Baku, Azerbaijan, Feb.10
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
The US will deploy a military base in the territory of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq, Turkish Hurriyet newspaper reported on Feb.10 citing the diplomatic sources in KRG.
The military base will be used for combating the militants of the terrorist organization known as the 'Islamic State' in the territory of Syria and Iraq.
The US military base will be deployed in the outskirts of the Erbil city, the capital of the Kurdistan Regional Government in northern Iraq.
The 'Islamic State' (IS, formerly ISIL or ISIS) penetrated Syria's territory in 2013. The organization said at the time it refuses to take the oath of Al-Qaeda and declared 'a holy war' against all groups and government forces of Syria.
Strengthening of the IS in Syria allowed it to return to Iraq, deploying military actions against government forces there.
In late June of 2014, the IS announced about the creation of the 'Islamic Caliphate' on the territories under its control in Iraq and Syria. In turn, Iraqi authorities asked the international community for help in fighting the IS.
Edited by SI
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