The US is to send 200 extra troops to Iraq to help fight so-called Islamic State (IS), officials say.
The deployment will increase the number of US personnel in Iraq to about 4,100.
Alongside the additional troops, Apache attack helicopters will be deployed for the first time against IS in Iraq, reports the BBC.
US Defence Secretary Ash Carter made the announcement during an unannounced visit to Baghdad, where he met with US military officials and Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi.
