Hopefully this will make a big dent in the ISIS machine. Maybe when so many who joined up see so many of their comrades lying dead or terribly wounded, they will have a big change of heart.
U.S., Iraq planning 20,000 soldier spring offensive to retake Mosul from ISIS
BLOOMBERG NEWS 02.19.2015
WASHINGTON — The U.S. and Iraq are planning a spring offensive to retake the city of Mosul that will require 20,000 to 25,000 Iraqi troops to defeat 1,000 to 2,000 Islamic State of Iraq & Al-Sham fighters.
The main attack force of five Iraqi army brigades will need to be trained first by U.S. advisors, an official at U.S. Central Command, told a briefing Thursday to discuss military operations.
The U.S. has not ruled out delaying the offensive from its planned start in April or May if more time is needed for training.
While the spring timing had been previously discussed, new details were offered on the size of the force required to recapture Iraq’s second-largest city from ISIS, which sei
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U.S. Iraq planning 20 000 soldier spring offensive to retake Mosul from ISIS?
U.S., Iraq planning 20,000 soldier spring offensive to retake Mosul from ISIS
BLOOMBERG NEWS 02.19.2015
WASHINGTON — The U.S. and Iraq are planning a spring offensive to retake the city of Mosul that will require 20,000 to 25,000 Iraqi troops to defeat 1,000 to 2,000 Islamic State of Iraq & Al-Sham fighters.
The main attack force of five Iraqi army brigades will need to be trained first by U.S. advisors, an official at U.S. Central Command, told a briefing Thursday to discuss military operations.
The U.S. has not ruled out delaying the offensive from its planned start in April or May if more time is needed for training.
While the spring timing had been previously discussed, new details were offered on the size of the force required to recapture Iraq’s second-largest city from ISIS, which sei
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U.S. Iraq planning 20 000 soldier spring offensive to retake Mosul from ISIS?