Sunday, March 6, 2016

U.S. Spokesman: There Are 10,000 Islamic State Fighters In Mosul



RUDAW: ISIS has less than 10,000 militants in Mosul, says US coalition spokesman

The spokesman for the United States-led anti-Islamic State (ISIS) coalition Col. Christopher Garver said on Friday that ISIS has less than 10,000 of its militants in Mosul. That being said he cautioned against the "optimistic estimate" that the city can be liberated and secured by the end of the year.

While there have been plans to rout the group from Mosul by the end of the year Garver pointed out that the US is operating on what "is still an Iraq timeline."

"Iraqis are still building the plan," he was quoted saying by Anadolu news. "We are supporting them with their plans, but we look for ways to accelerate the timeline."

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WNU Editor: The message to retake Mosul is contradictory .... the Americans are saying this .... US: ISIS ‘losing’ as campaign to retake Mosul begins (Al Arabiya), and the Iraqis are saying this .... As army rebuilds, Iraqi assault to retake Mosul months away (AP). What's my take .... I suspect that  this story is more accurate .... Battle for Iraq's Mosul: The mother of all build-ups (Middle East Eye).

5 comments:

Unknown said...

Why not let more jihadis go there?

More there, fewer underground elsewhere.

fazman said...

Letting the iraqis plan it you gotta be kidding.

RRH said...

://www.almasdarnews.com/article/civilian-uprising-isis-raqqa-continues


Is there an uprising in Raqqa?

RRH said...

http://www.icsve.org/tunisian-foreign-fighter--uprising-inside-isis-occurs-today-in-raqqa.html

War News Updates Editor said...

hard to say. Only Sputnik news is reporting on this story. Will update if more news becomes available.