20 July 2017
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*The Prime Minister received the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Dr. Haidar Al-Abadi, commander of the US Central Command, General Joseph Fotel.

Dr. Abadi stressed the determination to end the presence of gangs and to encourage terror in the Iraqi territories, to liberate the remaining ones, to protect and secure the borders, to stabilize and return the displaced, while continuing to strengthen the capabilities of Iraqi forces in the areas of arming and training.

He praised the victory of the Iraqi forces and the liberation of Mosul, praising the bravery of fighting this battle, which he described as typical of all its military and humanitarian dimensions, and praised the leadership of Dr. Abadi for the liberation operations, stressing the continuation of the United States to provide support to complete the liberation of the remaining Iraqi territory.

https://pmo.iq/press2017/20-7-20173.htm