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<p>As part of our support to the Government of Iraq, the UK is working closely with
the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) to combat ISIL.</p><p>The Secretary of State
for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede
and Weybridge (Mr Hammond) spoke to the KRG Prime Minister, Nechirvan Barzani, in
April. The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, my right hon. Friend the Member for
West Dorset (Oliver Letwin), visited Erbil from 30-31 August, where he met KRG President,
Masoud Barzani.</p><p>We are in regular contact with officials of the KRG in this
regard and discuss our strategy via a variety of diplomatic, military and humanitarian
channels.</p><p>The Government has a robust strategy for defeating ISIL and is playing
a key role in the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL in Iraq: we are taking military
action, supporting inclusive and credible governance, discrediting ISIL’s poisonous
ideology, cutting off its finances, tackling foreign terrorist fighters and helping
its victims rebuild their lives, including those affected by sexual violence.</p>
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