U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about situation in Iraq at the briefing room of the White House in Washington D.C., the United States, on June 19, 2014. The United States is prepared to send up to 300 military advisers to Iraq to train, advise and support Iraqi forces in their fight against insurgency, U.S. President Barack Obama said Thursday. (Xinhua/Yin Bogu)

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U.S. ready to send up to 300 military advisers to Iraq: Obama

WASHINGTON, June 19 (Xinhua) -- The United States is prepared to send up to 300 military advisers to Iraq to train, advise and support Iraqi forces in their fight against insurgency, U.S. President Barack Obama said Thursday.

While reiterating that American forces would not be returning to combat in Iraq, Obama said the U.S. is ready to take "targeted" and "precise" military actions "if and when we determine that the situation on the ground requires it." Full story