SecDef Announces 560 More U.S. Troops for Iraq to Help with Assault on Mosul
Posted on July 13, 2016
During a visit to Baghdad on Monday, Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter announced another 560 U.S. troops would be headed to Iraq, to assist with the forthcoming assault on the Islamic State stronghold of Mosul.
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