Peshmerga Minister talks Mosul, morale and arming Kurds
Rudaw English sat down with Mustafa Sayid Qadir, Kurdistan Region’s Minister of Peshmerga, for a discussion that ranged from plans to retake Mosul to morale of the Peshmerga in the fight against the Islamic State (ISIS). Read the conversation below. Q. How is the war with ISIS now compared to when it started? A. The […]Kurt Nagl and Arina Moradi report for Rudaw:
Rudaw English sat down with Mustafa Sayid Qadir, Kurdistan Region’s Minister of Peshmerga, for a discussion that ranged from plans to retake Mosul to morale of the Peshmerga in the fight against the Islamic State (ISIS). Read the conversation below.
Q. How is the war with ISIS now compared to when it started?
A. The situation of the war is much better than before. The Peshmerga have recaptured most of the areas previously lost to ISIS. I can say that 90-95 percent of Kurdistan Region territory is now under the control of Peshmerga forces.
