The Pentagon Wants To Send More U.S. Troops To Iraq

U.S. Army General Joseph Votel, commander, U.S. Central Command, briefs the media at the Pentagon in Washington, U.S. April 29, 2016 about the investigation of the airstrike on the Doctors Without Borders trauma center in Kunduz, Afghanistan on October 3, 2015. REUTERS/YURI GRIPAS

Reuters: U.S. military likely to seek additional troops in Iraq: U.S. army general

The U.S. military expects to seek additional troops in Iraq, even beyond the hundreds announced this week, as the campaign against the Islamic State advances, the head of the U.S. military's Central Command told Reuters.

"As we continue on the mission, I think there will be some additional troops that we will ask to bring in," U.S. Army General Joseph Votel said in an interview in Baghdad on Thursday, without disclosing a number.

Votel, who oversees U.S. forces in the Middle East, said the size of possible future increases were still being discussed within military circles. He did not offer details on the timing of any requests to President Barack Obama's administration.

His remarks came just three days after Obama's administration announced a 560 troop increase as part of an effort to facilitate an Iraqi offensive to retake Mosul, Iraq's second biggest city.

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Update #1: US Military Likely to Request More Troops to Battle ISIS in Iraq (Newsweek)
Update #2: More American troops headed to Iraq, US general says (FOX News)
Update #3: US Military: Pentagon open to sending more troops to Iraq (AP)

WNU Editor: The mission creep continues.