The first US troops deployed to assist the Iraqi army in combating the militant group ISIS arrived on Thursday in Baghdad, announced the Pentagon.
At least half of the 300 pledged special operations soldiers, began work in Baghdad or on the front lines, reports the BBC.
The US Secretary of State John Kerry, on Tuesday, also called for regional unity to expel the ISIS rebels that had taken large regions of Iraq.
"Every country in the region will combine in order to take on and expel ISIS because it is simply unacceptable to have a terrorist organisation grabbing territory and challenging the legitimacy of governments," said John Kerry.
At least half of the 300 pledged special operations soldiers, began work in Baghdad or on the front lines, reports the BBC.
The US Secretary of State John Kerry, on Tuesday, also called for regional unity to expel the ISIS rebels that had taken large regions of Iraq.
"Every country in the region will combine in order to take on and expel ISIS because it is simply unacceptable to have a terrorist organisation grabbing territory and challenging the legitimacy of governments," said John Kerry.