Richard Sisk
Tuesday, July 29, 2014 - 07:32
Gen. Martin Dempsey says U.S. military advisers could join Iraqi ground units on the front lines against Islamic extremists if the Baghdad government shows it can unite to hold the Iraqi state together.
However, U.S. military support was conditional upon the Iraqis solving the sectarian disputes that threaten to splinter the nation, Dempsey said.
Thursday, July 10, 2014 - 06:56
The U.S. has boosted the daily number of surveillance flights over Iraq to 50 in the effort to assess the continuing threat posed by Islamic extremists and ready a possible U.S. response, Pentagon officials said Tuesday.