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.
The news that about 3,000 U.S.-trained Iraqi army soldiers were added to the fight in recent days was disclosed to U.