U.S. could announce more troops to Iraq - officials


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  • Wednesday, 13 Aug 2014

A Royal Air Force Chinook helicopter flies in formation above RAF Odiham in Hampshire, southern England during a rehearsal for Saturday's Diamond Jubilee flypast over Windsor Castle May 18, 2012. REUTERS/Kieran Doherty

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration may announce on Tuesday a decision to send more military advisers to Iraq, U.S. officials said, as the United States helps confront radical Islamist militants who threaten Iraqi minorities and the northern Kurdish enclave.

Several U.S. officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said a decision to send at least 70 extra military personnel to Iraq was likely later in the day, but that internal discussions continued and a final decision had not been made.

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