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US troops active as Mosul operation underway

(18 Oct 2016) American troops were seen being active at a northern Iraqi army base on Tuesday, as the operation to free Mosul from the Islamic State group entered its second day. US soldiers were seen flying helicopters at the base in Makhmur, 50 kilometres (31 miles) away from Irbil. This came as a Pentagon spokesman said that more than 100 US troops are embedded with Iraqi forces, including the Kurdish Peshmerga, as they advance toward Mosul. The spokesman, Navy Captain Jeff Davis, told reporters that the Americans are "well back" from the front lines as they advise the Iraqis and perform other tasks such as relaying information received from frontline Iraqis about potential Islamic State targets for coalition airstrikes. Some hundreds of other US troops are in support roles such as processing intelligence and providing logistical help from Iraqi staging bases. Davis said US warplanes are supporting the Iraqis, as expected, and that American artillery is being used against Islamic State targets. He would not be more specific about the use of US artillery. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...