NATO Training Mission - Iraq

NATO Training Mission - Iraq

The NATO Training Mission - Iraq is a NATO mission assisting the training of the Iraqi Police and Military of Iraq in conjunction with MNF-I. It consists of:

* - The US provided 60 instructors and a protection company in addition to airlift support and logistics.
* - Poland has sent 10 instructors and a transport platoon of 30 soldiers to serve under NTM-I.
* - Denmark offered 10 instructors and 7 guards to NTM-I.
* - There are 15 Dutch soldiers in Iraq, training police as part of a NATO mission. [http://web.archive.org/web/20070223060807/http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/iraq_coalition_glance Status of coalition forces in Iraq - Yahoo! News ] ]
* - There are 15 Hungarian personnel supporting the NTM-I mission. [ [http://www.afsouth.nato.int/JFCN_Missions/NTM-I/Articles/NTMI_A_01_07.htm NTMI Article ] ]
* - The UK has deployed 11 soldiers to NTM-I.
* - Portugal sent 10 soldiers to Iraq as part of NTM-I.
* - 10 Norwegian instructors are deployed in Iraq.
* - As of February 2005, 8 Italian officers had been deployed, while the deployment of 16 more was under consideration.http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/mideast/RL32105.pdf] Additionally, the Italian Navy began providing advice to its Iraqi counterpart in November 2006; while until February 2007 a 'Military Advisement and Liaison Team (MALT)' had provided training programs for Iraqi troops tasked with the defense of NTM-I's Ar-Rustamiyah complex. [ [http://www.difesa.it/Operazioni+Militari/operazioni+in+atto/Iraq-NTM-I/Contributo+Nazionale.htm Ministero della Difesa - Contributo Nazionale ] ]
* - Pledged to send 5 instructors as of February 2005.
* - In March 2006, Slovenia deployed 4 officers and an unspecified number of subordinate troops to a fortified compound in Rustamiyah, Baghdad to assist in the training of Iraqi police. The troops will ostensibly stay for six months, and are the first Slovenian soldiers that have been sent to the country. [ [http://www.military.com/NewsContent/0,13319,85212,00.html Slovenia to Send Soldiers to Iraq ] ]
* - In October 2006, the Bulgarian government sent 4 officers. [ [http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9211&Itemid=129 Multi-National Force - Iraq - Bulgaria ] ]
* - As of February 2005, 2 Turkish soldiers were serving in Baghdad.
* - As of February 2005, there were 2 instructors in Iraq, while the deployment of 5 more was a possibility.
* - As of August 2007, there were 9 Lithuanian trainers in Iraq. [ [http://www.boston.com/news/world/europe/articles/2007/08/09/lithuanian_troops_welcomed_home/ Lithuanian troops welcomed home - Boston.com ] ]
* - A 'public information officer' was expected to serve with NTM-I as of February 2005.
* - One officer as of February 2005.
* - There are 3 officers supporting the NTM-I mission. [ [http://www.mil.gov.ua/index.php?part=peacekeeping&lang=ua&sub=iraq Участь Збройних Сил України у миротворчих операціях ] ]

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