High Level Iraqi Delegation Makes First Visit To Syria Since Turkish-Backed Coup – The Cradle
High Level Iraqi Delegation Makes First Visit To Syria Since Turkish-Backed Coup
Baghdad has deployed anti-terror forces to its border with Iraq to prevent extremist armed groups allied with HTS from infiltrating the country
The head of the Iraqi National Intelligence Service (INIS), Hamid al-Shatri, led a high-level delegation to the Syrian capital, Damascus, on 26 December for talks with de facto government authorities from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS).
According to informed sources who spoke with the Iraqi News Agency (INA), the discussions “were security-related and focused on related files.”
“The Iraqi delegation discussed with the new Syrian administration border protection and cooperation in preventing the return of ISIS … as well as protecting prisons that house ISIS gangs inside Syrian territory,” INA reported, adding that the delegation from Baghdad “also presented Iraq’s visions and requests regarding respecting minorities and holy shrines.”
According to a senior member of the State of Law Coalition, a Shia-majority political party allied with the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), Baghdad’s decision to send an official delegation to Syria and engage with the de facto authorities came “under pressure from both the United States and Gulf states.”
“[Iraqi] Prime Minister [Mohammed Shia al-] Sudani only took this step after consulting and obtaining approval from political blocs and parties, particularly from the Shia Coordination Framework and the State of Law Coalition. While there was support for the visit, external pressures played a significant role in the decision,” Lawmaker Issam al-Kreiti told Shafaq News.
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