US military intensify its training of Iraqi forces

by **Ponee** Mon Nov 17, 2014 12:15 pm

Defense Minister Chuck language that the Defense Ministry will intensify its mission to train Iraqi forces to fight militants of the Organization of the State, using forces already in Iraq to start a task until funding for a broader initiative.

And language, said Sunday during a visit to the national training center at Fort Irwin in California that special operations forces moved into the Iraqi province of Anbar during the past few days to start working in the training programmes. He said Gen. Lloyd Austin, Commander of US forces in the region, it was recommended that US forces will begin training with about 1,600 are already in the country to advise the Iraqi army. Press spokesman for the Pentagon, Admiral John Kirby, about 50 members of the special operations forces are in the eye of the lion air to begin training missions, pointing out that about a dozen countries have pledged verbally supported training programmes. The base was home to a large US military during the Iraq war from 2003 to 2011, Reuters reported. Language's remarks came after us President Barack Obama decided on November 7, doubling the number of US troops in Iraq, adding 1,500 to establish locations for training Iraqi brigades and nine centres for advice to military leaders. Obama has also asked Congress for $ 5.6 billion for the initiative, including $ 1.6 billion to train and equip Iraqi forces.

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