June 10, 2015 - More US Troops to Iraq

Jun 10, 2015, 08:36 PM

Headliner
Share
Subscribe

The White House has announced that President Obama is sending another 450 troops to Iraq, to "train, assist and advise" the Iraqi army and Sunni tribesmen. The move is the latest refinement of US strategy in Iraq, where ISIS fighters have made substantial gains. Simon reported the story for "Morning Report" on Radio New Zealand. #iraq #ISIS #Obama

Share
Subscribe
Next
June12, 2015 - Civil Rights leader "pretended to be black"
Top episodes
November 22, 2020 - AS IT BROKE: Trump removes unhinged lawyer from his legal team after she makes yet more entirely false election allegations
by Simon Marks Reporting
November 20, 2020 - "American Week": President Trump embraces QAnon conspiracy theory in bid to overturn election result
by Simon Marks Reporting
January 8, 2021 - "American Week": American Carnage
by Simon Marks Reporting
Related episodes
Dr. Sudip Bose: The Bronze Star Combat Doctor Behind the Longest Tour Since WWII Shares His Incredible Journey - Including Treating Saddam Hussein
by Team Never Quit
Pro-Iran Militias Dominate Iraqi Elections; Iran Losing Control of Houthis — John Batchelor, Thaddeus Martin, Malcolm Hoenlein — Batchelor reports that pro-Iran militias and their political front organizations consolidated unprecedented power in Iraq's re
by The John Batchelor Show
George Packer: Trump Was a Symptom
by The Bulwark Podcast