By David Alexander and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some of the 1,500 new
U.S. troops authorized to advise and train Iraqi forces in their fight against Islamic State militants will deploy to the country in the next few weeks without waiting for
Congress to fund the mission, the Pentagon said on Thursday. Rear Admiral John Kirby, the Pentagon press secretary, said leading elements of the
U.S. force would begin moving to
Iraq in the coming weeks,
even if
Congress has **t yet acted on a $5. ...
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