Senior Commanders To Be Trained In New NATO Program

The Atlantic alliance is about to start a new training mission for Iraqi officers to help the government in Baghdad combat the Islamic State (ISIS), reports London's Daily Telegraph.

The NATO mission, slated to begin in July, will train senior officers on commanding field units and developing national defense strategy.

The alliance was involved in training Iraqis from 2004 to 2011. The mission ended when Iraqi politicians failed to reach a consensus on a legal basis for it to...