Some of the manned and unmanned aircraft that the United States is flying over Iraq are armed to protect newly arrived American military advisers on the ground, Pentagon press secretary Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby said today. The aircraft are…
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U.S. Forces Set Up Joint Operations Center in Baghdad
U.S. forces in Baghdad have opened a joint operations center in the city to assess the security situation in the wake of the rapid territorial gains made by Sunni militants, bringing the number of American service members there to about…
Ninety U.S. Military Advisors Arrive in Iraq
The first U.S. service members ordered to Iraq to help the Iraqi military counter an advancing Sunni insurgency have arrived in the country, Pentagon Press Secretary Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby said today. About 90 troops have arrived in Baghdad,…
VIDEO: Kurds Appeal for Airstrikes Against ISIS
Richard Spencer of The Telegraph reports from the Kurdistan autonomous region where Kurd fighters are engaged in an undeclared guerrilla war with the terror group ISIS which has taken over much of north-central Iraq. Kurd leaders say they cannot defeat…
VIDEO: VICE News Reports on Fight Against ISIS
VICE News examines the extremist militant group ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) and the fight, or lack thereof, against the group.
U.S. Sending Up to 300 Military Advisors to Iraq
President Barack Obama today announced plans to send up to 300 military advisers to Iraq to help the government in Baghdad combat a rapid advance by Sunni-led insurgents who have taken over towns and cities and routed Iraqi troops in…
