About 130 military intelligence advisers are being dispatched to Iraq , officials say . The advisers will be made up of Marines and special operations forces . The United States hopes the designate will form a government quickly and build a united front against ISIS rebels , U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said . ` ` This is not a ' boots on the ground operation , '' defense secretary says . Residents in Baghdad riot following a bomb explosion , police officials say .
About 130 military intelligence advisers are being dispatched to Iraq , officials say . The advisers will be made up of Marines and special operations forces . ` ` This is not a ' boots on the ground operation , '' defense secretary says . Residents in Baghdad riot following a bomb explosion , police officials say .