Q&A: Kurdistan Region VP Sheikh Jaafar Sheikh Mustafa
The former Peshmerga leader and PUK politburo member reflects on the priorities and crises facing the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
KRG Vice President Sheikh Jaafar Sheikh Mustafa in his office in Erbil on Aug. 9, 2021. (LIZZIE PORTER/Iraq Oil Report)
ERBIL - Vice President of the Kurdistan Regional of Iraq (KRI) Sheikh Jaafar Sheikh Mustafa – a longtime Peshmerga commander and senior member of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) party – is a central player in several key political and security issues.
Remnants of the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) group have increased their attacks across much of northern Iraq, including attacking electricity infrastructure and setting up fake checkpoints in territory under control of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG).
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