LONDON – Britain said Saturday it was sending more troops to Iraq to bolster its mission training up the armed forces taking on the Islamic State jihadist group.
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said a further 30 troops would be deployed to provide training in logistics and bridge-building, as well as specialist medical staff.
The move would take the total number of British personnel on training missions inside Iraq to 300.
The additional troops are expected to be deployed to training camps at Bismayah and Taji outside Baghdad.
British jets have been striking IS targets in Iraq and Syria.

Source: AFP, 12 March 2016