US sends 130 more military advisors to Iraq

The United States has sent 130 more military advisors to northern Iraq to assess the scope of the humanitarian mission there, US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says.

“I recommended to the president and the president has authorized me to go ahead and send about 130 new assessment team members up to northern Iraq in the Irbil area to take a closer look and give more in-depth assessment of where we can continue to help,” says Hagel.

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