Iraqi PM declares Daesh no longer a threat

DUBAI: Iraq’s Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani said on Sunday that the Daesh militant group no longer poses a threat to the country.

Al-Sudani made the comments during a meeting with Maj. Gen. Kevin C. Leahy, commander of the Global Coalition against Daesh in Iraq, and the US ambassador to the country, Alina Romanowski.

The officials held talks on the end of the coalition’s mission and the transition to bilateral relations with the entity’s member states, according to a statement released by the prime minister’s office.

They emphasized that there would continue to be cooperation in training, and intelligence sharing.

Al-Sudani said Daesh has been reduced to isolated groups hiding in remote areas. And that Iraq’s armed forces were conducting operations to locate and apprehend these remaining terrorists.