英国不派地面部队到伊拉克

 WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- British Defense¹ Secretary Michael Fallon said here on Friday Britain would not send ground troops to Iraq, adding that the Iraqi leadership had made clear to him that "Western boots on the ground" were not wanted in Iraq.

"We're not proposing to send combat troops back into Iraq or into Syria," said Fallon here in a joint² press conference with U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter, adding that Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi had told him explicitly³ that the Iraqis did not want British troops on the ground there.

Britain not to send ground troops to Iraq: British defense chief

"With great respect, they (also) don't want to see American troops there," said Fallon. "They realize that security has to be achieved in areas that have been liberated⁴ from ISIL-Daesh by home-grown forces that can enjoy the support and confidence of the Sunni areas."

ISIL was the acronym⁵ for the extremist group the Islamic State, which is currently holding vast territories in both Iraq and Syria. Daesh is the Arabic acronym for the group.

Britain's House of Commons on Dec. 2 voted to support a government motion on extending British airstrikes against the IS in Syria.

1 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

2 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

3 explicitly   

ad.明确地，显然地

参考例句：

• The plan does not explicitly endorse the private ownership of land. 该计划没有明确地支持土地私有制。
• SARA amended section 113 to provide explicitly for a right to contribution. 《最高基金修正与再授权法案》修正了第123条，清楚地规定了分配权。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法

4 liberated   

a.无拘束的，放纵的

参考例句：

• The city was liberated by the advancing army. 军队向前挺进，解放了那座城市。
• The heat brings about a chemical reaction, and oxygen is liberated. 热量引起化学反应，释放出氧气。

5 acronym   

n.首字母简略词，简称

参考例句：

• That's a mouthful of an acronym for a very simple technology.对于一项非常简单的技术来说，这是一个很绕口的缩写词。
• TSDF is an acronym for Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facilities.TSDF是处理，储存和处置设施的一个缩写。