Pompeo Assures Iraqi Prime Minister Coalition To Continue Fighting IS - State Dept.

WASHINGTON (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 22nd December, 2018) US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke with Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi on Friday and reassured him that the United States would continue to fight the remnants of the Islamic State (IS, outlawed in Russia) terror group in his country, the State Department said in a press release.

"The Secretary discussed the recent territorial defeat of ISIS in Syria and underlined US commitment to Iraq's sovereignty and territorial integrity noting the Coalition will continue to work closely with Iraqi Security Forces to defeat ISIS remnants," the release said.

Pompeo also affirmed his support for the US-Iraq partnership as laid out in the Strategic Framework Agreement, the release added.

The US-led coalition of more than 70 countries is conducting military operations against the Islamic State.� The coalition's operations in Iraq are conducted in cooperation with the Iraqi government.�