Pompeo Offers New Iraqi Leader US Support In Returning Christians To Former IS Strongholds

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Pompeo Offers New Iraqi Leader US Support in Returning Christians to Former IS Strongholds
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, in a call to congratulate new Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi on forming a government, emphasized US backing for efforts to let Christians and other minorities return to regions formerly ruled by the Islamic State terror group (IS, ISIS, banned in Russia), the Department of State said in a readout of the conversation on Thursday.

WASHINGTON (UrduPoint News / Sputnik – 25th October, 2018) Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, in a call to congratulate new Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi on forming a government, emphasized US backing for efforts to let Christians and other minorities return to regions formerly ruled by the Islamic State terror group (IS, ISIS, banned in Russia), the Department of State said in a readout of the conversation on Thursday.

“The Secretary underlined his support for the government’s efforts to ensure security so that Christians and other minority groups can return to their ancestral areas which were devastated by ISIS,” the readout said.

During the Islamic State’s rule over large swaths of land in Iraq, thousands of Christians, Yazidis and other minorities were killed, forced to convert to islam, forced into sexual servitude or driven from their ancestral homelands.

Pompeo also congratulated Abdul Mahdi on his official confirmation as prime minister and for his successful efforts to cobble together a new government following recent national elections, the release said.

The US top diplomat also spoke with Iraq’s new foreign minister, Mohammed Ali al-Hakim, emphasizing his willingness to help the new government improve relations with Washington and nations bordering Iraq, the State Department said in a separate readout.

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