Iraq and U.S. Discuss Strengthening Military Cooperation and Developing Armed Forces' Capabilities
Iraq and the United States discussed strengthening military cooperation and developing the capabilities of the armed forces
Chief of Staff of the Army, Lieutenant General (Special Forces) Staff Abdel Amir Rashid Yarallah, met on Monday with the new U.S. chargé d’affaires to the Republic of Iraq, Ambassador Stephen Fagen, to discuss ways to develop relations and military cooperation between Iraq and the United States of America.
An Iraqi Ministry of Defense statement said that Yarallah received in his office on Monday, 21 September 2026, Stephen Fagen and the delegation accompanying him; at the start of the meeting he welcomed Ambassador Fagen and his accompanying delegation, wishing him success in his duties.
The statement added that ways to develop relations and military cooperation between Iraq and the United States of America were discussed, in addition to a number of topics of mutual interest, and it affirmed the continuation of coordination and cooperation in ways that enhance the capabilities of the Iraqi Armed Forces and support security and stability in Iraq.
For his part, the chargé d’affaires expressed his country’s keenness to continue cooperation and coordination with the Iraqi military establishment , in a manner that achieves the common interests of the two countries.
