nextprevThe US-led coalition's newest outpost in the fight against the Islamic State group is in a dusty corner of western Iraq near the border with Syria. Iraqi forces are stretched thin. "We have foiled the American project in Iraq and on the Syrian borders, and we have succeeded in securing the road that links Iran, Iraq, Syria and Lebanon," he told The Associated Press. At Qaim, Marines ration water. He never thought he'd be back, but now believes there will be a U.S. presence in Iraq for generations to come.

Source: Fox News November 09, 2017 18:14 UTC