NATO to begin training Iraq army
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NATO allies agreed to expand the alliance&#39;s training mission for Iraq&#39;s armed forces after allaying French concerns that had delayed the plan for a week.
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Italian Defense Minister Antonio Martino said Friday Italy will play its part in a NATO program to train Iraqi soldiers and police to help bring peace and security to the country, local reports said.
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NATO has approved a detailed plan  under which it will train some 1,000 Iraqi army officers a year  at a proposed military academy outside Baghdad, a senior NATO  official said on Wednesday.
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After months of haggling over Natoâs role in Iraq, the alliance answered a plea from the US by scraping together a force of 300 to help train Iraqi security forces.
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The aim is to accelerate deployment of Iraqi forces against the insurgents.
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After several months of wrangling, NATO has finally agreed to expand its presence in Iraq. Some 300 NATO instructors are to set up a training centre for Iraqi security forces.
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NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer was paying a snap visit to Iraq, notably to meet leaders of a military training mission being set up by the alliance.
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization agreed Wednesday to expand the training of Iraqi security force officers at a facility outside Baghdad in preparation for planned elections in January.
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PODGORICA, Montenegro  - U.S. Defense Secretary   Donald Rumsfeld on Tuesday enlisted the support of Europe's   newest state in the war on terrorism and promised to help train   Montenegro's modest army of 2,500 to NATO standards.
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NATO diplomats approved on Friday a detailed outline of their plan to send around 300 military instructors to Iraq following talks with
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European Union experts will from next  month start training police forces across Afghanistan,  including southern provinces which have borne the brunt of  insurgent violence, EU officials said on Tuesday.
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Several NATO countries have voiced reservations about a proposal to expand the alliance's training role in Iraq, blocking an expected final agreement, NATO chief Jaap de Hoop Scheffer warned.
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NATO allies agreed Wednesday on plans to send hundreds of instructors to run a training center for Iraq's armed forces after easing French concerns that had delayed a deal for a week.
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization agreed Wednesday to the outlines of a military officer training program in Iraq, expanding the alliance&#39;s presence there after overcoming
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Prime Minister Tony Blair said Tuesday he hoped that international support for training Iraqi security forces would broaden at a NATO summit later this month.
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NOORDWIJK, Netherlands -- The mounting tension on Turkey's border with Iraq and U.S. demands for European allies to do more in Afghanistan are expected to dominate a meeting of NATO defense ministers opening Wednesday in the Netherlands.
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The Nato alliance has agreed to take on a larger role in the training of Iraqi security forces, a spokesman said. The organisation will now work towards creating a large military training academy to expand