No exit timeline for NATO training mission strengthening Iraq military, says outgoing commander

Long-term NATO mission will lead to greater chances of success stabilizing Iraqi security forces, says foreign policy experts.
Maj.-Gen. Jennie Carignan, left, took command of the NATO mission in Iraq from Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin, right, on Nov. 26.
The outgoing Canadian commander of the NATO advising and training mission in Iraq says there isn't a timeline for the mission to end. “I don't think there's urgency on the part of NATO and allies to get us out of there,” Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin told The Hill Times last week. “But there's...

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