Iraq

Battle for Mosul: U.S. to send more soldiers to Iraq

The US is increasing its military presence in Iraq. The soldiers to support the Iraqi army in retaking the city of Mosul by the IS.

After the recent Victories of the Iraqi army in the fight against the extremist militia “Islamic state” (IS) to send the USA 560 for more soldiers to support. The Minister of defence, Ashton Carter, announced during a visit to Baghdad. Carter justified the increase in troops, with a reinforcement of the Iraqi army in retaking the city of Mosul by the IS.

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Support for “infrastructure and logistics”

The additional units should provide the Iraqi security forces, support”, including infrastructure and logistics,” said the Pentagon. In particular, the air force was Kajarrah base mentioned 60 kilometers South of Mosul. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced on Saturday that this base had been returned to Robert. The base could be the “springboard” for the “Offensive on Mosul,” said the Pentagon.

IS losing ground

The IS captured in 2014, vast areas in the West and North of Baghdad. Since the Intervention of the US-led military Alliance in the fall of 2014 on the part of the Iraqi army, the IS then lost increasingly more ground.

At the end of June, the Iraq conquered by forces of the city of Fallujah, West of Baghdad from IS. US President Barack Obama had originally pushed for the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq, since the rise of the IS, the US was involved in military re-intensified in the fighting.

cr/jj (rtr, afp)