Shafaq News / NATO announced on Friday that it will take on additional missions in Iraq, including advisory and capacity-building roles, in support of the forces of the Iraqi Interior Ministry and the Federal Police Command.
This comes amid ambiguity surrounding the reasons why the United States of America has strengthened its military forces on the Iraq-Syrian border, amid information indicating a possible battle in the region.
During the past days, US forces have brought military reinforcements, including vehicles and soldiers on the Syrian border, coming from the Iraqi side towards the city of Al-Qaim near the border city of Al-Bukamal along the Euphrates River.
The international coalition forces led by Washington also conducted military exercises involving warplanes, at the Kuniko base in the northern countryside of Deir ez-Zor.
“At the request of the Iraqi authorities, and by a decision of the NATO Council on Thursday, the scope of the alliance’s mission in Iraq will also include advisory and capacity-building missions to support the Iraqi Ministry of Interior and the Federal Police Command,” the alliance said in a statement translated by Shafaq News.
NATO explained that “this additional activity will be carried out in integration with the support also provided by other countries and international organizations,” stressing at the same time that all NATO activities are carried out “at the request of Iraq and with full respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country.”
“His mission in Iraq was established in 2018, and is tasked with advising defense and security officials in the Ministry of Defense, the Office of the National Security Adviser, the Prime Minister’s Operations Center, and now it will also include the Ministry of Interior and the Federal Police Command,” NATO noted.
“His mission in Iraq will provide consultations to professional military education institutions in the Greater Baghdad area,” the NATO statement concluded.
The commander of Operation “Solid Resolve” in command of the Joint Task Force in Iraq and Syria, US General Matthew McFarlane, revealed on Thursday that the coalition was monitoring of “threats” led by groups in Iraq on social media platforms, which threaten the bases of the international military mission were targeted.
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