U.S., Iraq agree on legal protections for military advisers
U.S. officials announced on Monday that they had secured legal protections from Iraq's government for 300 American special-operations forces being sent to Iraq to advise the Iraqi military. Josh Earnest, the White House press secretary, and Rear Adm. John Kirby, the Pentagon press secretary, issued identical statements saying Iraq has committed to providing protections equivalent […]Julian E. Barnes reports for the Wall Street Journal:
U.S. officials announced on Monday that they had secured legal protections from Iraq's government for 300 American special-operations forces being sent to Iraq to advise the Iraqi military.
Josh Earnest, the White House press secretary, and Rear Adm. John Kirby, the Pentagon press secretary, issued identical statements saying Iraq has committed to providing protections equivalent to the diplomatic immunity that the embassy staff currently holds.
