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European Union Advisory Mission in Iraq
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<h2 id="mission-headquarters-and-scope-of-work">Mission Headquarters and Scope of work</h2> <p>EUAM Iraq’s headquarters are located in Baghdad, at the Al Rasheed Hotel. The Mission also has a regional presence in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. </p><p>In addition to its work in Baghdad and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, the Mission also regularly conducts visits at regional and provincial levels in support of Iraqi efforts to strengthen countrywide coordination as it relates to civilian Security Sector Reform. </p><p>Where its work mostly carried out in the format of workshops, seminars or official meetings.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="heads-of-mission">Heads of Mission</h2> <p>The current Commander of Mission of the European Union Mission in Iraq is Anders Wiberg, of the Swedish Police. </p> <table><tbody><tr><th>Head of Mission (HoM)</th><th>Country</th><th>Term of office</th></tr><tr><td>Markus Ritter<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a></td><td>Germany</td><td>2017 - 2019</td></tr><tr><td>Christoph Buik<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a></td><td>Germany</td><td>2020 - 2022</td></tr><tr><td>Anne Meskanen<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a></td><td>Finland</td><td>2022</td></tr><tr><td>Anders Wiberg<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a></td><td>Sweden</td><td>2022 - Now</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="advisory-work">Advisory Work</h2> <p>Thematic Areas and Priorities: </p> <ul><li>National Security Strategy</li> <li>Security Sector Reform Coordination</li> <li>National Security Legislation</li> <li>Command&Control and Crisis Management</li> <li>Human Resource Management</li> <li>Countering Terrorism and Violent Extremism</li> <li>Countering Organised Crime and Narcotics</li> <li>Integrated Border Management</li> <li>Human Rights and Women's Participation</li> <li>Cultural Heritage Protection <a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Council decision on the European Union Advisory Mission in support of Security Sector Reform in Iraq (EUAM Iraq) | EEAS Website". www.eeas.europa.eu. Retrieved 2023-04-09. <a href="https://www.eeas.europa.eu/node/34416_en" target="_blank">https://www.eeas.europa.eu/node/34416_en</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"EUAM IRAQ: European Union Advisory Mission in support of Security Sector Reform in Iraq - Civilian Mission | EEAS Website". www.eeas.europa.eu. Retrieved 2023-04-09. <a href="https://www.eeas.europa.eu/euam-iraq/euam-iraq-european-union-advisory-mission-support-security-sector-reform-iraq-civilian_en" target="_blank">https://www.eeas.europa.eu/euam-iraq/euam-iraq-european-union-advisory-mission-support-security-sector-reform-iraq-civilian_en</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Loading..." www.stradalex.eu. Retrieved 2023-04-09. <a href="https://www.stradalex.eu/en/se_src_publ_leg_eur_jo/toc/leg_eur_jo_3_20220419_117/doc/ojeu_2022.117.01.0032.01" target="_blank">https://www.stradalex.eu/en/se_src_publ_leg_eur_jo/toc/leg_eur_jo_3_20220419_117/doc/ojeu_2022.117.01.0032.01</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"الاتحاد الأوروبي يمدّد عمل بعثته الاستشارية لدعم إصلاح القطاع الأمني في العراق حتى 2024". euronews (in Arabic). 2022-04-14. Retrieved 2023-04-09. <a href="https://arabic.euronews.com/my-europe/2022/04/14/european-union-extends-advisory-mission-on-security-sector-reform-in-iraq-until-2024" target="_blank">https://arabic.euronews.com/my-europe/2022/04/14/european-union-extends-advisory-mission-on-security-sector-reform-in-iraq-until-2024</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"EUR-Lex - 32017D1869 - EN - EUR-Lex". Retrieved 2023-04-09. <a href="http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2017/1869/oj/eng" target="_blank">http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2017/1869/oj/eng</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>العراق, بعثة الاتحاد الأوروبي الاستشارية في. "New Head of Mission of EUAM Iraq takes office". euam-iraq.eu (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-04-09. <a href="https://www.euam-iraq.eu/news/3" target="_blank">https://www.euam-iraq.eu/news/3</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>العراق, بعثة الاتحاد الأوروبي الاستشارية في. "A visit to Babylon highlights EUAM Iraq's work on Cultural Heritage Protection". euam-iraq.eu (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-04-09. <a href="https://www.euam-iraq.eu/news/91" target="_blank">https://www.euam-iraq.eu/news/91</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>"EUAM Iraq: New head of mission appointed". www.consilium.europa.eu. Retrieved 2023-04-09. <a href="https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2022/07/19/euam-iraq-new-head-of-mission-appointed/" target="_blank">https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2022/07/19/euam-iraq-new-head-of-mission-appointed/</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>"نبذه عنا - بعثة الاتحاد الأوروبي الاستشارية في العراق". euam-iraq.eu. Retrieved 2023-04-09. <a href="https://www.euam-iraq.eu/" target="_blank">https://www.euam-iraq.eu/</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>