NATO mission to open Baghdad office: Official

The NMI is an advisory and capability-building mission that assists Iraq in independently combating terrorism and preventing the resurgence of the Islamic State (ISIS).

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DEM Party condemns ‘racist and sexist’ remarks made against MP protesting NATO summit

“You cannot stop NATO opponents this way. You are soldiers of Israel, you are soldiers of America. We are also humans,” said DEM Party Burcugul Cubuk during an altercation with Turkish security forces amid anti-NATO summit protests in Ankara.

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NATO unveils billions in arms deals to prove its firepower to Trump

“It’s money well spent,” an energized NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte told government ministers and defense industry officials on the sidelines of a summit in Turkey. He was speaking at a defense industry forum billed as NATO’s “big reveal,” to the thrum of techno music and a slick video display.

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NATO summit offers Turkey defence industry chance to shine

The two-day summit opens on Tuesday with the Defence Industry Forum -- once a sideline event, now formally part of the programme -- at which some 3,500 companies will be showcasing the best of Turkey's burgeoning defence technologies.

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Trump to meet Sharaa Wednesday in Ankara NATO summit: White House

White House deputy spokesperson Anna Kelly told reporters Trump will leave for Ankara Monday evening and arrive on Tuesday afternoon, where he will meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, adding that he will also meet with Syria’s Sharaa to discuss bilateral relations.

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Turkey eyes F110 fighter jet engines as Trump comes to town

Last month, Trump promised to make Erdogan "very happy" when asked about Turkey looking to secure F110 jet engines and being readmitted to the F-35 fighter jet programme. Analysts said it would likely mean freeing up fighter jet engines Turkey wants to use in its flagship KAAN stealth fighter project.

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Turkey clamps down on NGOs, activists ahead of NATO summit

Among those detained were Yildiz Tar, editor-in-chief of the LGBTQ+ publication Kaos GL, and Ankara University associate professor Emel Memis. 

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NATO mission withdraws from Iraq

Saraya Awliya al-Dam said that "NATO forces are withdrawing from Iraq today due to the strength of the strikes carried out by resistance factions against their positions. We pledge to our noble people that our strikes will continue until the last foreign soldier leaves Iraqi soil."

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PM Sudani speaks at NATO HQ, says Iraq reliable strategic partner

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani told the North Atlantic Council that "Iraq looks forward to NATO support in developing deterrence capabilities, while ensuring Iraq’s distancing from regional conflicts," according to a statement from his office.

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