"The two leaders discussed the progress being made in the Counter-ISIL [Daesh] campaign as Iraqi Security Forces continue their advance in [Iraqi western] Anbar province," the statement published on Saturday said.
It was added in the statement, that during the conversation, Obama reiterated Washington's support for Iraq and emphasized that the United States would continue "to play a key role in training, advising, and assisting Iraqi forces."
Daesh is a terrorist group that is outlawed in the United States, Russia and numerous other countries. The infamous group has seized large areas in Iraq and neighboring Syria and declared a caliphate on territories under its control.
The US-led coalition of more than 60 nations has been carrying out airstrikes against Daesh jihadists in Syria and Iraq since summer 2014.
