Markinsa Posted December 18, 2011 Report Share Posted December 18, 2011 NATO ends its 7-year training mission in Iraq BAGHDAD (AP) — NATO has ended its seven-year training mission in Iraq with a ceremony in Baghdad's Green Zone. During Saturday's ceremony, senior Iraqi military commanders praised NATO's role in training Iraqi army and security forces since the program began in 2004. NATO announced on Monday that it would permanently shut down the training mission and withdraw all of its soldiers by Dec. 31 because of the failure to agree on an extension with Iraqi leaders. Those negotiations stalled over NATO's request for legal immunity for the foreign trainers — an issue that earlier torpedoed plans to keep a residual U.S. military presence in the country. NATO has about 130 advisers from 13 member nations and Ukraine in Iraq. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ametad Posted December 18, 2011 Report Share Posted December 18, 2011 Looks like everyone is getting out and it's up to the Iraqis now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InNoViSiOn Posted December 18, 2011 Report Share Posted December 18, 2011 Looks like everyone is getting out and it's up to the Iraqis now. Haha, right... For the most part yes, but not really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westy33567 Posted December 18, 2011 Report Share Posted December 18, 2011 NATO ends its 7-year training mission in Iraq BAGHDAD (AP) — NATO has ended its seven-year training mission in Iraq with a ceremony in Baghdad's Green Zone. During Saturday's ceremony, senior Iraqi military commanders praised NATO's role in training Iraqi army and security forces since the program began in 2004. NATO announced on Monday that it would permanently shut down the training mission and withdraw all of its soldiers by Dec. 31 because of the failure to agree on an extension with Iraqi leaders. Those negotiations stalled over NATO's request for legal immunity for the foreign trainers — an issue that earlier torpedoed plans to keep a residual U.S. military presence in the country. NATO has about 130 advisers from 13 member nations and Ukraine in Iraq. Now that headline is "FUNNY RIGHT THERE! HAHAHA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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