AP, Baghdad
Defense Secretary Ash Carter arrived in Baghdad Monday to talk to Iraqi leaders about beefing up Iraqi forces working to retake the northern city of Mosul, a critical goal in the effort to defeat the Islamic State group.
A senior U.S. official said that as the U.S. moves to help the Iraqis, it will also likely mean that at least a “small number” of additional American forces will go to the warzone.
Carter has said the U.S. is considering a number of options, including more airstrikes, cyberattacks and American troops on the ground.