By Phil Stewart MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE Florida (Reuters) - Iraqi forces are
months away from being able to start waging any kind of sustained
Ground offensive against the
Islamic State and any similar effort in Syria will take longer, officials at the
U.S. military's Central Command said on Thursday. In Iraq, the timing will depend on a host of factors, some out of the military's control - from Iraqi politics to the weather. Iraqi forces also must be trained, armed and ready before major advances, like one to retake the city of Mosul, which fell to the
Islamic State in June."It's **t imminent. ...
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