The Iraqi government says they are not welcome and must withdraw.
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Some coalition partners have expressed a willingness to send more planes to Incirlik before the end of January, the senior USA defense official said.
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The Obama administration is depending on Iraq’s military, along with Kurdish militiamen, to carry the bulk of the ground battle against the militants.
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Carter is in the middle of a weeklong trip to the Middle East, where – acting on President Barack Obama’s instructions – he’s exploring opportunities to hasten defeat of ISIL.
But he said the USA was ready to provide such support if the Iraqis asked. As indigenous forces increase, U.S.-coalition forces want them to move south and build strength with the objective of striking at Raqqah, “the nominal self-proclaimed capital of the ISIL caliphate”, Carter said.
It added that Washington remained committed to sovereignty and territorial integrity in the crisis-hit country, and “called on Turkey to do the same by withdrawing any military forces from Iraqi territory that have not been authorized by the Iraqi government”.
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Abadi said he believes Iraqi forces are making progress. They were armed with rockets, mounted machine guns and vehicle-born improvised explosive devices, officials said.
“I think we are on the verge of breaking the back of Daesh”, he said, using an Arabic acronym for the Islamic State group.
Iraqi troops, backed by U.S.-led coalition airstrikes, pushed into Ramadi earlier this week, have surrounded the city and have been preparing to try to take the city back.
Powerful Shia militia Ketaeb Hezbollah also claimed responsibility for the attack via its TV channel Etejah, but did not specify how it managed to shell a base located over 100 kilometres (60 miles) north of the northernmost positions held by federal Kurdish forces and allied militiamen. They have planted hundreds of booby traps to slow a government assault.
This month, the United States announced plans to deploy an elite force to Iraq to conduct raids against Islamic State there and in neighbouring Syria. The Pentagon also stepped up deliveries of thousands of antitank missiles, vehicles and other military hardware. Those forces, who include the Peshmerga, are considered to be highly motivated and have proven effective against Islamic State.
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Carter’s visit to Baghdad was hampered by a sandstorm that complicated travel for his meetings with Iraqi leaders.
