On Sunday, 16/3/2025, H.E. Sheikh Jaafar Sheikh Mustafa, Vice President of the Kurdistan Region, received H.E. Colonel Thomas Ritter and Colonel Cooper, Military Commander of the German Allied Forces.
During the meeting، the Vice President congratulated Colonel Cooper، the new Commander of the German Coalition Forces، on his inauguration and spoke with gratitude about the tasks and work of Colonel Thomas Ritter and wished him success in the future mission، as well as Germany's role in the framework of the international coalition forces against Daesh in the region.
For their part، the two military commanders of the German Coalition Forces thanked the relevant parties in the Kurdistan Region for their support and cooperation with the relevant parties in the Kurdistan Region، and reiterated the support of the German military forces within the framework of the international coalition against Daesh to continue assistance and joint cooperation with the Peshmerga to combat terrorism and the threats of Daesh.