U.S. Apaches deployed to Iraq

The Pentagon’s Press Secretary Rear Admiral John Kirby confirmed during a briefing on Jul. 1 that the United States has deployed Apache attack helicopters to Iraq.

The mission is to protect facilities that U.S. forces have access to at the airport and the local embassy.

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