NATO suspends training missions in Iraq after Soleimani killing

The NATO mission in Iraq, which consists of several hundred personnel, trains the country's security forces at the request of the Baghdad government to prevent the return of the ‘Daesh’ group. "NATO's mission is continuing, but training activities are currently suspended," said the spokesman, Dylan White. He also confirmed that NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg had spoken by telephone with US Secretary of Defence Mark Esper "following recent developments." A US defence official said earlier Saturday that US-led forces helping Iraqi troops fight terrorists have scaled back operations.