Trump son-in-law visits Iraq

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner was in Iraq yesterday with the top US military officer to meet with Iraqi leaders and review the fight against Islamic State, a military spokesman said Sunday, reports AFP General Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, asked Kushner and White House homeland security adviser Tom Bossert to accompany him on the trip, Navy Captain Greg Hicks said in an emailed statement to AFP.
"General Dunford invited Mr Kushner and Mr Bossert to meet with Iraqi leaders, senior US advisors, and visit with US forces in the field to receive an update on the status of the counter-ISIS campaign in Iraq and Syria," Hicks said, using an alternate acronym for the Islamic State group."As well as receiving briefings and updates, Mr Kushner is traveling on behalf of the president to express the president's support and commitment to the government of Iraq and US personnel currently engaged in the campaign," he said."Mr Bossert is traveling in his role as assistant to the president and will participate in meetings and briefings to reinforce the strong US-Iraqi partnership to defeat ISIS," he added.The United States is leading an international coalition fighting IS in Iraq and Syria.Coalition-backed Iraqi forces have been engaged in a grinding battle for west Mosul since last month, prompting more than 200,000 civilians to flee the northern city, Iraq's second largest.

 

Trump son-in-law visits Iraq

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trumps son-in-law Jared Kushner was in Iraq yesterday with the top US military officer to meet with Iraqi leaders and review the fight against Islamic State, a military spokesman said Sunday, reports AFP General Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, asked Kushner and White House homeland security adviser Tom Bossert to accompany him on the trip, Navy Captain Greg Hicks said in an emailed statement to AFP. General Dunford invited Mr Kushner and Mr Bossert to meet with Iraqi leaders, senior US advisors, and visit with US forces in the field to receive an update on the status of the counter-ISIS campaign in Iraq and Syria, Hicks said, using an alternate acronym for the Islamic State group.As well as receiving briefings and updates, Mr Kushner is traveling on behalf of the president to express the presidents support and commitment to the government of Iraq and US personnel currently engaged in the campaign, he said.Mr Bossert is traveling in his role as assistant to the president and will participate in meetings and briefings to reinforce the strong US-Iraqi partnership to defeat ISIS, he added.The United States is leading an international coalition fighting IS in Iraq and Syria.Coalition-backed Iraqi forces have been engaged in a grinding battle for west Mosul since last month, prompting more than 200,000 civilians to flee the northern city, Iraqs second largest.