HEWLÊR-Erbil, Kurdistan region ‘Iraq’,— The United States is due to set up five military bases in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region as part of a broad security pact signed with the Kurdistan Regional Government KRG government, a Kurdish source disclosed on Monday. Iranian Fars news reported.

The source disclosed certain paragraphs of the agreement signed between the US Department of Defense and the Iraqi Kurdistan Region’s Peshmerga ministry, including establishment of 5 US military bases in the region.

“One of the bases will be set up in Atroush region, two in Harir region and two large bases in Erbil and Duhok,” the source, who called for anonymity, told Iraq’s al-Ma’loumah news agency.

“Based on the MoU, the Americans should pay the salaries of Peshmerga forces and train and equip them for 10 years,” he added.

His remarks came after a military MOU was signed on Tuesday between the US Department of Defense and the Peshmerga Ministry at the government of Kurdistan to support the Kurdish forces in fighting the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq.

Massoud Barzani received a United States military delegation headed by Elissa Slotkin, the acting assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs.

The meeting was followed by a telephone conversation between Barzani and Ashton Carter, the US Secretary of Defense.

Kurdish officials described the agreement as an important step towards a new phase of cooperation and coordination between the US and Kurdistan.

Meanwhile in Baghdad some Iraqi MPs have considered the move a violation of the sovereignty of Iraq and have asked the Iraqi government to take a stance against the deal.

“We ask the chief of armed forces PM Haider Al-Abadi to publish the protocol details and inform the representatives of the Iraqi people, as this is sensitive, related to the sovereignty of Iraq,” said Haneen Kado Shabak, MP, in a statement on Monday.

He mentioned that according to leaks Washington is planning to establish several military bases in Iraq, reported Summaria News on Monday.

“According to the Iraqi constitution, no agreement can be made with any state unless with the approval of the council of representatives. The military protocol between the US and the KRG is unconstitutional,” Samira Jaffar, an MP from the Shiite State of Law coalition told Sotaliraq on July 14.

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