On August 12, a delegation led by Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Minister of Peshmerga Affairs Shoresh Ismail visited the First Support Forces Command, which received a number of howitzer cannons from the United States on August 6.
They were welcomed by Lieutenant General Sihad Barzani, Commander of the First Support Forces Command.
According to a press release by the Ministry of Peshmerga Affairs (MoPA), the purpose of the visit was to closely assess the command’s operations and needs.
پێشوازی فەریق سیهاد بارزانی لە بەرێز شۆڕش ئیسماعیل وەزیری پێشمەرگە
— 1st Supporting Forces Command (SFC1) (@forces_command) August 12, 2024
ئەمرۆ رێکەوتی ٢٠٢٤/٨/١٢ بەرێز شۆڕش ئیسماعیل وەزیری پێشمەرگەی حکومەتی هەرێمی کوردستان بەیاوەری هەریەک لە بەرێزان عبدلخالق بابیری بریکاری وەزارەتی پێشمەرگە و لیوا رۆکن هوشمەند حەیدەر جێگری سەرۆکی ئەرکان بۆ ئیدارە… pic.twitter.com/iw1SGiffqL
During the visit, Minister Ismail and his delegation toured several peshmerga checkpoints and bases in the area.
During the meeting Minister Ismail emphasized the important role the First Support Forces played during combat against ISIS and affirmed his support for the command’s personnel.
Read More: U.S. Provides Artillery Weapons to Peshmerga Forces
On August 6, the U.S. Consulate General in Erbil announced that they had handed over several lightweight 105 mm howitzers to the First and Second Support Forces.
During the ceremony, MoPA Chief of Staff Issa Ozer also underlined that the peshmerga forces continue to need the support of the U.S.-led coalition in terms of weapons, logistical support, and training.
