Press Operations
Release No: NR-304-17
Aug. 22, 2017
Pentagon Chief Spokesperson Dana W. White provided the following readout:
Today Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis met with Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) President #Masoud Barzani# to thank him for his strong leadership of Peshmerga forces and being a supportive partner in operations to defeat #ISIS#.
The secretary congratulated President Barzani on the success in #Mosul#, and noted the liberation of that city was only possible due to the strong cooperation between Baghdad and #Erbil#. To maintain this cooperation, the secretary encouraged President Barzani to engage in a sustained dialogue with Prime Minister Abadi and keep the focus on maintaining the momentum against ISIS.
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