French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday, August 29, visited the Islamic State (ISIS) jihadist group's former Iraqi stronghold Mosul, a day after vowing to keep troops in the country.
"It is necessary for both the Iraqi government and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) to recognize the political administration and military force of Shingal, because these forces defend the people of Shingal," a member of the Central Committee of the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Syria (KDPS) said.
The head of Kurdistan Regional Government foreign relations stressed that the central government of Iraq must stop the attacks that take place against the territory of the Kurdistan Region.