(MENAFN) Iraq's Defense Ministry was announced to have named Haidar al-Obeidi as the next security chief for the northern Kirkuk province.
The brigadier-general in the Iraqi elite anti-terrorism force will be the successor of Major-General Maan al-Saadi, an official unveiled to Anadolu Agency.
The ministry official source declared that "al-Obeidi has now assumed responsibility for security in Kirkuk."
The official added that al-Obeidi "has previous experience fighting the Daesh terrorist group in northern, western and eastern Iraq."
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