US Marines fire a Howitzer artillery gun during the Second Battle of Fallujah. / Photo by Lance Corporal Samantha L. Jones, USMC.
FOX News: US sends more troops to Iraq after ISIS rocket kills Marine
More U.S. military troops are going to Iraq in the aftermath of an Islamic State rocket killing a Marine and seriously injuring others this weekend, the Pentagon said Sunday.
The attack occurred Saturday in the northern Iraq town of Makhmur, roughly 75 miles southeast of the ISIS-stronghold Mosul.
The undisclosed number of troops will be a detachment from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit and will support Iraqi forces and international ground operations, according to the Pentagon, which issued the announcement for the U.S.-led Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve.
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More News On U.S. Soldiers Being Deployed To Iraq
US sends in Marines to join ground fight against Isis in Iraq -- Independent
More US Marines Sent To Iraq To Deal With IS -- SKY News
Pictured: The decorated Marine, 27, killed by an ISIS rocket in northern Iraq as it emerges the US is sending boots on the ground to take on jihadists -- Daily Mail
US deploys more troops on the ground in Iraq to fight ISIS -- RT
Some U.S. Marines on ground in Iraq to fight ISIS: U.S. military -- Reuters
U.S. sets up firebase in Northern Iraq -- CNN
US Marines set-up artillery base near Makhmour -- RUDAW
Marine Killed at Secret Firebase in Iraq -- PJ Media
ISIS In Iraq Update: US Marines On The Ground To Fight Islamic State Group -- IBTimes
Marine Killed in Iraq Identified as His Unit Deploys to Help Fight ISIS -- ABC news
Death of U.S. Marine in Iraq highlights use of troops from Navy ships in ISIS war -- Washington Post
Marine Combat Death in Iraq Exposes Challenge of Quickened ISIS Fight -- Military.com
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