(31.05.2019) Maier, on Thursday, said it was also increasingly likely that the residual U.S. force would soon be bolstered by an influx of troops and capabilities from other members of the coalition to defeat Islamic State.

„We‘ve talked to close to 30 coalition partners about their role … somewhere over two dozen that we‘re actively engaged with,“ he said, declining to share additional specifics. „Very few have told us no at this point.“