Iraqi forces are looking for a strategic victory in Mosul three years after the collapse



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Three years after the collapse of the Iraqi forces in front of a resounding attack in Mosul, the forces are about to recover the city from extremists in retaliation for that historic collapse.

The fall of Mosul, however, has been the catalyst for the worst collapse of Iraqi forces in the war with this group, and its recovery would be a major shift in the ability of Iraqi forces.

"It is only natural that we celebrate military successes three years after the fall of Mosul," said Lieutenant-General Abdul Ghani al-Asadi, commander of the counterterrorism agency.

When Mosul was busy in June 2014 and rushed south towards Baghdad, the atmosphere was full of fear.

"Three years ago at such a time there was a rush moving quickly toward Baghdad," said Brett McGregor, the US envoy to the International Alliance. "Mosul fell and seven teams of Iraqi security forces disintegrated."

"Iraqi security forces were not prepared for such a threat," said Col. Ryan Dillon, a spokesman for the International Coalition.

"Salvation seemed impossible at the time, and many were saying that this was the end of Iraq," McGregor said. But several factors have stopped extremists away from Baghdad and have not been able to attack the capital.

The supreme authority Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani has called for volunteerism to fight a sympathetic, and formed the units of the popular mobilization.

The popular mobilization units under this banner fought to stop the terrorist organization and then pushed them slowly. In return, the United States launched an air campaign against Dahesh two months after the fall of Mosul and became an international coalition also engaged in training and supporting Iraqi forces by other means.

Since then, Iraqi forces have begun to regain much of the territory controlled by the militants, including three major cities and most of Mosul.

"In Mosul, only three or four neighborhoods were left in Mosul," said al-Asadi. "When Mosul was busy, the forces were not ready and lacked some equipment, so the fall took place quickly, but now the units are well prepared and their relations with the citizens are good. With the troops. "

"Success in Mosul highlights the evolution of Iraqi forces since its collapse in June 2014. But restoring the Mosul areas should not obscure the fact that Iraqi forces are still incomplete and flawed, including," said Patrick Martin, an analyst at the War Study Institute. Lack of combat force to clear and hold all areas of the country. "

The expulsion of the insurgents cost many lives. The years of fighting have left thousands dead and millions displaced, leaving large areas full of rubble, while many have suffered under brutal rule.

"Nineveh and the city of Mosul have been particularly traumatized, with civilians suffering from massacres and rape, while all combat units have paid a heavy price," said Lieutenant-General Abdulwahab al-Saadi, the counter-terrorism commander.

The return of Mosul will not mark the end of the war as an ouster in Iraq, where elements of the terrorist organization still control territory in Kirkuk as well as some parts of the west of the country. Then there is more threat, according to Dillon, where the insurgents will return to rebellion again.
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