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`Indian Army team of medicos already in Iraq`
New Delhi, June 17: A three-membered Indian team from the Army Medical Corps is in Iraq to assess the ground level situation in the backdrop of the visit by a Pentagon delegation aimed at convincing the Government of sending Indian troops to Iraq.
New Delhi, June 17: A three-membered Indian team from the Army Medical Corps is in Iraq to assess the ground level situation in the backdrop of the visit by a Pentagon delegation aimed at convincing the Government of sending Indian troops to Iraq.
The team of Army medicos team that left on Sunday will initially set up a 50-60 bedded hospital which will later be upgraded to one with more than 300 beds.
Army sources speaking to Zee News, however, refused to identify the areas in which the team will function but sources said four to five areas has already been identified.
The sources also confirmed that the team's visit is part of an effort to assess the situation in the beleaguered country so as to help arrive at a decision whether Indian troops should be sent to Iraq or not -- a decision that has evaded national consensus among the political parties.
The US has evinced keen interest on Indian Army presence in Iraq to maintain peace.
Bureau Report