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BAGHDAD (AP) Iraq is open to greater American military cooperation as U.S. commanders explore ways to boost security assistance to the country, a top Iraqi official said Thursday as a fresh wave of bombings claimed 16 lives.
The Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Martin Dempsey, has recommended that military American commanders look for ways to help improve the military capabilities of Iraq and Lebanon, which both face the risk of spillover from the civil war in neighboring Syria.
Dempsey said Wednesday that the assistance would not involve sending U.S. combat troops, but could involve the U.S. sending in training teams and accelerating sales of weapons and equipment.
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More violence rocked Iraq late Thursday when bombs struck cafes in and around Baghdad, killing 16 and wounding dozens. The attacks struck in quick succession at the start of the local weekend while the cafes were filled with patrons watching a soccer match.
Police reported five people killed and 17 wounded in Baghdad's largely Sunni neighborhood of Azamiyah, and another three dead and 14 wounded in Shiite-dominated Umm al-Maalif, in the southwestern suburbs of the capital.
Another blast struck the Shiite town of Jbala, about 50 kilometers (35 miles) south of Baghdad, killing 8 and wounding 25.
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/sunni-list-wins-vote-volatile-iraqi-province
AndyA
(16,993 posts)It's not like we need it for anything here, after all...
think
(11,641 posts)The Straight Story
(48,121 posts)atreides1
(16,046 posts)They sell the oil rights to China, but they want the US to provide military aid...what a great idea.
think
(11,641 posts)Or do they just really suck at negotiations?
atreides1
(16,046 posts)Comrade Grumpy
(13,184 posts)Are we going to give them aid to fight the Sunni insurgents there at the same time we want to arm the Sunni insurgents in Syria?
Maybe we could send them that $7 billion worth of MRAPs we're about to turn into scrap in Afghanistan.
think
(11,641 posts)Dyedinthewoolliberal
(15,485 posts)Wait, what?!
Turbineguy
(37,206 posts)When you have a problem, get more of what caused it.
Right, got it.