NATO intends to establish a military base in Iraq

NATO intends to establish a military base in Iraq



February 7, 2017 time 17:25 pm


BAGHDAD / Sky Press:

Some media dealt with reports indicate that NATO, "NATO" intends to establish a military base in Iraq, for the purpose of training the joint security forces in the framework of the "fight against" radical organization Daesh.

It was quoted by international media, citing sources in the alliance that seeks to establish a military base in Iraq, where the joint forces training will be in the context of the campaign to organize Daesh, and will explain the trainers who belong to different countries to Iraqi forces how to dismantle and destroy the homemade explosives.

He told an officer in the Spanish army with the rank of colonel and named "Juan Enrique" the goal "of Al-Qaeda is a processing program in order to achieve progress of the Iraqi forces are more effective in combating the Daesh," and will be implemented in the framework of the "Science for Peace and Security" program, which is managed by the alliance .

The officer Spaniard added that their forces mission is NATO's support in the fight against explosives, noting that "improvised explosive devices are the weapons of a low-cost, get it very easy and is very efficient and effective so we have to fight these explosives and this is the task of our center."

It was NATO, "NATO" announced earlier this week, for Mbacherth trained officers from the security forces inside Iraq, where the Secretary General of NATO Jens Stoltenberg said in a statement, "The efforts will focus on training officers on how to handle IED threats inside the country." .

The NATO was not involved so far in the war against al Daesh, although the international coalition includes many of the NATO countries Daesh fighting in Iraq and Syria, led by the United States.

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