Officials: US to send more troops to Iraq to help with Mosul
WASHINGTON -- The United States is preparing to send an unspecific number of additional troops to Iraq to help reclaim the city of Mosul from ISIS.
That's according to two US officials who spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to publicly discuss the development before the official announcement -- expected later Wednesday.
The troops will train and advise Iraqis as planning to retake Mosul ramps up. The US-led coalition and Iraqi forces are planning to start the operation in the next few months. Mosul is Iraq's second-largest city -- and ISIS' last major urban stronghold in Iraq.
