Referring to the religious commonalities, geopolitical situation and the common enemies that have aligned Iran and Iraq, General Heidari said uprooting the ISIL terrorists in Iraq was the result of the joint efforts between the two neighbors.

He added that the force is ready to help boost the Iraqi military’s power by transferring knowledge and expertise in various defense aspects.

The Iraqi official, for his part, expressed gratitude to Iran’s help and support in fighting terrorist groups and called for boosting all-out relations in different defensive sectors.

General Abbas Ibrahim Abdulhussein, pointed to the Islamic Republic’s advanced capability in designing and manufacturing defensive systems and said following the previous visits by Iraqi delegations to Iran and observing the country’s defensive capabilities Baghdad had requested to boost military cooperation with Iran.

“We are willing to pass different military training courses in Iran” to improve the capabilities of the Iraqi army, he said.

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