AS Tambah 400 Pasukan Elit Ke Irak Musim Panas Ini

ISKANDARIYA, IRAQ - JULY 17: U.S. soldiers with the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment look at a map while on a patrol on July 17, 2011 in Iskandariya, Babil Province Iraq. As the deadline for the departure of the remaining American forces in Iraq approaches, Iraqi politicians have agreed to meet in two weeks time in order to give a final decision about extending the U.S. troops' presence beyond the end of the 2011 deadline. Violence against foreign troops has recently picked-up with June being the worst month in combat-related deaths for the military in Iraq in more than two years. Currently about 46,000 U.S. soldiers remain in Iraq. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) — ISKANDARIYA, IRAQ – JULY 17: U.S. soldiers with the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment look at a map while on a patrol on July 17, 2011 in Iskandariya, Babil Province Iraq. As the deadline for the departure of the remaining American forces in Iraq approaches, Iraqi politicians have agreed to meet in two weeks time in order to give a final decision about extending the U.S. troops’ presence beyond the end of the 2011 deadline. Violence against foreign troops has recently picked-up with June being the worst month in combat-related deaths for the military in Iraq in more than two years. Currently about 46,000 U.S. soldiers remain in Iraq. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Eramuslim – Komandan Logistik Brigade Tempur Tim II tentara Amerika Serikat mengumumkan akan mengirimkan 400 pasukan tambahan AS dari Divisi Lintas Udara 101 ke Irak pada musim panas ini, tanpa memberikan keterangan lebih lanjut kapan tanggal pengiriman.

“Pihak berwenang AS telah mengizinkan pengiriman pasukan tambahan untuk membantu meningkatkan kekuatan pasukan tempur tentara pemerintah Irak,” ujar Letnan Kolonel Eric Lopez dalam keterangan persnya pada Minggu (07/08) malam dari Fort Campbell Army, Kentucky.

Letkol Eric Lopez menjelaskan bahwa tentara baru yang akan dikirim disebut sebagai unit “siap tempur” yang dapat bergabung setiap saat dalam pertempuran melawan organisasi Negara Islam di garis terdepan.

Tercatat ada 1.300 tentara unit “siap tempur” yang telah di kirim AS dalam membantu merebut sejumlah kota penting di Irak sejak tahun 2014 lalu.

Tercatat di bulan Juli kemarin AS baru saja mengumumkan penambahan 560 personil militer ke Irak, sehingga menjadikan jumlah tentara mereka di negeri kaya minyak sebanyak 4.647 tentara. (Skynewsarabia/Ram)

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