Fight against ISIS: Britain to send extra military deployment in Iraq
UK Army personnel. Archival photo.
(IraqiNews.com) Baghdad – On Thursday, Britain announced, that it will increase the number of its military advisers in Iraq from 300 to 550 in order to enhance the victories achieved against ISIS.
The Britain Embassy in Baghdad in a statement stated, “The UK is sending another 250 military personnel to Iraq, almost doubling its presence in the country. Majority of them will be going to Al Asad airbase in Anbar, western Iraq, 100 miles west of Baghdad.”
“About 300 British personnel are already in the country helping in the training of Iraqi and Kurdish forces.”
UK Defense Secretary Michael Fallon in a statement, said, “The troops deployment would add to the UK’s significant contribution to its stand against ISIS,” adding, “Our strike aircraft have now conducted around 900 air strikes against ISIS in Iraq and Syria and our intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft provide niche and highly-valued capabilities.”