President Masoud Barzani received a military and diplomatic delegation from the United States headed by General Lloyd Austin, the commander of the U.S. Central Command.

The meeting was also attended by the U.S. ambassador to Iraq, Mr. Stuart Jones and other US officials. President Barzani and General Austin reviewed the latest military operations against the ISIS terrorists in Ninawa and Anbar provinces.

They stressed the importance of providing for the needs of the peshmerga forces, especially at a time that the KRG is facing a big financial crisis. General Austin stated that the United States will continue to support the Kurdistan Region in the fight against terrorism.