Troops were being brought back because of a decline in the tempo of training in recent months, and the coalition programme had been "paused" for 60 days "as a precaution" because of the outbreak, he added.
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UK pulls some troops from Iraq training mission over virus: defence minister
Latest News Plus March 19, 2020 No comments
The UK is withdrawing some of its troops from a NATO training mission in Iraq because of the coronavirus outbreak, defence minister Ben Wallace said on Thursday.
Troops were being brought back because of a decline in the tempo of training in recent months, and the coalition programme had been "paused" for 60 days "as a precaution" because of the outbreak, he added.
Troops were being brought back because of a decline in the tempo of training in recent months, and the coalition programme had been "paused" for 60 days "as a precaution" because of the outbreak, he added.
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