Protection and Information Agency Head Chairs High-Level Security Meeting
At a Glance
- The Protection and Information Agency Head chaired a major security summit today.
- The meeting included leaders from the Asayish, 70 Unit, CTG, and Commando forces.
- Officials evaluated military developments to address security threats facing the Kurdistan Region.
- Attendees stressed maintaining continuous coordination among all security and military institutions.
Protection and Information Agency Head Jalal Sheikh Naji chaired a security meeting in Slemani on Sunday, addressing threats and urging expanded intelligence and defense coordination between Erbil and Baghdad.
Key Statement and Focus Area
- Jalal Sheikh Naji chaired “a high-level security meeting at the Counter-Terrorism General Directorate (CTG) headquarters in Slemani today, Sunday, August 30, 2026.”
- The meeting was attended by Hiwa Ahmed, Head of the [Kurdistan] Region's Asayish Agency; Staff Lieutenant General Omar Salih, Commander of the 70 Unit Forces; Wahab Halabjaei, Director General of the Counter-Terrorism Group (CTG); and Diyar Omar, Commander of the Commando Forces Command.
According to the official statement, attendees reviewed the current security landscape and regional military developments, “addressing the potential threats facing the stability of the Kurdistan Region.”
The officials stressed “continued coordination” among all security and military institutions to safeguard the public and protect the overall security of the Kurdistan Region.
The meeting also highlighted the vital importance of ongoing cooperation between the intelligence apparatuses and armed forces of both the Kurdistan Region and federal Iraq.
The participants further underscored the necessity of expanding these defense ties to protect mutual high-level interests and overcome national security challenges.
FYI
The Protection and Information Agency (Parastin and Zanyari) serves as the primary intelligence apparatus for the region, heavily coordinating specialized tactical operations with elite military arms like the Counter-Terrorism Group (CTG) and the Commando Forces to maintain stability.
Because comprehensive border security and airspace management are legally bound to federal Iraqi sovereignty, independent intelligence organs in the Kurdistan Region are increasingly prioritizing direct operational channels with Baghdad.
Enhancing joint intelligence-sharing networks between regional forces and federal defense entities is considered essential to closing operational gaps and mitigating national security challenges.
Following the joint fight against ISIS, security cooperation between Erbil and Baghdad evolved to address critical security vacuums in disputed territories.
To counter persistent insurgent threats, both sides established joint coordination centers to share real-time intelligence along mutual frontlines. This long-standing operational partnership has laid the groundwork for current efforts to form a unified defense mechanism to secure shared airspace and borders.
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