Iraq: Mattis, Jafar Mustafa and Peshmerga forcesnote

Commander of the US Central Command General James Mattis is said to have held a meeting with Minister of Peshmerga Affairs at the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Sheikh Jafar Mustafa during his visit to Iraq early this week. The following 430-word report sheds light on the meeting and tells what about the US plans for the Peshmerga forces and what about their armament programmes.