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Operation IOLAUS

United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI)

The Chapter VII United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) was created in accordance with United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1500. The UNAMI mandate is to play a leading role in assisting the Iraqi people and government in the formation of institutions for representative government. The Canadian mission in support of UNAMI is Op IOLAUS. This mission was approved for a one-year term and the mandate must be renewed annually.

This operation involves the deployment of a CF officer to be one of the Assistant Military Advisors (AMA or A/MILAD) for the United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) leading the UNAMI mission. This officer is authorized to carry out tasks assigned to him by the Military Advisor (MILAD) to the SRSG, in accordance with his mandate as approved by the United Nations. The officer will be employed as an expert on the mission as an unarmed member of the SRSG UNAMI staff.

Task Force Iraq (TFI) is a detachment of Canadian Expeditionary Force Command (CEFCOM) and represents the forces assigned to Op IOLAUS. As the sole officer assigned to TFI, the A/MILAD is also designated the TF Commander.