The Minister of Defense, Thabet Al-Abbasi, arrived in Kirkuk as part of a delegation that included the Deputy Commander of Joint Operations, Lieutenant General Qais Al-Muhammadawi, and the Commander of the Ground Forces.
They were received at Kirkuk International Airport, by the Governor of Kirkuk, Rakan Saeed al-Jubouri, Chairman of the Supreme Security Committee, the Commander of Joint Operations, Lieutenant General Jabbar Naima al-Taie, and the Kirkuk Police Commander, Major General Kawa Gharib.
Source: National Iraqi News Agency