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NATO Mission Iraq

The NATO Training Mission-Iraq (NTM-I) was a military training and advisory mission. It was under the control of NATO's North Atlantic Council It was established in 2004 at the request of the then-unelected Iraqi Interim Government under the provisions of UN Security Council Resolution 1546. The aim of NTM-I was to assist Iraqi security forces’ training structures and institutions so that the Iraqi Interim Government could build an effective and sustainable capability. Its operational emphasis was on training and mentoring. The activities of the mission were coordinated with Iraqi authorities and the US-led Deputy Commanding General Advising and Training, who was also dual-hatted as the Commander of NTM-I. The mission came to an end in December 2011.