The training mission of the Dutch forces in the North of Iraq, preliminary round, confirmed a spokesperson of the ministry of Foreign Affairs of NU.nl. In Baghdad, a smaller training mission, however, is temporarily shut down.
As part of a u.s.-led international coalition of some sixty Dutch soldiers in Iraq are stationed.
The relationship between the United States and Iran, and Iraq are on edge since the Islamic topgeneraal Qassem Soleimani, last Friday, has been killed in a Us droneaanval in Iraq. It was also a high-ranking Iraqi militieleider Abu Mahdi Al Muhandis, to life.
Iraq’s parliament, wants foreign forces away
now, In Iraq, there is a great outcry about the surprise attack on Iraqi territory. Sunday it took over the Iraqi parliament passed a non-binding resolution by which the foreign troops are in the country you wish to send to. The Iraqi prime minister Adel Abdul Mahdi gave up before it will accept them.
finally, the Military forces of the United States and its allies have been in 2014 in Iraq as part of an international coalition against the Islamic State (IS), and fought alongside Iraqi forces against the terror group. Even though they are there with the permission of the Iraqi government, the presence of foreign troops in Iraq is a politically sensitive issue.
Tens of thousands of Iranians are able to accept the body Soleimani on return from a Mission in Erbil is due to
a spokesman for Foreign Affairs, stressed that the Dutch soldiers were there at the invitation of the Iraqi government. “We are looking at the resolution of the Iraqi parliament, and work with partners.”
In the north of Iraq in Erbil will lead to about forty Dutch marines, the Kurdish forces on the. This is your mission in the relatively calm north, is provisional on.
some of the other training mission in Iraq, where the three-and twelve commandos will work, however, is temporarily disabled by the international coalition against terrorism has stopped, ” says the spokesperson of the Foreign ministry. There are safety measures in place, but there would be no reason for them to come out.
Tensions are running on
on Monday, NATO is a spoedberaad in Brussels and all over the increasing tensions in the Middle East and so on. On Saturday, it was announced that there will be extra security measures are being taken to NATO troops to protect them against any retaliation.
after the death of Soleimani on Friday to fly there, the threats back and forth, between the United States and Iran. The grootayatollah Ali Khamenei, has promised “tough retaliation” for the death of Soleimani. The Us president, Donald Trump is a “hard and fast” attack, if there is retaliation against Us interests come from.
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