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 KURDISTAN SIGNS SECURITY ACCORD WITH U.S. |
BAGHDAD [MENL] -- The autonomous northern Iraqi region of Kurdistan has
signed a security cooperation accord with the U.S.-led coalition.The accord was signed on May 30 by Kurdistan President Masoud Barzani
and U.S. commanders in Irbil. The accord stipulated the handover of
coalition security responsibility to the Kurdish regional government in the
provinces of Dohuk, Irbil and Suleimaniya."The Kurdistan Regional Government was deemed ready to assume security
responsibility in the region," a U.S. military statement said.Officials said the memorandum of understanding took more than a year to
draft. They said the more than 30-page agreement outlines the relationship
between Kurdish security forces and the U.S.-led coalition.
editor@menewsline.com for further details. 
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