Carter: 560 U.S. troops to deploy to Iraq

U.S. Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), fire an M777 howitzer at Kara Soar Base, Iraq,in May. According to Defense Secretary Ash Carter, they'll be joined soon by an additional 560 U.S. troops. (U.S Army photo by Sgt. Paul Sale)

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Tags: During his visit to Baghdad today, Defense Secretary Ash Carter met with Iraqi leaders, coalition commanders and U.S. troops and also announced that the United States, in close consultation with the Iraqi government, will deploy an additional 560 troops to Iraq to assist in the fight against the Islamic State of Ir, according to a DoD news release. d

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