US Prepared to Send More Troops to Mosul

The United State is prepared to send more troops to Iraq to help reclaim the city of Mosul from Islamic state fighters, a U.S. official said Wednesday. "In consultation with the Government of Iraq the U.S. is prepared to provide additional US military personnel to train and advise the Iraqis as the planning for the Mosul campaign intensifies," the senior defense official said. The U.S. currently has about 4,600 troops in Iraq, not counting some who are there on temporary...

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