Defense Department Daily Briefing
2014-11-07T16:36:28-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvYWE1XC8yMDE0MTEwNzE2Mzc1MjAwMV9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Rear Admiral John Kirby briefed reporters and responded to questions on a variety of issues, including the president’s decision, announced earlier in the day, to send an additional 1,500 troops to combat so-called Islamic State* militants in Iraq. Rear Admiral Kirby stressed that Congress would have to approve funding before the troops could be deployed. He said the request for troops to help train Iraqis battling ISIL came from the Iraqi government and that the mission would be non-combat.
*The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), an extremist Sunni militant group that has called itself the Islamic State.
*The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), an extremist Sunni militant group that has called itself the Islamic State.
Rear Admiral John Kirby briefed reporters and responded to questions on a variety of issues, including the president’s decision, announced e… read more
Rear Admiral John Kirby briefed reporters and responded to questions on a variety of issues, including the president’s decision, announced earlier in the day, to send an additional 1,500 troops to combat so-called Islamic State* militants in Iraq. Rear Admiral Kirby stressed that Congress would have to approve funding before the troops could be deployed. He said the request for troops to help train Iraqis battling ISIL came from the Iraqi government and that the mission would be non-combat.
*The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), an extremist Sunni militant group that has called itself the Islamic State. close
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