US denies halting anti-IS cooperation with Iraq
The US embassy here denied on Sunday it has halted military cooperation with Iraqi security forces to fight the Islamic State (IS) militant group which has captured parts of the western province of Anbar. "Recent news reports alleging that the US-led coalition has halted air operations or military cooperation with Iraqi security forces are simply untrue," […]The Indo Asian News Service reports:
The US embassy here denied on Sunday it has halted military cooperation with Iraqi security forces to fight the Islamic State (IS) militant group which has captured parts of the western province of Anbar. "Recent news reports alleging that the US-led coalition has halted air operations or military cooperation with Iraqi security forces are simply untrue," Xinhua quoted the US embassy as saying in a statement. It said the coalition airstrikes against the IS terrorist group, as well as US advice and assistance in efforts in Anbar province were going on.
