US spends above $9m (£5.7m) per day to fight against Islamic State

Washington: It is revealed by the sources that the US has been spending more than $9m (£5.7m) a day on the indirect war against Islamic State. They have already spent $2.7bn (£1.7bn) since the start of the war. Majority of these amount were for bombing at various IS hideouts and strongholds in Syria and Iraq.
The US costs of war released by the Pentagon, showed that the two-thirds of the total bill were for the air strikes. The expense revelation was following the Congress rejection on a legislation ban over the further spending.
The US House of Representatives has approved a $579 billion bill on defense spending. It also rejected an amendment calling for a stop to cash going on the fight against IS unless Congress passed a new authorization for the use of force. The cost of the US military operation has been risen sharply since it intervened in Iraq since last August.
Meanwhile, the White House has recently announced the induction of another 450 advisers for Iraq, bringing the total strength of military personnel in the region to 3,500. In this indirect US war against the IS, international coalition forces have been conducting air strikes at various locations in Iraq and Syria since last August. No US troops are straightaway intervening in the war, but it is said that the US troops in Iraq are concentrated in providing military training to people.
US Officials also have denied the direct involvement of combat troops and admitted that the US mission in the region is to train local forces to do the fighting.
A top general in the US military has recently said that the country’s intervention in Iraq could extend further.
Meanwhile, General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has pointed out the possibility of establishing a network of US training hubs in northern Iraq.

Video on US troops training Iraqi forces