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17.41 GMT
US to
send thousands more soldiers to the Middle East - reports
The
Pentagon is expected to send thousands of troops from the elite 82nd Airborne
Division to the Middle East, two people familiar with the matter have told
Reuters, adding to the massive military buildup even as the Trump
administration apparently seeks talks with Iran.
The Wall
Street Journal hears similar, and puts the number of additional troops at
3,000.
A written
order to send the soldiers from the US army’s 82nd airborne unit is expected to
be released in the coming hours, two US officials told the paper.
It’s
unclear where in the region the troops would be sent to and when they would
arrive there.
The US
military referred to the White House, which did not immediately respond to
Reuters’ request for comment.
It
follows reports on 13 March of 5,000 US marines and sailors, along with an
amphibious assault ship, being sent to the region.
Donald
Trump has repeatedly insisted that he doesn’t want to US boots on the ground in
Iran – but also hasn’t ruled it out.
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