Iraqi Army forces arrive in Makhmour
A convoy of Iraqi soldiers arrived, as planned, on the Makhmour front on Thursday. Kurdish officials said the deployment is in cooperation with locals.
The military brigade is reportedly from the Iraqi Army’s 15th Division which is being deployed on the Makhmour front as part of the preparations underway for the long-anticipated operation to force Islamic State (ISIS) militants from Mosul, the Iraqi commander for the Mosul operation Najmadin Jbouri told a press conference.
Speaking to Rudaw Najat Ali, the top Kurdish commander on that front, said that Iraqi soldiers were permitted entry and the deployment was in done in coordination with Peshmerga forces.
“The brigade is here for the Mosul operation and will leave the region after that,” Ali explained.
Meanwhile, Iraq’s defense ministry said earlier this week that it would deploy some 4,500 soldiers to the Makhmour front for the Mosul operation.
The majority of the forces are reportedly Sunni Arabs trained by Americans and coalition forces.
The military brigade is reportedly from the Iraqi Army’s 15th Division which is being deployed on the Makhmour front as part of the preparations underway for the long-anticipated operation to force Islamic State (ISIS) militants from Mosul, the Iraqi commander for the Mosul operation Najmadin Jbouri told a press conference.
Speaking to Rudaw Najat Ali, the top Kurdish commander on that front, said that Iraqi soldiers were permitted entry and the deployment was in done in coordination with Peshmerga forces.
“The brigade is here for the Mosul operation and will leave the region after that,” Ali explained.
Meanwhile, Iraq’s defense ministry said earlier this week that it would deploy some 4,500 soldiers to the Makhmour front for the Mosul operation.
The majority of the forces are reportedly Sunni Arabs trained by Americans and coalition forces.