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Post by bot on Sept 28, 2016 21:30:37 GMT -5
Officials: US to send more troops to Iraq to help with Mosul by By ROBERT BURNS ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (AP) -- The U.S. is sending 615 more troops to Iraq as the stage is set for an Iraqi-led battle to reclaim Mosul, the northern city that has been the Islamic State group's main stronghold for more than two years. The offensive, starting as soon as October, looms as a decisive moment for Iraq and for President Barack Obama's much-criticized strategy to defeat IS.... hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_UNITED_STATES_IRAQ?SITE=NYWNE&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
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