SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani on Wednesday welcomed a decision by the German cabinet to extend the deployment of its troops to Iraq.
On Wednesday, the German government decided to keep its troops in Iraq until at least the end of October, and end the country’s military role in Syria.
“I welcome and commend German cabinet’s decision to extend its troops deployment to Iraq, and hope that the Bundestag will follow suit,” the Region’s president said in a tweet.
“ISIS is still a threat to International peace and security, and continued collective effort is required to counter and eradicate terror,” he added.
The German government’s mandate allows for stationing up to 500 solider in Iraq, according to state-owned broadcaster Deutsche Welle.
Most of the German troops are stationed in the Kurdistan Region.
Germany supports regional efforts against the militant group in Iraq, providing military training, reconnaissance jets, and tanker aircraft for air-to-air refueling.
