USA as finally deployed 160-soldier strong
American fighting force following the recent report that is ISIS are using chemical weapons on their operation. The sldiers arrived in Iraq in preparation for a
decisive battle against Islamic State militants in the centre of the
country, it has been claimed. more after the cut...
Although the U.S. is yet
to confirm the reports, it would be the first time American group troops
were deployed for combat in Iraq since forces were withdrawn in 2011.
That said, several hundred U.S. soldiers are already stationed in Anbar
but their work has been limited to training local groups
One unnamed Iraqi military spokesman told the Al-Arabi Al-Jadeed
news site: 'The new forces' mission does not appear to be training the
Iraqi army or the tribes fighting with me. We expect that they will
provide direct support in the upcoming battle to retake Ramadi.'
The
long-planned Ramadi mission comes after ISIS forces seized Anbar's
provincial capital in mid-May in a demoralising blow for the local
branch of the embattled Iraqi army, which had resisted the terror
group's advances in the region for over a year.
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