Daesh’s ideological threat still remains in Iraq: NATO
Terrorist group is only “defeated physically on the ground” in Iraq, says chairman of NATO’s Military Committee
Commander Europe (SACEUR) of NATO Allied Command Operations and Curtis Michael Scaparrotti (L) addresses during a joint press conference held with Chairman of the NATO Military Committee General Petr Pavel (C) and NATO's Supreme Allied Commander For Transformation (SACT), General Denis Mercier (R) within the 178th Military Committee in Chiefs of Defense Session at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium on January 17, 2018.
( Dursun Aydemir - Anadolu Agency )
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Daesh terrorist group’s ideological threat still remains in Iraq, said Chairman of the NATO Military Committee Gen. Petr Pavel on Wednesday.
“We can say that physically ISIS [Daesh] has been defeated, but that does not mean that the ideology was defeated and that Iraq is now a safe and
They were outlining the main outcomes of the first Chiefs of Defense meeting in 2018 at NATO headquarters in Brussels.
Pavel noted that there was a general understanding that Iraq would need assistance “and there is also interest from Iraqi side for that assistance from both coalition and NATO.”
“So we were considering the situation, the options. And we are generally ready for providing more assistance based on
He noted how the Coalition fighting Daesh in Iraq was “transitioning from combat to stabilization”.
Russia is a strategic competitor
“Consequently, we deliberated how NATO could adapt our current activity within our training and capacity building initiative in Iraq, upon request by the Iraqi authorities and taking into consideration the importance of local ownership and buy-in.”
For his part, Scaparrotti said the NATO’s contributions to the defense of Europe are “significant and appreciated”.
“A resurgence of Russia as a strategic competitor, growing unrest
“This security environment is compounded by the rapid growth and proliferation of new technologies; technologies that can be acquired by both state and non-state actors.
He underlined that national, bilateral, and collective alliance efforts in NATO’s
“This is fundamental to our success because Strategic Unity keeps us strong,” he added.
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