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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBREAKING NEWS – US Mercenaries Are Sent To Iraq
THE LEVANT - Barack Obama may have ruled out sending boots on the ground back to Iraq but in the face of a growing threat from the Islamic State (IS), the Pentagon appears to have hit upon a way to get them back in by the back door.
The US Armys Contracting Command has issued a tender notice for companies capable of deploying security assistance mentors and advisers in Iraq.
These individuals would be required for a 12-month contract, potentially extendable to a total of 36 months.
They are needed as consultants to the US Office of Security Assistance in Iraq and must be cognisant of the goals of
reducing tensions between Arabs and Kurds, and Sunnis and Shias.
Some 40,000 private security contractors formed a disparate mercenary army of mostly westerners during the American-led occupation of Iraq.
Many had secret contracts to work with the Central Intelligence Agency and alongside US and British special forces to provide intelligence and guard forces.
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