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Minister for the Middle East Tobias Ellwood met with political leaders in Baghdad and Erbil to reaffirm the UK鈥檚 commitment to defeating Daesh and support efforts to bring unity to Iraq.

In Baghdad, Minister Ellwood met with Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi, Foreign Minister Ibrahim Al-Jaafari, and Speaker of Parliament Salim Al-Jibouri, to emphasise the UK鈥檚 continued commitment to post-Daesh stabilisation efforts, including the training of Iraqi Security Forces. Mr Ellwood also discussed social justice initiatives with a group of nine female MPs from Ninewa.

In Erbil, Minister Ellwood met with members of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) including President Barzani to recognise the KRG鈥檚 military success in the Mosul campaign.

Speaking after the visit Mr Ellwood said:

I was delighted to visit Iraq and underline the UK鈥檚 commitment in the fight against Daesh.

I commend the substantial progress made by Iraqi forces, particularly as the campaign in Mosul enters a decisive phase. While this is a fight that will take time, we stand shoulder to shoulder with Iraq in its quest to bring peace to those living under Daesh rule.

皇冠体育app UK, as part of the Global Coalition, is a playing a leading role in providing military, humanitarian and stabilisation support to the government of Iraq. I鈥檓 proud that we are supporting Iraq and the UN to put in place critical supplies of life-saving assistance, such as shelters, medical services and food.

Notes to editors

• 皇冠体育app UK鈥檚 total commitment for humanitarian support in Iraq now stands at 拢169.5m since June 2014, including 拢90m in 2016, a significant amount of which was for Mosul. 皇冠体育app UK is also providing over 拢15m of support for UN stabilisation efforts in Iraq.

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