Panetta: 12 more U.S. troops sent to Libya
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WASHINGTON (AP) – Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said the Pentagon has sent another dozen troops to Tripoli to help the State Department lay plans for reopening the U.S. Embassy.
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Tuesday that more troops will be sent to Libya for reopening the U.S. Embassy.
Sept. 16 photo by Manuel Balce Ceneta, AP
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Tuesday that more troops will be sent to Libya for reopening the U.S. Embassy.
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Tuesday that more troops will be sent to Libya for reopening the U.S. Embassy.
Panetta told a news conference that it remains U.S. policy not to send combat troops to Libya. But he disclosed that after having sent four military personnel recently to assist the State Department in Tripoli, another 12 were deployed for the same purpose. He said no others would be sent.
The U.S. Embassy in Tripoli was heavily vandalized during the fighting between rebels and pro-government forces.
