On Thursday, 5/6/2025, His Excellency Sheikh Jaafar Sheikh Mustafa, Vice President of the Kurdistan Region, received Brigadier General Kevin Ham, Military Commander of the Coalition Forces in Iraq, and Colonel Brandstetter, Military Commander of the Coalition Forces in the Kurdistan Region, and an accompanying delegation.
During the meeting، the latest political and security situation in Iraq was discussed، as well as the role of the international coalition forces against Daesh and their military assistance to Iraq and the Kurdistan Region.
In another topic of discussions، the Vice President stressed the importance and cooperation between the Peshmerga and the Iraqi army and coalition forces in order to protect and stabilize the areas where there is a security vacuum.
The latest developments in the region، the process of reform and reunification of the Peshmerga within the framework of the Ministry of Peshmerga Affairs، the formation of the new cabinet of the Kurdistan Regional Government and the problems between Erbil and Baghdad were other topics of discussion.