NATO suspends training activities in Iraq

NATO has suspended a training mission in Iraq following the killing of the deputy head of Iraq’s Hashd al-Shaabi (PMF), Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis and the IRGC Quds Force Commander Qassem Soleimani, and others by a U.S. airstrike at Baghdad airport, an alliance spokesman said on Saturday.

“The safety of our personnel in Iraq is paramount,” acting NATO spokesman Dylan White said. “We continue to take all the precautions necessary. NATO’s mission is continuing, but training activities are temporarily suspended.”