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US sending more military equipment to Iraq

This file photo taken on December 29, 2014 shows US soldiers at the Taji base complex, which hosts Iraqi and US troops and is located thirty kilometers north of the capital Baghdad. (Photo by AFP)

Washington is in the process of bringing air defense systems into Iraq. US military officials claim the ballistic missile systems are aimed at protecting US forces from a potential attack from Iran. Iran targeted Ain al-Assad air base in January in retaliation for Washington’s assassination of top Iranian commander .


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