Thursday, June 19, 2014

US steps into Iraq, but no boots on the ground | ummid.com

US steps into Iraq, but no boots on the ground | ummid.com

Under pressure to come to the aid of the embattled Iraq government, Obama announced Thursday he was sending advisers to Iraq to "assess how we can best train, advise and support Iraqi security forces" in dealing with Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants.