Shafaq News/Two joint brigades formed by the Ministry of Peshmerga Affairs and the Iraqi Ministryof Defence have been deployed to address security gaps in disputed areas, Maj.Gen. Abdul Khaliq Talat, the Kurdistan Region's representative in the JointOperations Command, announced Wednesday.
Speaking toreporters in Erbil during the census oversight, Talat described the formationof the two brigades as “a successful experience” for the two ministries,highlighting their “smooth deployment and operations.”
He furthernoted that residents in these areas can now “resume activities like herding andgrain cultivation without fear.”
Notably, thedisputed areas, under Article 140 of the Iraqi Constitution, faced repeatedsecurity breaches in recent years after Peshmerga and Asayish forces withdrewfollowing the 2017 Kurdistan Region independence referendum, allowing federalforces to take control.