Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (L) and U.S. President Barack Obama address reporters in the Oval Office after meeting at the White House in Washington, November 1, 2013 file photo. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration is considering providing new training to elite Iraqi forces in Jordan as U.S. officials seek ways to help the government of Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki repel an al Qaeda campaign near its western border.
Earlier this week, U.S. officials said the United States was in discussions with Iraq about training its elite forces in a third country, which would allow Washington to provide a modest measure of new support against militants in the absence of a troop deal allowing U.S. soldiers to operate within Iraq.
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