Washington: Our patience is running out of government Abadi for the delay in mobilizing Sunni tribes
Washington: Our patience is running out of government Abadi for the delay in mobilizing Sunni tribes
05-01-2015 04:01 PM
US officials have expressed to the newspaper ‘World Tribune’ of America, for impatience with the new Baghdad government led by Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, and said that the government is moving away very slowly in mobilizing Sunni tribes in Anbar and other northern provinces.
The newspaper quoted a spokesman for the US Department of Defense, John Kirby, as saying that: ‘The US military is still looking for the labor force to strengthen its presence in Iraq and sent so far 1,600 troops serving in Iraq, mostly to them an advisory role. ”
The newspaper added that Kirby stressed that the US administration wants to rally Iraqis and unite them, this work is part an integral part of the mission to help them to be more unity to defend their people in Anbar.
The newspaper reported that the US Administration plans to deploy 1,500 more troops to fight al Daash, but faces a problem in the budget amid opposition in Congress, but Kirby is expected to send the Defense Ministry troops to Iraq during the this year.
to the draw of the US Central Command, Gen. Lloyd Austin, that ‘currently rely on existing units in the (Middle East) and South Asia. ”
He explained that the Central Command deployed 60 soldiers to advise the Iraqi army and security forces and 200 other troops to prepare the infrastructure infrastructure and expanded.
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