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Shafaq News- Baghdad

NATO has temporarily withdrawn its mission from
Iraq amid rising regional tensions and continued attacks on diplomatic sites,
particularly US-linked facilities, according to security officials.

Officials told AFP that NATO personnel left the
Union III base in central Baghdad, with only a limited number remaining, adding
that the alliance informed the Iraqi government in advance and that there was
no dispute between the two sides over the move.

The NATO mission in Iraq provides advisory and
training support to Iraqi forces and does not have a combat role. It is based
at a military facility near the US embassy, which has come under repeated
rocket and drone attacks in recent weeks.

Since the outbreak of the US-Israeli war on Iran
on February 28, 2026, multiple areas across Iraq and the Kurdistan Region have
seen a surge in rocket and drone strikes. The attacks have largely been
attributed to Iran-aligned armed factions in Iraq, in the context of broader
regional escalation following strikes on Iranian territory.

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