AFP – Defense Minister Pedro Morenes announced that Spain will begin training Iraqi forces later this year to battle Islamic State fighters, but has ruled out taking part in ground operations in Syria, officials said Saturday.
Defense Minister Pedro Morenes made the announcement in Washington, where he met Friday with US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel.
“We could be starting up by the end of this year because the whole operation is evolving fast, all the time, every day; we have to adjust our abilities and what we are offering, in response to that evolution,” Morenes told reporters.
He visited US Central Command in Florida, where he discussed military operations with Iraq and against IS militants.