Around 750 British troops are on their way to Sierra Leone to help set up medical centers and train staff on the ground in an effort to contain the virus, which has so far killed more than 4,000 people. In contrast, only a small ‘specialist’ team is involved in US-led airstrikes against ISIS in Iraq. UK Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said the UK “had to act” the stop the spread of the disease and that British troops were necessary to “get the outbreak under control.” “Unless it’s brought under control, it’s going to spread across West Africa, into Europe...
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