U.S. forces increasing Iraq footprint ahead of Mosul operation
By: Susannah George, The Associated Press, October 9, 2016 (Photo Credit: Susannah George/AP)
CAMP SWIFT, Iraq — Thirteen years ago, Chase Snow's father was among the American troops who moved into the Iraqi city of Mosul during the U.S.-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein. Now Snow, a U.S. Army specialist, is deployed in Iraq to help in the fight to retake the city from the Islamic State group.
The assault on Mosul, Iraq's second largest city, is bringing American forces into their most significant role in Iraq in years, in terms of numbers and presence on the front lines.
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