[Ynet] The commander of US forces fighting the Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not really Moslems....
in Iraq and Syria said Monday the turban group has been thrown on the defensive, unable to generate the kind of quick strikes that captured large chunks of Iraq last summer.
Army Lt. Gen. James Terry told news hounds in Kuwait that US and coalition Arclight airstrikes are taking a toll on IS. He said the fighters are less mobile and are limited in their ability to communicate because of the Arclight airstrikes and other pressure.
Terry said his first priority is to build a bigger coalition of countries to counter IS. He said a conference of coalition partners last week produced plans for non-US members to contribute as many as 1,500 military personnel to help rebuild Iraq's army. |