Pakistan provided key intelligence, military support to defeat ISIS in Iraq: Iraqi Ambassador
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ISLAMABAD: A startling revelation has been made by the Iraqi Ambassador in Pakistan on Pakistan help to Iraq in defeating the ISIS in the country.
Pakistan has provided the intelligence information along with the weapons and armour to the Iraqi Army for defeating the ISIS.
Pakistan quietly helped Iraq in its fight against the militant Islamic State (IS) group, which reached a major milestone this week with the liberation of Mosul after three years of occupation.
Pakistan was among a number of countries that supported Iraq in fighting the IS, also known by its Arabic acronym Daesh, said Ambassador of Iraq Ali Yasin Muhammad Karim at a press conference at the embassy. The presser was held to brief Pakistani media about the eviction of the IS from Mosul.
Pakistan’s contribution to the fight against the IS in Iraq has never been mentioned earlier either by Pakistani officials or Iraqis.
Ancient Assyrian town Mosul, which is Iraq’s second largest city and was used by the IS during years of occupation as the seat of its proclaimed caliphate, was freed after a gruelling nine-month-long military campaign by Iraqi security forces that was backed by several countries.
