The US military is flying armed
drones over Baghdad to defend
American troops and diplomats in
the Iraqi capital if necessary, a
senior US official said Friday.
"For the last 24 to 48 hours, we've started
that," the official, who spoke on condition of
anonymity, told AFP, confirming earlier media
reports.
The move comes after the United States
deployed 180 troops as military advisers in
recent days to help the Iraqi government
army fend off the advance of Sunni militants,
who have captured territory north and west of
the capital.
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