The US is sending additional forces to protect its embassy in Baghdad after hundreds of protesters attempted to break in
The United States will send approximately 750 soldiers to the Middle East immediately, Defense Secretary Mark Esper confirmed in a written statement Tuesday, after attacks broke out in Baghdad among hundreds of protesters in response to airstrikes in Iraq and Syria conducted by US forces on Sunday.
"At the direction of the Commander in Chief, I have authorized the deployment of an infantry battalion from the Immediate Response Force of the 82nd Airborne Division to the U.S. Central Command area of operations in response to recent events in Iraq," Esper said, adding that additional forces"are prepared to deploy over the next several days.""This deployment is an appropriate and precautionary action taken in response to increased threat levels against U.S.
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