send 130 more soldiers in northern Iraq temporarily to strengthen humanitarian mission to help refugees in Mount Sinjar, an official said DoD North American country.
The President of USA, Barack Obama, has authorized this new envelope composed of military personnel marines and special operations forces of the United States Central Command (CENTCOM), responsible for the Middle East.
The 130 soldiers who will not participate in combat missions, will join the 300 American soldiers who came to Iraq in June.
That about 40,000 people are estimated, mostly Yezidi Kurds and Christians are still trapped on Mount Sinjar and in urgent need of water, food, shelter and medicine.
The announcement of the new supply comes at a time when the United States expanded its efforts to consolidate support within and outside Iraq to the appointment as prime minister of Shiite Haidar Abadi, while he continued his attacks on jihadist positions country.
The Pentagon today completed its fifth day of selective bombing positions of jihadist group Islamic State (EI) in northern Iraq, this time with a drone attack on a mortar launch position.
The attack occurred at 1155 GMT and destroyed "a launching position EI mortar he was shooting at the troops who defend Kurdish Yazidis civilians" on Mount Sinjar, according to the United States Central Command
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