{"id":2676,"date":"2015-06-10T22:06:29","date_gmt":"2015-06-10T22:06:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/box5917.temp.domains\/~iriacom\/\/news\/?p=2676"},"modified":"2015-06-10T22:06:29","modified_gmt":"2015-06-10T22:06:29","slug":"us-to-deploy-450-additional-forces-to-iraq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/us-to-deploy-450-additional-forces-to-iraq\/","title":{"rendered":"US to deploy 450 additional forces to Iraq"},"content":{"rendered":"

US President Barack Obama has authorized the deployment of hundreds of additional forces to Iraq in an effort to \u201cadvise\u201d and train local forces to regain areas lost to ISIS.<\/strong><\/p>\n

White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said in a statement on Wednesday that Obama ordered to send \u201cup to 450 additional military personnel\u201d to Iraq at the request of Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi.<\/p>\n

Obama met Abadi on the margins of the G7 summit in Germany earlier this week.<\/p>\n

Under the plan, the number of US training sites in Iraq would increase from four to five. US forces are currently conducting at the al-Asad military base in western Anbar, but the new base is closer to Ramadi in the eastern part of the province.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese additional US troops will not serve in a combat role,\u201d Earnest said.<\/p>\n

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White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

The new military \u201cadvisers\u201d are expected to work with Iraqi forces to \u201cimprove their ability to plan, lead and conduct operations\u201d in the battle against ISIS in eastern Anbar Province.<\/p>\n

The reinforcements will bring the number of US military forces in Iraq to 3,550.<\/p>\n

Obama has also ordered “the expedited delivery of essential equipment and materiel” to Iraqi forces, according to the statement.<\/p>\n

The authorization, however, was made despite Obama\u2019s previous statement that Washington did not yet have a complete strategy for training Iraqi forces.<\/p>\n

The fall of Ramadi last month have raised serious doubts about Obama\u2019s strategy, months after he announced an open-ended military air campaign to \u201cdegrade and ultimately destroy\u201d the ISIS forces by enlisting the support of scores of allies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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