The addition of up to 450 U.S. military personnel and the opening of a training base in Iraq are an adjustment to the campaign against the Islamic State (IS), the Pentagon said on Thursday.
Martin Dempsey, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff said Tuesday that American ground troops could be called into battle against the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria if circumstances require.
The United States can tip the military balance toward the Syrian opposition, but it has refused to do so mainly because the rebels may not back U.S. interests once they seize power, U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Martin Dempsey was quoted by local media on Wednesday.
Jordan has asked the United States for manned surveillance aircraft to help it prevent the Syrian conflict spilling across the border, according to a top U.S. military officer.
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