The Commander of the Ground Forces, Lieutenant General Qassem Muhammad Salih, stressed the necessity of preserving the security and stability of Kirkuk Governorate and intensifying the intelligence effort.
A statement by the Ministry of Defense stated that Qassem Muhammad Salih inspected the Kirkuk Operations Command, and he was received by the Kirkuk Operations Commander, the commander of the controlling headquarters, the commanders of the (8th and 11th) infantry divisions, and a number of commanders of units within the aforementioned commands, as his first stop was the controlling headquarters Tuz Khurmatu. An expanded security conference was held, after which the commanders, officers and directors of the security services within the province met, and stressed the need to maintain the security and stability of Kirkuk province and intensify the intelligence effort and the separating borders with the Salah al-Din Operations Command and the Eleventh Infantry Division.
The commander of the ground forces, according to the statement, also inspected the 11th Infantry Division and its units, each of the 42nd, 44th, and 45th Brigade. He also met the commanders and directed the need to maintain the level of readiness and combat readiness of the units, in addition to fortifying the defensive positions and taking care of the administrative matters of the fighters from all sides. “.
In the same context, his last stop was the visit of the Eighth Mechanized Infantry Division, where he met the commanders and directed the need to intensify military operations, continuous monitoring of thermal cameras, and pay attention to the fighters’ affairs./ End
Source: National Iraqi News Agency