US military chief General Martin Dempsey said Thursday that American advisers must be sent to Iraq’s western Anbar province to counter ISIL terrorists.

US military chief General Martin Dempsey said Thursday that American advisers must be sent to Iraq's western Anbar province to counter ISIL terrorists.

Due to recent ISIL gains, "we need to expand the train, advise and assist mission into al-Anbar province, but the precondition for that is that the government of Iraq is willing to arm the tribes," Dempsey told a news conference.