Iraqi forces retake town
Mar 6, 2015 17:26:20 #
WASHINGTON, March 6 (Reuters) - Iraqi forces have cleared Islamic State fighters from the town of al-Baghdadi near a key base where U.S. Marines are training Iraqi military troops, recapturing the police station and three bridges over the Euphrates, the U.S. military said on Friday.
Iraqi Security Forces and tribal m*****a from the Anbar region also pushed the Islamic State fighters from seven villages northwest of al-Baghdadi on the road to Haditha, the Combined Joint Task Force said in a statement.
Al-Baghdadi is located about 3 miles (5 km) northeast of Ain al-Asad air base, where U.S. Marines are training Iraqi military forces to help them confront Islamic State militants who overran part of northwestern Iraq last year.
Islamic State militants seized the bridges around al-Baghdadi in September. Fighting for control of al-Baghdadi stepped up in recent weeks, and a top U.S. commander said two weeks ago that Iraqi forces appeared to be on the verge of driving out the militants.
Lieutenant General James Terry, senior U.S. commander of the U.S.-led coalition fighting Islamic State, told reporters the Iraqi army's 7th Division, including one of its commando units, were joining tribal forces to retake the town.
The military's statement on Friday said coalition air forces had supported the effort to retake al-Baghdadi, targeting Islamic State positions in and around the town with 26 air strikes between Feb. 22 and March 6. It also provided surveillance and advice to Iraqi military headquarters.
(Reporting by David Alexander; Editing by Doina Chiacu)
Iraqi Security Forces and tribal m*****a from the Anbar region also pushed the Islamic State fighters from seven villages northwest of al-Baghdadi on the road to Haditha, the Combined Joint Task Force said in a statement.
Al-Baghdadi is located about 3 miles (5 km) northeast of Ain al-Asad air base, where U.S. Marines are training Iraqi military forces to help them confront Islamic State militants who overran part of northwestern Iraq last year.
Islamic State militants seized the bridges around al-Baghdadi in September. Fighting for control of al-Baghdadi stepped up in recent weeks, and a top U.S. commander said two weeks ago that Iraqi forces appeared to be on the verge of driving out the militants.
Lieutenant General James Terry, senior U.S. commander of the U.S.-led coalition fighting Islamic State, told reporters the Iraqi army's 7th Division, including one of its commando units, were joining tribal forces to retake the town.
The military's statement on Friday said coalition air forces had supported the effort to retake al-Baghdadi, targeting Islamic State positions in and around the town with 26 air strikes between Feb. 22 and March 6. It also provided surveillance and advice to Iraqi military headquarters.
(Reporting by David Alexander; Editing by Doina Chiacu)
Mar 6, 2015 19:12:39 #
moldyoldy wrote:
WASHINGTON, March 6 (Reuters) - Iraqi forces have ... (show quote)
Moldy,
Looks as if the air strikes are doing the job, been a stand still for ISIL for several months. Those Marines are doing a heck of a job getting the once useless Iragi forces doing the right things at the right time.. Hope this is a forecast of event to come..
Mar 6, 2015 19:23:34 #
permafrost wrote:
Moldy,
Looks as if the air strikes are doing the job, been a stand still for ISIL for several months. Those Marines are doing a heck of a job getting the once useless Iragi forces doing the right things at the right time.. Hope this is a forecast of event to come..
Looks as if the air strikes are doing the job, been a stand still for ISIL for several months. Those Marines are doing a heck of a job getting the once useless Iragi forces doing the right things at the right time.. Hope this is a forecast of event to come..
Iran is part of the reason for success.
Mar 6, 2015 20:40:11 #
moldyoldy wrote:
Iran is part of the reason for success.
The enemy of your enemy is your enemy.
Mar 6, 2015 20:41:06 #
Mar 6, 2015 21:47:26 #
Coos Bay Tom
Loc: coos bay oregon
mwdegutis wrote:
The enemy of your enemy is your enemy.
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Mar 6, 2015 22:34:59 #
Coos Bay Tom wrote:
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Who exactly is that enemy this week, it changes when the wind blows, or the oil spills.
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