Critics See Lack Of Progress In Fight For Ramadi Reflecting Irresolute Army
September 17 2015
Former U.S. military personnel and others are expressing doubts about the capability of the Iraqi army to retake Ramadi, the capital of Iraq's western Al Anbar province, reports the Military Times.
The U.S.-backed Iraqi effort is moving extremely slowly four months after ISIS took over the city.
Some maintain that Iraq's military lacks the personnel and has not been able to restore its force structure after the mass desertions in 2014 when the Islamic State made major gains. ...
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