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(CNN)Secretary of Defense Ash Carter, who arrived in Baghdad Monday, announced the U.S. is sending 560 additional troops to Iraq as part of the stepped-up fight against ISIS. Most of the troops will be stationed at the recently recaptured Qarayyah airfield U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter says the U.S. will send hundreds more troops to assist Iraqi forces in an expected push on Mosul, Islamic State's largest stronghold, later this year. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). Reuters is the news and media Five talented athletes secured their spots Sunday night on what is probably the hardest Olympic team to qualify for: the U.S. women’s gymnastics team. Thanks to the success of the U.S. training program, there was a deep bench of athletes jockeying to The rotten apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. Osama Bin Laden’s son has threatened revenge against the United States for killing the terrorist mastermind of 9/11, according to an audio message posted by Al Qaeda. As-Sahab, the terrorist group’s Coffee giant Starbucks has said it will raise wages for workers at all its US stores in October. The pay rises will result in 5% to 15% increases for workers. Starbucks faced criticism recently for cutting staff hours, and raising prices to meet profit BAGHDAD, July 11 (UPI) --During a visit to Baghdad, U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter on Monday said the United States will deploy 560 additional troops to Iraq to assist Iraqi security forces in combating the Islamic State. Carter's announcement .

SEOUL—North Korea said it would sever a rare channel of communication with the U.S. in response to Washington’s move to impose sanctions on its leader, Kim Jong Un. In a report from its state media agency Monday, Pyongyang also said it would handle the The Pentagon has announced it will deploy an additional 560 troops to Iraq to fight the extremist group the Islamic State. "The additional troops will provide a range of support for Iraqi Security Forces, including infrastructure and logistical An elderly Utah man has become the first confirmed person to die in the United States from the mosquito-transmitted Zika virus. The unidentified Salt Lake County resident tested positive for the virus last month and later died of internal bleeding after he BAGHDAD — President Obama will deploy 560 additional troops to Iraq to help retake Mosul, the largest city controlled by the Islamic State group, Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced Monday. The move is the latest escalation of the U.S. role in the war .