NATO is ready to support the Iraqi military to the fight against “Islamic State”. From a combat mission but is so far no question it should go to training and arms supplies.
NATO has the Iraqi military basically promised help. At the start of the NATO summit in Wales said Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the alliance so far from Baghdad but no request for assistance had received.
However, if the Iraq ask for help, so Rasmussen, “we have to discuss seriously”. The Secretary-General, however, a limited immediately, a maximum possible support would mean a training mission for Iraqi forces. From a combat mission against the units of the “Islamic State” (IS) you want in the alliance do not even talk yet. Illustrate the cautious remarks of the Secretary-General’s otherwise quite investigate how difficult the NATO members do in this crisis.
Although warned the United States and Great Britain before the summit at every opportunity, the international community must stop the advance of the IS by all means.
Prime Minister David Cameron had said this on Thursday morning again on British television. Even Rasmussen called the crisis in Iraq and Syria in the same breath with the topic Ukraine. Nevertheless, there are in the military alliance “no appetite” for a combat mission, a NATO diplomat said. A first step for a possible involvement of NATO in Iraq is offering Rasmussen anyway.
NATO Summit in Wales:Rasmussen praises “individual steps”
British commentators evaluated the statements of their prime minister Cameron as an indicator that London could participate in the U.S. air strikes against the IS over northern Iraq soon. So far the UK only flies jets with enlightenment, while the USA are day and night with at least three bombers and drones in the air.
Rasmussen praised the United States again for the intervention in northern Iraq and welcomed the “individual steps” of individual countries to support by arms supplies the Kurdish armed forces in their fight against the IS. By Thursday, a dozen countries weapons and material deliveries are well advertised. Even Germany has pledged a larger package of weapons to armor-piercing rockets, which should go even unto Iraq soon.
By 2011, the Alliance had a small training mission for Iraqi security forces. Even if Iraq would now ask for the resumption of the mission, many countries are likely to be reluctant to re-appoint coaches in the highly tense situation in Iraq.
More concretely another role of NATO is discussed in terms of Iraq within the alliance. This could be decided at the summit that NATO will coordinate the delivery of arms to the Kurds and also involved in the transport of weapons and materials in the region. Previously, the command of the U.S. Army had commitments from various countries organized and made sure that there are no duplicate deliveries.
NATO Summit in Wales:Extraordinary Security
The heads of government, foreign ministers and defence ministers will initiate discussions with a working dinner tomorrow on the HMS Duncan, a £1 billion ship.
The sixth-in-class of the Royal Navy’s state-of-the-art Type 45 destroyers made it through a very tight gap in the Welsh capital on Tuesday as diplomats flew in.
Destroyer HMS Duncan joined the M-05 Viesturs ship from Latvia, a minehunter, which was already docked at the site.
They are set to be joined by the Dutch minesweeper HNLMS Urk, and a missile patrol boat in camouflage colours called HNoMS Skudd from Norway.
Also there will be the German-built minesweeper LNS Kursis from Lithuania and the latest French anti-submarine destroyer La Motte Picquet.
In addition, the Royal Navy’s HMS Biter patrol boat and HMS Express fast patrol boat will be part of the contingent.
At Celtic Manor in Wales, the talk will be about a new era of co-operation between Europe, the US and new partners.
Armoured personnel carriers, tanks and interactive defence displays will be parked on the fairways. There will be fly-pasts of Nato air assets. The Government rarely misses an opportunity to try and boost exports.
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