The Seattle Times · Jul 23, 2015
US-trained Iraqi troops to join Ramadi counteroffensive
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter talks to troops from the 82nd Airborne Division at the Baghdad International Airport in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, July 23, 2015. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, Pool) 1 of 4 U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter talks to troops from the 82nd Airborne Division at the Baghdad International Airport in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, July 23, 2015. Carter is on a weeklong tour of... (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, Pool) More
BAGHDAD (AP) — For the first time, Iraqi troops trained by the U.S.-led coalition have been added to the assault force Iraq is using to retake the city of Ramadi, a U.S. military official said Thursday.