WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama and Iraqi Prime Minister Haider a-Abadi have agreed to send around 600 extra US troops to Iraq to help in the upcoming Mosul offensive, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Wednesday.
The leaders have "approved, and they´ve both directed that the United States increase its contingent of forces there by approximately 600 to further enable Iraqi security forces engaged in the campaign to defeat ISIL," Carter said, using an acronym for IS.
Senior Palestinian Authority official says move "reflects France's commitment to international law"
The meeting, set to take place in Istanbul, will be the first since Israel's mid-June attack on Iran
447.4 mm of rain hit Yi in 24 hours, nearing Baoding's annual average of 500mm
Incident takes place at around 8:30am local time in Rajasthan state
Thai health ministry says death toll rises to 15 with 46 wounded, including 15 troops
Both sides blamed the other for starting the fighting, which erupted near two temples on the border
