The United States sent to Iraq hundreds of paratroopers

400 soldiers of the 101 airborne division of the United States, stationed at base Fort Campbell in Kentucky will be deployed to Iraq and participate in the operation to liberate Mosul from the terrorist group «Islamic state».

They will join more than 1300 military personnel of the elite units of the us army, which are already based in Northern Iraq. The army command said that we move the unit refers to the parts of a quick response and can be transferred in the shortest possible time.

We will remind that earlier the US President Barack Obama said that the troops will not exceed 4.600 people. However, according to some reports in Iraq is already about 6,000 American soldiers.

The U.S. Secretary of defense ash Carter, who visited Baghdad a month ago, said that in the vicinity of Mosul sent 560 commandos, who will take part in the battles for the liberation of the largest of the settlement controlled by the «Islamic state».
 [israel-today.ru]
 7/8/16
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