U.S. has spent over $1 billion fighting ISIS, says Pentagon

(IraqiNews.com) U.S. Pentagon spokesman and Navy Commander William Urban said Monday, that the cost of the U.S. military operations against the IS group in Iraq and Syria has surpassed the $1 billion mark.

According to ‘The Hill’ newspaper, Pentagon spokesman William Urban said that the cost of the kinetic operations by the U.S. government has surpassed the $1 billion mark and continues to climb, noting that the mentioned figure excludes earlier activities which the Obama administration began in June.

“As of Dec. 11, 2014, the total cost of operations related to [ISIS] since kinetic operations started on Aug. 8, 2014 is $1.02 billion and the average daily cost is $8.1 million,” Urban said.

This comes after U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced 1,300 U.S. troops will be deployed to Iraq as part of the 1,500 troops authorized by President Barack Obama last month.

 

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