Field commanders: the battle against Daash need new methods of fighting
BAGHDAD, Iraq Press -24 June: quoted news reports, tonight, for the leaders of the army and the police are leading the continuous control of the Baiji refinery battle, asking them to change the methods used in fighting al (Daash).
The leaders said they "will not be able to defeat the organization fully unless they changed the methods that they use in order to improve the ability to cope with guerrilla tactics."
Brigadier Nasser al-Fartusi, the commander of the quick reaction force of the Interior Ministry in charge of the restoration and Peggy: "They are professionals in guerrilla warfare unlike our troops that follow old methods of combat."
"We have one of the fire in the streets of Baiji and then put the plan to attack the street. The next day and at the start of the attack surprised Baldoaash attacking us from another street. "
"We seek to turn the tables on Daash by following the battles of attrition waged against them were against us, they practice style. It is not easy to learn the soldier guerrilla tactics in the day and night. "
Iraqi officials say that "the army's performance improved in the last 12 months, after the setback of Mosul in June of 2014, when it seized Daash of the city."
Long battle and allowed for control of the Baiji refinery for the Army an opportunity to show its mettle. And it bores the elite units forces repeatedly siege for long periods and succeeded in restoring lost land. But she could not repay a decisive blow.
For his part, said Lt. Col. Ali al-Jubouri, who suffered serious injury at the refinery last month when a suicide bomber blew up a car "Humvee" military bomb seized by Daash, said the army "needs to make more of an effort to cut the supply lines of the organization rather than fight a frequent confrontations and face-to-face in Baiji. "
And Asatraltnzim on the northern roads leading to justice, what allows to keep providing them to the connector and to the western and southwestern roads open lines, which allows them to be accessed from Anbar through the desert.
He said al-Jubouri, "What is the benefit of restoring the place while the enemy supply lines remain out of control? They can easily send reinforcements and reorganization and return to regain control. This is what I call a losing battle. "
He continued, "We have to ask a simple question. What happens to this scenario? The answer is simple. Daash controls the strategic areas where roads linking Baiji both Mosul and Anbar there. "
In turn, said Col. Ahmed al-Asadi, the security team, which consists of members of the army, police and special forces member, said that "military commanders have become extremely cautious because of their desire to please their superiors."
He said al-Asadi "leaders are avoiding big losses and provision of this issue is the yardstick for assessing the commander as a successful or a failed leader. This is why the battle Baiji leaders give priority to minimize losses among soldiers rather than make rapid progress. "
He believed that "relying on the popular crowd composed of different groups makes it difficult to control in the chain of command."
"There is a plurality in leadership on the battlefield, and unfortunately there is less coordination between the crowd and its leaders with military commanders .. This position certainly contributes in creating a state of confusion."
Iraqi and US officials say the "restoration of Mosul essential to defeat Daash. But it is unlikely to begin until the Army battle gaining momentum through the control of Anbar strategy and progress towards the north of Baiji parts battles which will require him to learn how to deal with guerrilla warfare used by the organization Daash methods. "
The organization works to block the progress of the Iraqi booby-trapped houses and planting explosive devices on the roads. And avoid air strikes to change their lot. And a lone sniper can stop the progress that the entire military convoy. The organization uses foreign fighters to carry out suicide operations.
Asadi said that "the desert land surrounding the refinery and nearby towns is a challenge for the regular military forces and the anti-aircraft missiles that brought the organization from Syria to Iraq challenge of preference enjoyed by the army to possess an air force."
"They never retreat from their positions and the last choice is to do detonated the explosive belt who wear .. We are fighting in a place where there is death and explosions in every corner" .
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BAGHDAD, Iraq Press -24 June: quoted news reports, tonight, for the leaders of the army and the police are leading the continuous control of the Baiji refinery battle, asking them to change the methods used in fighting al (Daash).
The leaders said they "will not be able to defeat the organization fully unless they changed the methods that they use in order to improve the ability to cope with guerrilla tactics."
Brigadier Nasser al-Fartusi, the commander of the quick reaction force of the Interior Ministry in charge of the restoration and Peggy: "They are professionals in guerrilla warfare unlike our troops that follow old methods of combat."
"We have one of the fire in the streets of Baiji and then put the plan to attack the street. The next day and at the start of the attack surprised Baldoaash attacking us from another street. "
"We seek to turn the tables on Daash by following the battles of attrition waged against them were against us, they practice style. It is not easy to learn the soldier guerrilla tactics in the day and night. "
Iraqi officials say that "the army's performance improved in the last 12 months, after the setback of Mosul in June of 2014, when it seized Daash of the city."
Long battle and allowed for control of the Baiji refinery for the Army an opportunity to show its mettle. And it bores the elite units forces repeatedly siege for long periods and succeeded in restoring lost land. But she could not repay a decisive blow.
For his part, said Lt. Col. Ali al-Jubouri, who suffered serious injury at the refinery last month when a suicide bomber blew up a car "Humvee" military bomb seized by Daash, said the army "needs to make more of an effort to cut the supply lines of the organization rather than fight a frequent confrontations and face-to-face in Baiji. "
And Asatraltnzim on the northern roads leading to justice, what allows to keep providing them to the connector and to the western and southwestern roads open lines, which allows them to be accessed from Anbar through the desert.
He said al-Jubouri, "What is the benefit of restoring the place while the enemy supply lines remain out of control? They can easily send reinforcements and reorganization and return to regain control. This is what I call a losing battle. "
He continued, "We have to ask a simple question. What happens to this scenario? The answer is simple. Daash controls the strategic areas where roads linking Baiji both Mosul and Anbar there. "
In turn, said Col. Ahmed al-Asadi, the security team, which consists of members of the army, police and special forces member, said that "military commanders have become extremely cautious because of their desire to please their superiors."
He said al-Asadi "leaders are avoiding big losses and provision of this issue is the yardstick for assessing the commander as a successful or a failed leader. This is why the battle Baiji leaders give priority to minimize losses among soldiers rather than make rapid progress. "
He believed that "relying on the popular crowd composed of different groups makes it difficult to control in the chain of command."
"There is a plurality in leadership on the battlefield, and unfortunately there is less coordination between the crowd and its leaders with military commanders .. This position certainly contributes in creating a state of confusion."
Iraqi and US officials say the "restoration of Mosul essential to defeat Daash. But it is unlikely to begin until the Army battle gaining momentum through the control of Anbar strategy and progress towards the north of Baiji parts battles which will require him to learn how to deal with guerrilla warfare used by the organization Daash methods. "
The organization works to block the progress of the Iraqi booby-trapped houses and planting explosive devices on the roads. And avoid air strikes to change their lot. And a lone sniper can stop the progress that the entire military convoy. The organization uses foreign fighters to carry out suicide operations.
Asadi said that "the desert land surrounding the refinery and nearby towns is a challenge for the regular military forces and the anti-aircraft missiles that brought the organization from Syria to Iraq challenge of preference enjoyed by the army to possess an air force."
"They never retreat from their positions and the last choice is to do detonated the explosive belt who wear .. We are fighting in a place where there is death and explosions in every corner" .
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