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| Iraq: 5,000 soldiers trained by US and ready for battle with ISIS |
| 2015-11-09 |
| [Rudaw] Iraq said Sunday that several thousand soldiers had completed training under American instructors, as Baghdad builds up the US-trained army that collapsed without a fight in an ISIS onslaught more than a year ago. "They (US forces) have been monitoring and training 4,800 Iraqi soldiers," a statement by Iraq's defense ministry said, adding that that the recruits were ready for battle against the Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... group, known as Daesh [Islamic State] in Arabic. "About 3,000 forces attended the last course three weeks ago, which trained Iraqi soldiers in the latest tactics and strategies, preparing them for modern war as well as the strategies and tactics that are used by Deash," the ministry said. It added that the courses are especially useful for urban warfare and had boosted the army's ability to defeat ISIS. The soldiers also underwent weapons training by US instructors. Since invading Iraq in 2003, the United States has been heavily involved in building and equipping an Iraqi military, including its air force. But US-trained Iraqi forces that took over security after the United States ended its occupation in 2011 were hardly able to stand up against ISIS when it launched a lightning offensive in June last year and took over a third of Iraq. Iraqi troops were widely condemned -- including by US officials -- for fleeing before the June 2014 onslaught and leaving huge caches of light and heavy weapons that had been sold to Iraq by the United States. The US recognizes that the Peshmerga forces of Iraq's northern Kurdistan Region have been the most effective bulwark on the ground against ISIS. However, the way to a man's heart remains through his stomach... US officials refuse to arm the autonomous Kurdistan Region -- which has its own forces -- directly. Washington insists on supplying the Kurds through an inefficient and graft-ridden Iraqi administration that is locked in rows with Erbil. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #6 As per various MSM-Net Artics, the Obama-led US Coalition has allegedly collapsed, wid the US = Obama Admin all but abandoned + standing alone. WHICH MIGHT NOT BE BAD TO A REPOR "WAR-WEARY" US POPULATION/MAINSTREAM IFF THE ISIS + AL-NUSRA WAS BEING DEFEATED OR DESTROYED, BUT THEY AREN'T. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2015-11-09 23:30 |
| #5 Hope part of the training include the insertion of a tracking chip. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2015-11-09 14:38 |
| #4 When are they gonna figure out they are to fuckin sorry for this job? |
| Posted by: chris 2015-11-09 09:44 |
| #3 More like 5,000 soldiers trained by US and ready to join ISIS |
| Posted by: jpal 2015-11-09 09:43 |
| #2 A 'going long' vetting and recruitment effort, but not for the military. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2015-11-09 08:40 |
| #1 Waste of money. |
| Posted by: BernardZ 2015-11-09 08:36 |