MOSCOW, November 16 (Sputnik) — American forces have begun advising Iraqi troops in the western Anbar province, escalating the expansion of operations against the Islamic State, reports Reuters.
Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff general Martin Dempsey said a small group of advisers had already set up for an initial stage at Ain al-Asad air base in the province where the Islamist militant group has a strong hold. They would also eventually start training the Iraqi army's Seventh division, which suffered major setbacks during the Islamic State's advances across the country this summer.
"We have a train, advice and assist team in al-Asad air base," he told Reuters.
"There's enough there that are already working with the seventh division to help them plan and help them understand the threat, to advise them on how to consolidate their forces."...................http://sputniknews.com/middleeast/20141116/1014817388.html
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U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said the U.S. military is starting its program to train and advise Iraqi forces ahead of schedule in an effort to accelerate efforts in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)....
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The acceleration of plans comes after it was recommended by Gen. Lloyd Austin, commander of U.S. Central Command, Hagel told reporters after observing Army training in California’s Mojave Desert.
The U.S. plans on training nine Iraqi security forces brigades in addition to three Kurdish Peshmerga brigades....................http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/11/17/Hagel-Head-start-on-training-of-Iraqi-forces.html
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