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| Germany suspends training of Iraqi, Peshmerga forces, Netherlands also, France to stay, Brits see no threat | |
| 2019-05-16 | |
| [Rudaw] Germany announced it is suspending its mission training Iraqi and Peshmerga soldiers because of heightened tensions between the United States and Iran. Pointing to an increased threat from the Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... (ISIS), a Peshmerga official has appealed for Germany reverse its decision. "The German army has suspended the training," defence ministry front man Jens Flosdorff said on Wednesday, AFP reported. There was "no concrete threat" at the moment, but Germany made the decision because of "generally heightened alert, awareness" for soldiers deployed in the region, he explained. There are about 100 German soldiers in Erbil and another 60 in Taji, north of Baghdad. The Netherlands has also suspended its training, citing similar threats, Dutch media reported. There are more than 50 Dutch soldiers training Peshmerga in Erbil. The Netherlands is keeping its embassy open, however, while the US announced it is pulling out non-emergency consular staff as a safety precaution. France to continue military training activities in Iraq: Source [AlAhram] The French army has no plans at this point to suspend military training activities in Iraq, a source close to the French Defence ministry told Rooters on Wednesday. "There is no change regarding the French engagement at this time," the source said, speaking on condition of anonymity ... for fear of being murdered... La Belle France currently employs 300 military training staff in Iraq.
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... (ISIS), told Pentagon news hounds from Baghdad via teleconference on Tuesday: "There has been no increased threat from Iranian-backed forces in Iraq and Syria." The British military has not seen any change in the "posture or lay-down" of the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) - Hashd al-Shaabi. The PMF is a Shiite paramilitia which is officially part of the Iraqi defense apparatus. Many of its components are closely tied to Iran and some fought against US forces during the post-2003 occupation. US Central Command (CENTCOM) quickly rebuffed the British general, stressing it had solid intelligence indicating an Iranian threat. "Recent comments from OIR's Deputy Commander run counter to the identified credible threats available to intelligence from US and allies regarding Iranian backed forces in the region," read a CENTCOM statement published May 14. "US Central Command, in coordination with Operation Inherent Resolve, has increased the force posture level for all service members assigned to OIR in Iraq and Syria." Operation Inherent Resolve is "at a high level of alert" and is monitoring "credible and possible imminent threats" to US forces in Iraq. | |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #1 Ah, that NATO camaraderie in action. |
| Posted by: Phomorong Pelosi5448 2019-05-16 07:47 |