475 New US Troops Headed to Iraq Ordered by Obama to Fight ISIS
he 475 additional U.S. military personnel headed to Iraq this week will assist Iraqi security forces as they take the offensive against ISIS fighters . They will be posted at Iraqi military headquarters to help coordinate military planning but will not see front-line action, according to U.S. officials. The new deployment to Iraq announced by President Obama Wednesday night will increase the number of U.S. military forces in that country to about 1,600. The U.S. first began sending U.S. military personnel to Iraq in June shortly after ISIS militants seized control of Mosul and large areas of northern Iraq. ISIS: Trail of Terror Obama : No Combat Troops Heading To Iraq Obama Pledges to 'Degrade and Ultimately Destroy' ISIS: What You Need To Know The new troops will arrive over the coming week to carry out a three-part mission: advising and assisting Iraq's security forces, supporting intelligence, surveillance and reconnai...