Iraq

Rumsfeld, a longtime military thinker and Washington powerbroker, served twice as secretary of defense. He was 88.

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The reinforcements, announced late Tuesday, raise the number of U.S. forces in Iraq to more than 1,000.

Speaking at the White House, the president says the humanitarian and military problems in the country are "a long-term project."

President Obama has authorized humanitarian drops and airstrikes against militants in the country. But administration officials say this does not signal a broader war against the Islamic extremists.

President Obama says the U.S. will send up to 300 military advisers to Iraq to help it cope with a Sunni extremist group, but Americans won't be taking up combat roles.

Iraq's government is using limited air attacks to strike back at the Sunni group known as ISIS, which now controls large areas of northern Iraq.