Dempsey stressed the advisors are "very much in a combat-advisory role" and that there is "no intention" at the moment for them to engage in combat: "I don't see it to be necessary right now."
But he said if there were an "extraordinarily complex" operation planned by Iraqi forces -- such as a bid to recapture the rebel-held city of Mosul -- then advisors could head to the front.
Dempsey had said that any use of US troops in the field would be approved by Obama, explaining: "He told me to come back to him on a case-by-case basis."
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