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| NATO concludes training mission in Iraq |
| 2011-12-13 |
| BRUSSELS / Aswat al-Iraq: NATO's Secretary General announced today the termination of training mission in Iraq by the end of this year. Andes Rasmussen said in a statement that the extension of the training period was hindered despite the negotiations made during the last few weeks. The statement confirmed the commitment of NATO's political partnership with Iraq. NATO training team started in Iraq since 2004 upon the request of the Iraqi government to develop Iraqi security forces, where it trained more than 5000 military men and 10.000 policemen and spending 115 million Euros on military equipment and 17.7 million to support the Confidence Fund of the Donors. |
| Posted by:Steve White |