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June 10, 2015       Share:    

Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/10/world/middleeast/us-adding-military-advisers-to-reclaim-iraqi-city-officials-say.html?_r=0

U.S. to Send More Advisors to Iraq

(New York Times) Michael R. Gordon - In a major shift of focus in the battle against the Islamic State, the Obama administration is planning to establish a new military base in Anbar Province and send 400 American military trainers to help Iraqi forces retake the city of Ramadi. But the steps envisioned by the White House do not call for an expansion of the role of American troops, such as the use of spotters to call in airstrikes.

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