Just what Washington boasted of successes in the war against the Islamic State in Iraq – the liquidation of one of its leaders Abu Sayyefa and a reflection of Tikrit. As a result of the offensive Iraqi troops supported by US aircraft ISIS is in retreat – Pentagon spokesmen said.
Meanwhile, on Sunday fell Ramadi, capital of Sunni Anbar province, 100 km from Baghdad. Observers agree – the biggest victory so far the Islamic State. The killing of Abu Sayyefa does not matter jihadist leaders are zastępowalni, while the winners of Ramadi fell prey to another great batch of weapons recently sent from Baghdad.
The head takes US strategy in Iraq, which the foundation was to be trained government army, to in the fight against ISIS does not have to use the assistance supported by Iran Shiite militias. The new prime minister of Iraq, Haider al-Abadi, the appeal of the Sunnis of Anbar sent her to the relief of inept army.
It was hoped that Abadi, more willing to cooperate with the Sunni minority than its predecessor Nuri al-Maliki will lead to drag a page of local government Sunni leaders – some of whom ISIS believes the lesser evil – and repeat the kind of operation from 2006-2007, when Sunnis of Anbar headed there when acting against the Iraqi Al-Qaeda. Then, however, the main force fighting with the Islamists was the US military. Currently it is not there and the Americans are limited to airpower. It’s apparently not enough.
Inviting experts and specialists from the Middle East predicted this already when last summer the US Air Force joined in the action against the ISIS. Air attacks have a limited range, because in terms of minimizing civilian casualties. However, Obama would not send ground forces to Iraq. Not after it withdrew them entirely in 2011. There are only sporadic actions of special forces against the most important bases for jihadists.
Despite the dubious effectiveness of air strikes also hard to imagine that Washington suddenly be canceled. Without American support murderous Islamic State will continue to win and expand your territory, as in Syria. Unless Baghdad already explicitly ask for help Iran …
In other words – and so bad and so sick. The tragedy of Iraq, engulfed in flames religious war, as in Syria, Libya and Yemen deepens. It was to be expected after the decision to invade in 2003. Undertaken by George W. Bush and the disastrous occupation policy which triggered a fatal sequence of events. America pays for its cardinal errors.
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