Deadly attack on US troops highlights an open-ended military mission

The roughly 2,500 troops in Iraq and 900 in Syria are described by US officials as part of an operation to keep the Islamic State from regaining a foothold in the region. But with the Islamist militant group largely degraded, American soldiers now find themselves targeted by other adversaries.

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