Sunday, May 15, 2016

An Inside Look At The U.S. War Against The Islamic Satte In Iraq



ABC News: Defeating ISIS: An Exclusive Look at What's Next for U.S. Troops in Iraq

Major General Gary Volesky, Commander of the 101st Airborne Division, has completed three tours of Iraq since 2004, but he says his latest deployment is a very different battle from the rest.

“It is a different enemy,” he told ABC News’ Martha Raddatz from al Asad airbase in western Iraq. “This enemy that we are facing today, make no mistake, is out there to attack everyone. We saw it in Paris, we saw it in Brussels, we’ve seen it in California.”

The new enemy, of course, is ISIS.

Major General Volesky commands the nearly 5,000 Americans in Iraq who are determined to stop the group from wreaking havoc across the country.

Nearly two years ago, ISIS militants overran large swaths of Iraq and Syria, but General Volesky said that with the help of U.S. forces, the Iraqis have ISIS on defense.

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WNU Editor: The images of Ramadi in the above video are shocking .... complete and utter destruction.

More News On The U.S. War Against The Islamic State In Iraq

U.S., Coalition Continue Strikes Against ISIL in Syria, Iraq -- US Department of Defense
With the US Troops Operating Behind the Lines in Iraq -- Newsweek
US Grapples With Renewed Show of Force by IS in Syria, Iraq -- AP
US says bid to retake Iraq’s Mosul from ISIS making progress -- AFP
US Iraq Envoy Hails Progress in Push to Liberate Mosul From IS -- VOA
Pentagon: Mosul battle plan in the hands of Iraq, not U.S. -- Washington Times
Islamic State on the defensive, territory shrinking in Syria and Iraq: U.S. official -- Reuters
US wants to use satellites against ISIS amid stalemate -- RT

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