Obama Authorizes Up To 1,500 More Military Personnel To Deploy To Iraq -- Wall Street Journal
President Asks Congress for $5.6 Billion to Fight Islamic State Militants
President Barack Obama authorized the deployment of up to 1,500 additional troops to Iraq and is asking Congress for $5.6 billion, as the U.S. looks to ramp up the fight against Islamic State militants.
The military personnel will serve “in a noncombat role to train, advise and assist Iraqi security forces, including Kurdish forces,” White House spokesman Josh Earnest said.
They will be authorized to operate at facilities located outside Baghdad and Erbil. “U.S. troops will not be in combat, but they will be better positioned to support Iraqi security forces as they take the fight to” Islamic State, Mr. Earnest said.
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MIDDLE EAST
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AFRICA
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United Nations says South Sudan impounds peacekeeping cargo.
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