BAGHDAD, June 24 (UPI) -- Approximately 90 U.S. military advisers have arrived in Baghdad, the Pentagon announced Tuesday.
Pentagon Press Secretary Rear Adm. John Kirby said the 90 troops will join 40 other military personnel assigned to U.S. Embassy Baghdad as part of President Barack Obama's pledge to send up to 300 military advisers to provide assessments to the Iraqi government on how best to help bolster the Iraqi military.