Pentagon sending 560 more troops to Iraq Prison Planet.com Posted on July 11, 2016 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with U.S. News The Hill | Defense Secretary Ash Carter in a surprise visit to Baghdad on Monday announced the U.S. would send an additional 560 troops to Iraq to fight the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. Share this:Share Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email