A statement by the presidency of the province quoted by the agency all of Iraq [where] that “Barzani in Arbil Monday met Gen. Lloyd Austin and his accompanying delegation, which included Stuart Jones, Ambassador of the United States in Iraq, and a number of American officials.”
He added that “the two sides discussed the needs of the Peshmerga forces, and stressed the need to purge all areas of terrorists Daash, and stressed that the United States of America and the Kurdistan region will continue to provide assistance to Kobanî.”
The statement continued that “Barzani welcomed Gen. Austin and his accompanying delegation, thanked the United States and coalition military support, expressing his pleasure and steadfastly resist Kobanî City, also thanked US troops for submission influential military aid to Kobanî.”
The head of the Kurdistan region, according to the statement that “the organization has the power Daash direct confrontation, and that the will of the people of Kurdistan and the Peshmerga forces are stronger than any other time of the Kurdistan to protect and deter terrorists Daash.”
For his part, US Army Gen. Lloyd Austin said, according to the statement that “the Peshmerga forces managed on the ground to break the myth Daash, and its transformation into a defeated forces can not be stability in the battlefield,” adding that “the victories of the Peshmerga in Rabia and Zammar dissipated power Daash and he lost his morale.”
He stressed the US Central Command, “his country’s readiness to continue to provide support and air cover to the Peshmerga forces in any area where they want to make progress, or to carry out any military operation in the battle fronts.”
The statement noted that “the two sides discussed the delivery of aid to the citizens and the Peshmerga forces in the Jebel Sinjar, who are fighting the terrorist organization Daash in that region.”