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Dempsey talks about the battle of Tikrit details
3/7/15
predicted the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, US Army, Gen. Martin Dempsey, that the double whammy carried out by Iranian-backed militias and Iraqi government forces, will prevail over the "Islamic state" fighters Daash in the battle taking place in Tikrit, Saddam Hussein's hometown . , said Dempsey said "the attack on Tikrit (100 km north of Baghdad), it was not possible without US air strikes, which curbed the organization in last place in the north." The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, US Army, said that "about 23 thousand members Shiite militias backed by Iran and Iraqi soldiers taking part in the attack, compared with the hundreds of organizing the Islamic state Daash fighters, "he said, adding that the attack did not follow the standard military style. He spoke Dempsey for "flow Humvees, trucks and other Iraqi vehicles to Tikrit, saying:" I would not characterize as advanced military maneuver, "he said." I do not see evidence that the Iranian army is fighting. " He explained Dempsey: "If not for the air campaign for the US-led coalition, which Daash forces drained in Baiji, what was the current campaign in Tikrit be militarily possible," he said "The important thing about this process in Tikrit, not in how the military side as far as what would result from the outcome." He pointed Dempsey to be crucial task for the leaders of Iraq is to achieve a balance between the Iranian role in enabling Shiite militias and partnership Iraq with the United States and members of the Alliance of others, pointing that "the only person who can balance it is the Prime Minister of Iraq, so I want to identify the point of view on how it seeks to achieve a balance." intends Dempsey during his visit to Baghdad on Sunday, held talks with the government and military commanders of US commanders in Iraq, and also plans to visit the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, which was sent to the Persian Gulf as part of military operations in Iraq with the coalition led by the United States forces.
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3/7/15
predicted the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, US Army, Gen. Martin Dempsey, that the double whammy carried out by Iranian-backed militias and Iraqi government forces, will prevail over the "Islamic state" fighters Daash in the battle taking place in Tikrit, Saddam Hussein's hometown . , said Dempsey said "the attack on Tikrit (100 km north of Baghdad), it was not possible without US air strikes, which curbed the organization in last place in the north." The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, US Army, said that "about 23 thousand members Shiite militias backed by Iran and Iraqi soldiers taking part in the attack, compared with the hundreds of organizing the Islamic state Daash fighters, "he said, adding that the attack did not follow the standard military style. He spoke Dempsey for "flow Humvees, trucks and other Iraqi vehicles to Tikrit, saying:" I would not characterize as advanced military maneuver, "he said." I do not see evidence that the Iranian army is fighting. " He explained Dempsey: "If not for the air campaign for the US-led coalition, which Daash forces drained in Baiji, what was the current campaign in Tikrit be militarily possible," he said "The important thing about this process in Tikrit, not in how the military side as far as what would result from the outcome." He pointed Dempsey to be crucial task for the leaders of Iraq is to achieve a balance between the Iranian role in enabling Shiite militias and partnership Iraq with the United States and members of the Alliance of others, pointing that "the only person who can balance it is the Prime Minister of Iraq, so I want to identify the point of view on how it seeks to achieve a balance." intends Dempsey during his visit to Baghdad on Sunday, held talks with the government and military commanders of US commanders in Iraq, and also plans to visit the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, which was sent to the Persian Gulf as part of military operations in Iraq with the coalition led by the United States forces.
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