What did America, the Iraqi army after the fall of Mosul?

What did America, the Iraqi army after the fall of Mosul? 

US officials from the military and civilians current and former believe that the efforts that began 17 months ago , to re - build the Iraqi regular army and restore its unity has failed to create a large number of active combat units or limit the power of sectarian groups. According to a report published by "Reuters" 

And come concerns about the outcome of the US attempt to strengthen the Iraqi army while Chen Iraqi government forces and factions of the popular crowd, an offensive to retake Fallujah from the grip of the organization Daash. Humanitarian organizations fear that the process result in a humanitarian disaster there is about 50 thousand of Sunni civilians trapped inside the cordoned - off city. 

The US current and former military officials, in the report, " The continued weakness in the units of the Iraqi regular army and to rely on armed Shiite groups ( the popular crowd) allied with him could undermine broader carried out by Prime Minister Haider al - Abadi to defeat Daash and win the support of the Iraqi Sunnis efforts. Valhakkak sectarian between Sunni and minority Shiite majority threatens to divide the country forever. " 

Critics agree on the existence of some military successes , and point to the victories achieved by continuous Iraqi special forces , US - trained, which began fighting Daash two years ago. But the US military presence and strength of 4,000 people failed to change the course of Iraqi politics that fuels the rise of sectarian groups and Inmiha. 

Said retired US Gen. Mick Bednarek , who led efforts to train the Iraqi army between 2013 and 2015, he said that " the Iraqi army there has not been a significant improvement in the last eight months." 

He held Bednarik, in the report, responsibility for a number of problems from the small number of Iraqis wanting to join the rejection of a number of the lowest rank of Iraqi officers sent to get US training. 

Bednarek said " the Iraqi army 's ability has not improved a great deal ... for reasons including the continuing challenge of recruitment and survival. The training of our officers are attending and it is important that we are not sure of the identity of attending." 

He said two officers and two US senior Bednarik, " the Iraqi Special Forces is the only force the government forces that operate without sectarian It is most effective with a few exceptions." 

US officials have expressed concern that " the stress of obtaining special forces units after nearly two years of continuous fighting." 

US and Iraqi officials say the US advisers helped in the training of existing units and the creation of new sectors of the Iraqi army was achieved despite funding shortages suffered by Iraq and needed to recruit new members and the small number of volunteers from the Iraqi Shiites. According to the report published by "Reuters". 

But US officials , including a civilian official, a former official and a former general and three other military officials say the current slight improvement in the combat readiness of the Iraqi army in general. 

In October last as US military officials that only five sectors of the Iraqi army is ready to fight and deemed ready only by 60 to 65 percent. Officials say those numbers did not increase today only a small margin.

* "Lion 's share" of progress 

US military spokesman in Iraq , Lieutenant Colonel Chris Garver said the US military believes that , despite the difficulties Iraqi army units to improve after training. He also noted the progress army battalions in areas around Fallujah as indicators of success. 

But Garver acknowledged that the lion 's share of military attacks carried out by special forces , although two years of fighting has Nala of these elite soldiers. 

Garver said " the Iraqi government relied heavily on special operations forces and there is a real concern that stress affects those forces affect their combat effectiveness." 

He added that the Iraqi regular army is still striving to increase the number of troops. He continued , " has become a recruitment and financing of real challenges to the Government of Iraq. They are two problems should be on the Iraqi government to deal with them." 

He declined Brigadier Messenger , spokesman for the Iraqi Defense Ministry no indication that the Iraqi army was no match for the Iraqi special forces. 

The Messenger "Our forces managed to regain land from Daash after the fall of Mosul , the Joint Command of the Defense Ministry returned the Iraqi security forces equipped and trained." 

He said US officials and former current to attack Fallujah reveals once again the weakness of regular army units. 

Ericlevz said " it does not seem that the regular army has been built again ... It is a matter really of lament." As reported by "Reuters" in its report.


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