Iraq Must Safeguard Territorial Integrity, Says Larijani

 Iran’s Parliament (Majlis) Speaker Ali Larijani has warned against some countries’ move to disintegrate Iraq, stressing that Baghdad must safeguard its territorial integrity.

“Maintaining and strengthening solidarity and territorial integrity of Iraq as an important Muslim country in the Muslim world is a strategic issue for the Islamic Republic of Iran,” Larijani said in a meeting with Iraqi Interior Minister Mohammed Salem al-Ghabban in Tehran.

He stressed the importance of strengthening national convergence in Iraq and forming public forces along with the army as the only ways to fight the ISIL terrorist group.

He said occupation and reconstruction of Iraq’s industrial infrastructures play a very important role in the war-stricken country’s development and reinforcement of its security and peace.

The interior minister, for his part, hailed Iran’s support for the Iraqi government and nation over the recent years.

Ghabban added that the establishment of peace and security in Iraq would improve peace and security in the region.

ISIL started its campaign of terror in Iraq in early June 2014. The heavily-armed militants took control of Mosul before sweeping through parts of the country’s Arab heartland.

The terrorists have been carrying out horrific acts of violence, including public decapitations, against all Iraqi communities.

Iraqi soldiers, have recently succeeded in driving ISIL out of some areas in Iraq.

ISIL terrorists suffer losses in Iraq’s Tikrit

On the other hand,at least 14 terrorists were killed in heavy fighting between the Iraqi army and ISIL Takfiri group in South of Tikrit.

The army troops inflicted major losses on ISIL terrorists in the area of Hoiash, killing more than 14 terrorists.

The Iraqi troops also captured three terrorists during the clashes.

Since June 2014, Northern, Western and Central provinces of Iraq have been the scene of insurgency posed by the ISIL terrorists who attacked army bases in summer and occupied vast areas in Nineveh, Anbar and Salahuddin provinces, including Mosul, Tikrit and Fallujah.

Army soldiers and populace forces decided to grow united against the new wave of militancy in the country.

Army officials had previously announced that insurgency in the country will be eradicated by the current yearend.

PRESS T.V, FNA

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