Iraqi Army Collapses Against Al-Qaeda Spinoff In Mosul -- US News and World Report/AL-Monitor
The governor of Ninevah province, Athil al-Nujaifi, blames "Maliki and his policies" for the fall of Mosul.
After a long night of shelling between government forces and armed groups in the province of Ninevah in northern Iraq, Ahmed al-Muslawi and his family decided to flee Mosul for Iraqi Kurdistan. When he awoke the next morning, he learned that the city had fallen into the hands of radical organizations, and that the shelling had stopped.
Speaking to Al-Monitor by phone, Muslawi said he didn't expect the city to fall that way. Mosul residents, according to him, expected the course of events in their city to resemble what happened in Anbar province in western Iraq, where government military operations have continued for more than six months.
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My Comment: It appears that the Iraq army was not prepared .... and when the fighting started the senior military leadership fled. With no leaders .... the soldiers then fled. I expect in the weeks to come there will be more than one analysis on the "how and why" the Iraqi army collapsed .... and my prediction is that the number one reason will be the failure of leadership.
Update: Fear, sectarianism behind Iraq army collapse -- AP
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