General Vincenzo Coppola, EU Civilian Operations Commander, told the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Security and Defence on Wednesday 22 January that the EUAM Iraq mission was still operating, but with only a third of its strength, due to the rise in tensions in the region, particularly following the assassination of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani on 3 January in an American raid (see EUROPE B12396A1).
Launched in October 2017 to help implement the civilian aspects of the...