Obama meets with advisers to discuss Iraq, reaffirms US support for Abadi
by Daily Sabah with Wires
May 20, 2015 - 12:00 am GMT+3
by Daily Sabah with Wires
May 20, 2015 12:00 am
President Barack Obama was briefed by his top national security advisers on Tuesday on the situation in Iraq and the strategy to counter the self-proclaimed Islamic State of Iraq and Sham (ISIS) militants, the White House National Security Council said in a statement.
Obama "reaffirmed the strong U.S. support" for Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, the White House said after the meeting, which involved 25 advisers including Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of State John Kerry, Defense Secretary Ash Carter, and General Lloyd Austin of U.S. Central Command.
There has been concern in the United States about the risk of sectarian strife in Ramadi, the capital of Sunni-majority Anbar province, because of the need to use Shi'ite militias to try to take back the city from ISIS fighters.
The White House said Obama welcomed a decision on Tuesday by the Iraqi Council of Ministers to accelerate the training and equipping of local tribes in coordination with authorities in Anbar province and expand recruitment into the Iraqi army.
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