Iraq: US-Trained Units Lead Counterattack On Islamic State

Iraq: US-Trained Units Lead Counterattack On Islamic State
Iraq: US-Trained Units Lead Counterattack On Islamic State

PENTAGON: Newly created, US-trained units are leading the Iraqi Army counteroffensive against the Islamic State, officers of the 82nd Airborne Division said this morning. Yes, the recapture of Ramadi is moving slowly, acknowledged Col. Curtis Buzzard and Maj. Michael Hamilton, but at least it is moving, and the Iraqi troops they mentored are not only…