Top U.S. General Wants More U.S. Soldiers For Iraq And Syria

CNN: Top U.S. general recommends more troops for Iraq and Syria

Washington (CNN)A top general said more U.S. troops will be needed to retake key areas from ISIS and has sent recommendations outlining that request up the chain of command.

In testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee Tuesday, Gen. Lloyd Austin, commander of U.S. Central Command, pointed to the need for "additional capability" to retake the ISIS stronghold of Mosul in Iraq, as well as Raqqa, Syria, the de facto capital of ISIS's self-declared caliphate.

"Clearly there are things that we will want to do to increase the capability a bit, to be able to increase the pace of operations, and that will require some additional capability," Austin said.

"We have gone through and done some analysis ... to see what types of things we need to provide," he continued. "And we have made those recommendations."

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Update #1: Central Command head sees more resources needed in ISIS fight (Military.com)
Update #2: U.S. Military Said to Need a Boost in Mideast Fight Against ISIS (WSJ)
Update #3: US-led war against Islamic State produces mixed results in Iraq and Syria (DW)

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