BAGHDAD: Iraqi said on Saturday that its military officials are
participating in intelligence and security cooperation in Baghdad with
Russia, Iran and Syria to counter the threat from the Islamic State
militant group.
A statement from the Iraqi military's joint operations command said the agreement came "with increased Russian concern about the presence of thousands of terrorists from Russia undertaking criminal acts with Daesh (Islamic State)."
Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari said in New York on Friday his country had not received any Russian military advisers to help its forces.
A statement from the Iraqi military's joint operations command said the agreement came "with increased Russian concern about the presence of thousands of terrorists from Russia undertaking criminal acts with Daesh (Islamic State)."
Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari said in New York on Friday his country had not received any Russian military advisers to help its forces.
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