Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, discuss progress made against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and lessons learned in Afghanistan during a Pentagon press briefing, Feb. 29, 2016. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro
Washington Post: Pentagon developing plans for expanded U.S. role against Islamic State in Iraq
The U.S. military is developing proposals for augmenting the American role in the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq, senior Pentagon officials said on Monday, as plans take shape for a battle to reclaim the city of Mosul.
Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter, speaking to reporters at the Pentagon, said he expected the U.S. military to provide expanded assistance to Iraqi forces when they launch a campaign for the northern city, which has been under Islamic State militants for a year and a half. It would be an expansion, he said, of the assistance U.S. forces provided Iraqi troops when the local troops pushed militants out of Ramadi, another Iraqi city, in December.
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