US to deploy 560 more troops to Iraq: US defense secretary

‘US Defense Secretary Ash Carter says his country will send more troops to Iraq, claiming that the forces will help Baghdad in an upcoming operation aimed at retaking the key city of Mosul from Daesh Takfiri militants.
Carter, who is currently in Iraq on an unannounced visit, said on Monday that 560 more US troops will be sent to Iraq, which will help establish the newly retaken air base in the town of Qarayyah as a staging hub for the long-awaited battle to recapture Mosul from Daesh militants.’
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