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Pentagon chief reviews Mosul offensive with Kurds ASIA

Pentagon chief reviews Mosul offensive with Kurds

US Secretary of Defence Ashton Carter arrived in Iraq's autonomous region of Kurdistan on Sunday to review the ongoing military offensive to retake the jihadist bastion of Mosul.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
US to send 600 more troops to Iraq for Mosul offensive ASIA

US to send 600 more troops to Iraq for Mosul offensive

The United States is sending about 600 extra troops to Iraq to train local forces for an upcoming offensive on the Islamic State group stronghold of Mosul, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said on Wednesday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
US to deploy additional forces to Iraq: Carter ASIA

US to deploy additional forces to Iraq: Carter

The US will deploy additional forces to Iraq and make Apache attack helicopters available to support the country's troops, US Secretary of Defence Ashton Carter said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
US defence chief in Iraq to discuss fight against IS ASIA

US defence chief in Iraq to discuss fight against IS

US Secretary of Defence Ashton Carter made an unannounced visit to Baghdad on Monday for talks with Iraqi officials on the war against the Islamic State jihadist group.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
UAE to deploy special forces, jets in anti-IS campaign: Carter ASIA

UAE to deploy special forces, jets in anti-IS campaign: Carter

The United Arab Emirates wants to deploy commandos to help train forces fighting Islamic State jihadists and will resume its contribution to the US-led air campaign, Pentagon chief Ashton Carter said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016