(VOVworld) - Dozens of US military advisers arrived in Iraq Wednesday to train Iraqi security forces for their fight against the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS). Iraqi officials said 100 US advisers arrived at two air bases in Anbar province in western Iraq. They will train and advise the Iraqi troops, including police and government-backed tribal fighters, in their fight to retake the IS-controlled cities and towns in Anbar province.

Members of the Iraqi security forces take their positions during an intensive security deployment.  (Photo: Reuters)

On Wednesday, Malaysia’s National Police Chief Khalid Abu Bakar said Malaysian police have detained 13 Malaysians suspected to be linked to the IS. The Star newspaper quoted Bakar as saying that the 13 Malaysian suspects were arrested on Tuesday in Shah Alam, the capital of Selangor state. Since late April, 36 IS-linked Malaysians have been arrested.