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nitpicked

(1,795 posts) Fri Mar 20, 2026, 01:37 PM Friday

Nato relocates personnel from Iraq to Italy

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/ce84073mr06t
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Nato teams of advisers have left Iraq and relocated to Europe, the bloc has confirmed.

Nato Mission Iraq was based out of a military base in Baghdad's Green Zone - near the US embassy, which has been attacked several times since the start of the war.

The non-combat mission, which assists Iraq in building more sustainable and effective security institutions and forces, will continue its work from a Nato command centre in Naples, Italy, it says in a statement.
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Klar Tale (Norwegian News) reports they are ... LearnedHand Friday #1

Knotty choice..... Turbineguy Friday #2

LearnedHand

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1. Klar Tale (Norwegian News) reports they are ...

Reply to nitpicked (Original post)

Fri Mar 20, 2026, 01:49 PM

Friday

https://www.klartale.no/notice/10262084

… helping recall NATO Soldiers from Iraq. The source is in Norwegian but here’s a translation of the first few paragraphs:

NATO has decided to withdraw its soldiers from Iraq. The newspaper VG has heard this from secret sources. Later on Friday, NATO's spokesperson confirmed this.

Norway is helping to pull the soldiers out.

- I can't say more than that this is a NATO operation that Norway is part of. It is up to NATO to communicate about this.

This is what Lieutenant Colonel Brynjar Stordal in the Norwegian Armed Forces tells NTB.

Turbineguy

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2. Knotty choice.....

Reply to nitpicked (Original post)

Fri Mar 20, 2026, 01:50 PM

Friday

Naples or Baghdad.....

I like pizza.

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