Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Pentagon: 600 More Troops Heading To Iraq

The Department of Defense is dispatching 600 more U.S. troops to Iraq to help government forces oust ISIS from the city of Mosul, the Pentagon announced Wednesday.

The soldiers will provide logistics support for the Iraqi forces and not spearhead the attack, spokesman Peter Cook told reporters. The troops, who will deploy in the coming weeks, will be logistics support, enablers and advisers. 

The announcement came a week after Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi met privately with President Barack Obama and VIce President Joe Biden at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City. 

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