BRUSSELS (AP) — Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Monday that at least one U.S. Apache helicopter has been used for the first time in combat in Iraq. He says an Apache was used to strike an Islamic ...

U.S. Apache helicopters have struck an Islamic State target for the first time in Iraq, the Pentagon said on June 13. The sophisticated attack choppers destroyed an IS car bomb near Qayyarah, which is ...

BAGHDAD (AP) – The U.S. has agreed to deploy more than 200 additional troops to Iraq and to send eight Apache helicopters for the first time into the fight against the Islamic State group in Iraq, the ...

BAGHDAD (AP) – The U.S. has agreed to deploy more than 200 additional troops to Iraq and to send eight Apache helicopters for the first time into the fight against the Islamic State group in Iraq, the ...

The decisions reflect weeks of discussions with commanders and Iraqi leaders, and a decision by President Barack Obama to increase the authorized troop level in Iraq by 217 forces — or from 3,870 to 4 ...