The 450 additional U.S. military forces being sent to Iraq will mainly head to a new facility at an Iraqi air base in Anbar Province to support the Iraqi government’s push to retake the province from ISIS.
As is the case with the 3,100 U.S. troops already in Iraq, they will not be in a combat role, U.S. officials said today. They will primarily advise and assist Iraqi troops in their military planning and logistics.
The new coalition site will be established at Taqaddum Air Base north of Ramadi, a location that will help facilitate the upcoming offensive into Ramadi and other areas of Iraq’s largest province.
The troops’ main mission will be to advise and assist the Iraqi Army’s 8th Division and “to enable outreach to Sunni tribesmen,” according to the Pentagon. About 50 of the personnel will serve as advisers; the remaining personnel will be for force protection and logistical support.
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