Warren: International coalition operations cost Washington $11 million daily
The spokesman for the international coalition Steve Warren. File photo.
(IraqiNews.com) Baghdad – On Tuesday the international coalition spokesman Steve Warren announced, that the US government is providing 11 million dollars on daily basis for the military operations carried out by the US-led coalition in Iraq and Syria, while pointed out that the presence of US Marines in Iraq is temporarily.”
Steve Warren said in a statement during a press conference held at the US Embassy in central Baghdad and followed by IraqiNews.com, “The cost of the air strikes conducted by the international coalition in Iraq and Syria is 11 million dollars daily,” noting that, “the US government is paying this amount.”
Warren added, “The number of US Marines in Iraq is less than 200 soldiers, and their mission there is temporary,” pointing out that, “They were sent to Iraq as a part of the agreement with the Iraqi government to send 3,500 troops.”