IS attack underscores fragility of Iraqi security forces

7 Jul by

IS attack underscores fragility of Iraqi security forces

IS attack underscores fragility of Iraqi security forces

MOSUL, Iraq (AP) — Despite clinging to only a sliver of territory in Mosul, Islamic State militants managed to launch a counterattack Friday that reversed days of Iraqi army territorial gains in just a matter of hours — a setback that underscores the fragility of the Iraqi security forces despite years of U.S.-led coalition training as well as the instability likely to follow the city’s liberation.

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Source:: https://www.yahoo.com/news/un-agency-suspends-2-camps-near-mosul-amid-100430139.html

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