Obama authorises up to 1,500 more military personnel to deploy to Iraq

November 08, 2014 03:48

President Barack Obama authorized the deployment of up to 1,500 additional troops to Iraq and is asking Congress for $5.6 billion, as the U.S. looks to ramp up the fight against Islamic State militants.

The military personnel will serve "in a noncombat role to train, advise and assist Iraqi security forces, including Kurdish forces,' White House spokesman Josh Earnest said.

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