Washington, Safar 27, 1436, Dec 19, 2014, SPA -- The United States will send up to 1,300 more UStroops to Iraq beginning in late January, the Pentagon said Friday. The deployment is part of an additional 1,500 troops that PresidentBarack Obama authorized in November, Pentagon spokesman Rear AdmiralJohn Kirby said at a news briefing. "Their mission will be to train, advise and assist Iraqi securityforces," Kirby said. --SPA 00:17 LOCAL TIME 21:17 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w