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Spain to Move Iraq Troops over Risks From Iran War, Defence Minister Says
Spain will relocate about 300 troops from Iraq amid heightened risks from the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, following a drone strike that killed a French soldier.
- On Wednesday, Spanish Defence Minister Margarita Robles announced plans to evacuate and relocate troops deployed in Iraq due to the conflict in Iran and the wider Gulf region.
- Spain maintains around 300 troops in Iraq through international coalitions and NATO missions, though the ministry confirmed on Sunday that a 71-soldier special forces unit had already relocated.
- A drone attack in northern Iraq killed a French soldier last week, while the Israeli war on Iran shows no signs of de-escalation in the region.
- Other NATO allies including Germany and Norway are similarly drawing down forces, with Berlin withdrawing Bundeswehr troops from Lebanon and Erbil, while Oslo relocates around 60 soldiers.
- Spain has banned aircraft from using jointly operated bases in southern Spain, and Robles did not elaborate on the final destination for the relocating troops.
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Some 270 military personnel out of a total of almost 600, who will be evacuated, are Spanish
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