NATO Training 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 United States Forces – Iraq, who was also dual-hatted as the Commander of NTM-I. The mission ended in December 2011 and was succeeded by NATO Mission – Iraq (NM-I) in October 2018.