US deploys more troops on the ground in #Iraq to fight #ISIS

Washington has sent a detachment of US Marines to Iraq to bolster the fight against the Islamic State terror group. The Marines will reinforce US forces already there.

A group of Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, or MEU, will be deployed on the ground, the US military said on Sunday, according to Reuters.

BREAKING: US deploys troops to Iraq to help fight #ISIS https://t.co/NT4LapftoN pic.twitter.com/PMwTZZrqvT

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It isn't immediately clear how many personnel have been sent and to where.

The 26th MEU is one of seven Marine Expeditionary Units currently in the United States Marine Corps, according to the corps' official website. The MEU is a 2,200-strong Marine air-ground task force.