4,000 US troops ordered to deploy in Middle East amid Iraq unrest: Officials

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News ID: 44698
Publish Date: 9:08 - 01 January 2020
Tehran 01 January_Up to 4,000 American paratroopers have been ordered to deploy to the Middle East region following mass protests outside the US embassy by Iraqi protesters infuriated over Washington’s recent deadly military aggression on the Arab country.

4,000 US troops ordered to deploy in Middle East amid Iraq unrest: OfficialsTEHRAN, Young Journalists Club(YJC)-The US Army’s 82nd Airborne Division’s alert brigade of roughly 4,000 paratroopers, known as the Deployment Ready Brigade (DRB), has been issued orders to prepare for a possible deployment in the days ahead in Kuwait, three US defense officials told Fox News on Tuesday.

At least 500 paratroopers are already making their way to Kuwait, the officials added.

Earlier in the day, US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said in a statement that at least 750 paratroopers were set to swiftly deploy to the region.

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