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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12409

23 January 2020
Contents Publication in full By article 24 / 29
SECURITY - DEFENCE / Iraq
EUAM Iraq advisory mission will be maintained, but with a reduced number of personnel
Brussels, 22/01/2020 (Agence Europe)

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).

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