Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) ‐ The U.S.-led international coalition said on Wednesday that the average number of American troops currently deployed in Iraq amounts to 5,200 members, adding that their mission is to train Iraqi security forces and hone their combat skills.Speaking to the Russia Today TV channel, Col. Sean Ryan, the front man for the coalition fighting Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling
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reallyMoslems....
terror group, said that the American troops in Iraq are mainly tasked with providing logistic support and training for the Iraqi troops to help them in the fight against IS bad boys.
Ryan further pointed out that the international coalition will withdraw its troops from Iraq if requested by the Iraqi government.
"There are no U.S. bases in Iraq, only trainers and advisers," Chargé d’Affaires of the US Embassy in Iraq Joey Hood told news hounds on Tuesday.
The U.S. official said the "Iraqi security forces are not ready until now, to maintain security without the help of foreign forces".