NATO’s Iraq Mission Relocates Its Staff to Europe for Security
A military officer stands outside the NATO headquarters at the Joint Operations Centre in Baghdad in 2021.
Photographer: Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP/Getty ImagesNATO’s non-combat advisory mission in Iraq relocated all its personnel from the Middle East to Europe for safety reasons amid the Persian Gulf conflict and after the US signaled waning interest, according to a person familiar with the decision.
All staff from NATO Mission Iraq was relocated by Friday and the operation will continue from Joint Force Command Naples in Italy, NATO said in a statement. Bases used by the NATO mission have come under drone and missile strikes during the Iran war, according to the person.