Q&A: Iraqi Ambassador to the U.S. Lukman Faily
The Iraqi ambassador discusses stepped-up military cooperation with the U.S., the ongoing sectarian violence in Iraq, and the politics of government formation.
Lukman Faily, Iraqi Ambassador to the U.S., speaks at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, DC on April 23, 2014. (Photo credit: CSIS)
WASHINGTON - Since Iraqi Ambassador Lukman Faily arrived in Washington, in May 2013, he has overseen a flurry of urgent cooperation with the U.S.
The bilateral relationship has been galvanized largely by the rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), also known by its Arabic acronym Da'ash, an al-Qaida splinter group that has gained strength and started to control territory in several parts of Iraq. The U.S. has responded by stepping up assistance to the Iraqi government, including weapons sales, increased intelligence coordination, and the ongoing training of military personnel.
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