Baghdad: First Lieutenant General Abdul Amir Al-Shammari, Director of the Office of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, chaired a meeting on Wednesday to discuss the security situation in Nineveh and the continued transfer of security responsibility in city centers to the Ministry of Interior.

According to Iraqi News Agency, the Security Media Cell issued a statement indicating that the meeting was attended by the Interior Ministry’s deputy ministers for police affairs and intelligence, as well as other high-ranking officials including the senior secretary of the Commander-in-Chief’s Office, the deputy heads of the intelligence and national security services, the Assistant Chief of Army Staff for Operations, the Director of Operations at the Ministry of Interior, the Commander of the Ground Forces, a representative of the Popular Mobilization Forces Operations Directorate, and the directorates within the Commander-in-Chief’s Office.

The statement highlighted that the Nineveh Operations Command and West Nineveh Operations Command participated in the meeting via video conference. The primary focus of the meeting was on evaluating the security situation in Nineveh province and discussing the continuation of transferring security responsibilities in city centers to the Ministry of Interior.

The meeting concluded with the Director of the Office of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces adopting a number of recommendations aimed at facilitating the transfer of security responsibilities as planned. These recommendations are intended to ensure the necessary conditions are met for the successful handling of this critical security file. Furthermore, security commanders contributed their insights on the meeting’s agenda.