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Iraq, United Kingdom
Adam Smith International roped in to help with Peshmerga reform

Adam Smith International has won a contract from the British foreign ministry to help the Kurdistan Region of Iraq to implement "priority reforms" mainly regarding the security forces. [...]

Published on 02/07/2021 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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