Transfer of authority ceremony to lead NATO mission in Iraq
epa10650271 NATO mission officers in Iraq sign documents during the handover ceremony of the NATO command in Iraq between Lieutenant General Giovanni Maria Iannotti from the Italian Army and Lieutenant General Jose Antonio Aparicio Martinez from the Spanish Army, at the NATO headquarter in Baghdad, Iraq, 24 May 2023. The new head of NATO mission in Iraq Lieutenant General Jose Antonio Aparicio Martinez from the Spanish Army vowed to continue supporting the country's security forces through training and military advice. The handover ceremony is attended by senior Iraqi military officers along with the ambassadors of the USA and France in Iraq. EPA/AHMED JALIL
