Pentagon orders 2,000 soldiers to deploy to the Middle East, source confirms

A U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly confirmed to NPR that the Pentagon has ordered some 2,000 soldiers from the Army's 82nd Airborne Division to deploy to the Middle East.


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