The Army Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Abdul Amir Rashid Yarallah, arrived in Kirkuk this evening.
Upon his arrival, he held a meeting with the Governor of Kirkuk, Rakan al-Jubouri, the Assistant Undersecretary of the Interior Minister for Intelligence, the Commander of the Ground Forces, and a number of military leaders and the Operations Commander.
He said, "We arrived at the direction of the Prime Minister to restore security to Kirkuk and to find out about the events that took place
Source: National Iraqi News Agency