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IS eager to confront US ground forces in Iraq

Islamic State propaganda makes clear its desire to draw the United States into deploying combat troops, setting up a potentially direct confrontation.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter (R) arrives to address troops at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait February 23, 2015. Carter is gathering top U.S. military commanders and diplomats for talks in Kuwait on Monday about the battle against Islamic State, as America's military effort approaches major hurdles in both Iraq and Syria.   REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst    (KUWAIT - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY) - RTR4QS89
US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter (R) arrives to address troops at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Feb. 23, 2015. — REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

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