US Sends More Soldiers to Iraq, But in Advisory Role

Even before the U.S. president's order sending hundreds more members of the American military to Iraq, it was clear that this new commitment would represent a strategic shift in the current program to train Iraqi fighters and boost the country's ability to battle extremists from the Islamic State (IS) group. The U.S. States Department says there is "a lot of interest" across Iraq in joining the fight against IS, which has proven to be a dangerous and nimble...

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