could regroup and recover posing a severe threat to the country once […]
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