U.S. Forces Play Crucial Role Against ISIS in Mosul

by Dramelin 5:30 PM 0 comments

But the toughest part of the battle ? the house-to-house combat in the narrow streets of the old part of western Mosul ? still lies ahead.
Iraq?s federal police have fully secured the Mosul airport, while Iraq?s elite counterterrorism service seized a nearby military base last week.
The Islamic State?s military tactics have also added to the challenge.
2 Iraqi government-controlled 1 Eastern Mosul ISIS-controlled Western Mosul 2 Mosul Tigris Baghdad IRAQ 1 IRAQ Hamam al-Alil 10 Miles 2 Iraqi govt.
-controlled 1 Eastern Mosul ISIS-controlled 2 Western Mosul ERBIL PROVINCE Tigris 1 10 Miles Hamam al-AlilWith the encouragement of the Americans, the Iraqi strategy has been to mount an attack on multiple axes to present the militants with more problems than they can handle.
So the United States military has used its firepower to try to mitigate the drone problem, just as it targeted ISIS?s car bomb factories, mortar teams and command posts.