US Ambassador to Iraq briefs on Syria’s Hasakah prison with Iraqi official

ERBIL, KRG, Iraq (North Press) – On Monday, Iraqi National Security Advisor and United States Ambassador to Iraq touched on security issues the most prominent of which the war against the Islamic State Organization (ISIS) particularly the last attack on al-Sina’a prison in Hasakah, northeast Syria.

The Iraqi National Security Advisor Qasim al-Araji received United States Ambassador to Iraq Matthew H. Tueller in his office based in the Iraqi capital Baghdad where they tackled the political and security developments in the region.

In a statement by the office of al-Araji that the latter discussed with Tueller the continuation of the fight against and pursuing ISIS in addition to intensifying the attacks against the organization.

During the meeting, the US Ambassador briefed about the recent developments of conditions in Hawl Camp and al-Sina’a prison in Syria’s northeast, the statement read.

“The US-led Global Coalition fulfilled their operations in Hasakah with the support provided by partners in Iraq,” the statement cited the US Ambassador as saying.

“Despite the confidentiality of the information in Syria, the Global Coalition shares information and coordinates with Joint Special Operations Command and Iraqi Special Operations Forces,” he noted.

Reporting by Hozan Zubeir