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Boots back on the ground: New deployment raises total U.S. presence in Iraq over 5,000

By World Tribune on July 12, 2016 BB Middle East, Exclusives, Iraq, Mideast, Rest of The Best, Stateside, Terrorism, Top Story, U.S. Military, World Links, World Tribune

by WorldTribune Staff, July 12, 2016 The United States will deploy 560 additional troops to Iraq, raising the U.S. presence in the country to over 5,000. The deployment comes two years after President Barack Obama had vowed that, while the United States would help Iraq reclaim territory from the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant […]