Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi sought Egypt's support for efforts to...
Iraq's Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi attends the opening of Baghdad International Fair in Baghdad, Iraq, November 10, 2018. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani
After meeting Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Abdul Mahdi highlighted “the importance of drying up the sources of terrorism” and said “cooperation between Egypt and Iraq will be essential for this matter,” according to an official statement. Though the defeat ends the group’s grip over the jihadist quasi-state that it declared in 2014, it remains a threat.
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