Abadi said during a world summit on climate change in Paris on Tuesday, December 12, that the Peshmerga forces have fought alongside the Iraqi army in the fight against Islamic State (IS) militants.

“Peshmerga are part of our armed forces. We have greeted them as we did to other troops,” Abadi said during the summit.

“Peshmerga have fought alongside the Iraqi army and other troops, but some wanted to differentiate between Peshmerga and Iraqi army through referendum.”

Abadi headed to Paris on Monday to participate in the One Planet Summit on climate change.

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