WASHINGTON: The US military could open another base to support Iraqi security forces as they look towards isolating the city of Mosul, a senior US military official said on Wednesday.
Joint Staff Vice Director for Operations Rear Admiral Andrew Lewis told reporters that "there may be a situation in which there is another base that is opened or reopened from years passed that would be used in the same manner as a fire support base."
Lewis did not provide further details. Last month it was announced that a fledgling US base in northern Iraq came under attack from Islamic State.
Firebase Bell, as the artillery outpost is called, is the first independent US base of its kind in Iraq since the return of American forces to the country in 2014 and is the latest sign of deepening US military involvement in the conflict.
"I'm deploying the National Guard to help reestablish law, order and public safety in Washington, DC," says Trump
Group demands Israel immediately cease its targeted attacks against all media workers covering this conflict
Country witnesses growing chorus both on social media and offline to buy local and ditch US goods
Congress leader was leading a march towards ECI office in New Delhi
Suspects claimed they had "affiliation with Interpol" and other international crime units
"Until Israeli and Palestinian statehood is permanent, peace can only be temporary," says premier
