Obama to send 350 additional military personnel to Iraq to protect US interests

US President Barack Obama is dead against any further US boots on the ground in Iraq but, he has agreed to send across approximately 350 additional military personnel to protect U.S. diplomatic facilities and workers in Baghdad foxnews.com. The White House has clarified that the personnel will not serve in any combat role, and are fulfilling a request from the State Department for more protection as the country fights an insurgency from the Islamic State militant group, also known as ISIS or ISIL.
In the opinion of the White House, such a team of additional personnel will be able to provide a “more robust, sustainable security force” and will also allow previously deployed personnel to leave the country. The US will continue to support the Iraqi government against the terror group ISIS because it “poses a threat not only to Iraq, but to the broader Middle East and U.S. personnel and interests in the region.”
Pentagon Press Secretary Rear Admiral John Kirby has elaborated that Obama's authorization will result in a net increase of approximately 350 military personnel – while 405 personnel will be sent to Baghdad, 55 of earlier batches will leave, leading to the net increase.
Due to the latest deployment, the total number of U.S. forces responsible for providing security support in Baghdad will be approximately 820 and, once the fresh forces arrive, the figure would rise to 1213.
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