Washington, Safar 21, 1437, December 03, 2015, SPA -- Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi supports the U.S. effort to send “about 200” special-operations personnel to Iraq, the White House said Wednesday. Asked about al-Abadi’s remarks on Tuesday’s announcement of additional U.S. forces to be deployed in Iraq, spokesman Josh Earnest said the Iraqi leader’s comments were directed at ground combat troops, not special-operations personnel. --SPA 11:53 LOCAL TIME 08:53 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w