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One year since Islamic State militants took Mosul, U.S. President Barack Obama orders up to 450 additional troops to Iraq in an effort to train more Iraqi forces to fight back. Gavino Garay reports.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says allies will expand their Iraq mission to around 4,000 personnel. SOUNDBITE
The United States announces sanctions on Iraqi low-cost airline Fly Baghdad, saying it provided assistance to Iran's Revolutionary Guards and proxies, while also targeting leaders of a pro-Iranian Iraq militia for sanctions. US National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby tells reporters the sanctions are "designed to protect not only our financial system but our national security." SOUNDBITE
The Pentagon has issued a notice to commanders known as a 'warning order.' According to CNN, officials say it's to begin planning to draw down the number of troops in Afghanistan to 2,500 troops and 2,500 in Iraq by Jan 15. US military commanders expect President Donald Trump to issue a formal order to begin further troop withdrawal before Trump leaves office on January 20th. The Pentagon appears ready to remove thousands more US troops from Afghanistan and Iraq. However, it also indicates Trump may fall short of fulfilling one of his core promises to withdraw all US troops from Afghanistan before he leaves office. Multiple top military officials, including former Defense Secretary Mark Esper, said conditions were not yet right for complete troop withdrawal.
Iraqi President Barham Saleh says the Iraqi parliament's vote on January 5th to withdraw foreign forces from Iraq, including the 5,200 US troops deployed on Iraqi soil, is not a sign of "ingratitude or hostility". SOUNDBITE
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