Story highlights Gen. Joseph Dunford believes more troops will be headed to Iraq "in the coming weeks"

Dunford added that a final decision on any troop deployments had yet to be made

Washington (CNN) The country's top military officer said Friday that he believes the U.S. will soon increase the number of American troops in Iraq.

Appearing at a briefing with Secretary of Defense Ash Carter, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Joseph Dunford said, "The secretary and I both believe that there will be an increase to the U.S. forces in Iraq in the coming weeks."

Dunford added that a final decision on any troop deployments had yet to be made.

Most analysts think the additional forces will be deployed to help the Iraqi military in its upcoming campaign to liberate the major city of Mosul from ISIS control.

"Mosul is the primary target in 2016," Nick Heras of the Center for a New American Security told CNN.

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