Baghdad: An Arab League chief headed delegation arrived in Baghdad Sunday to show support to Iraq in its fight against the Islamic State (IS).
The delegation headed by Arab League chief Nabil al-Arabi included Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Sabah and Mauritius Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Ahmed Ould Teguedi, Xinhua reported.
The delegation of the pan-Arab organisation is scheduled to meet with Iraqi President Fuad Masum, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and Parliament Speaker Salim al-Jubouri.
According to officials, the visit can be seen as a gesture to reaffirm decisions adopted earlier by the Arab League to show support and solidarity with the Iraqi people and government in their efforts to fight terrorism, and restore security and stability.
The security situation began to deteriorate in Iraq from June 10, when violent clashes broke out between the Iraqi security forces and thousands of IS militants, who took control of the country’s northern city of Mosul and later seized swathes of territories in Nineveh and other Sunni provinces.
Last month, the US led a coalition of countries to counter the terrorist group’s quick expansion.
Since its launch, the US-led coalition has been carrying out airstrikes against IS militant positions in both Iraq and Syria.