Lieutenant General James Terry, who commands all coalition efforts against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, said the forces would come on top of the up to 3,100 troops US President Barack Obama has authorized to deploy to Iraq.
The allies' commitments were made during a conference among coalition members on Dec. 2-3.
"When you start now to balance the different capabilities out across the coalition, I think we're doing pretty well in terms of boots on the ground," Terry told reporters traveling with Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel in Kuwait.
Terry declined to say which countries were contributing but said the troops would represent a broad mix from a coalition that, on the military side, now included nearly 40 countries.
[buenosairesherald.com]
8/12/14
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La coalition de lutte contre le groupe terroriste Etat islamique, dirigé par les Etats-Unis, enverra en Irak 1500 militaires....
ReplyDeleteC’est ce qu’a déclaré lors d’une conférence de presse le général-lieutenant James Terry, commandant des forces de la coalition.
Précédemment le président américain Barack Obama a autorisé l’envoi de 1500 soldats supplémentaires pour former et consulter les soldats irakiens et kurdes pour combattre contre les rebelles de l'Etat islamique.
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9/12/14