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Victory Over ISIS In Iraq Is Close At Hand

Jared Keller

ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, pictured in a public appearance at a mosque in the centre of Iraq's second city, Mosul, according to a video recording posted on the internet on July 5, 2014.

ISIS Just Rage-Quit The Siege Of Mosul By Blowing Up An Ancient Mosque

Danny Leffler

Vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices, seized during an Iraqi Security Forces operation in Mosul, Iraq, arrive at a nearby ISF base on May 21, 2017.

Exclusive: See The Suicide Tractors And DIY Rounds ISIS Lost In Mosul

James Clark

Ford Ranger J97 LTV Police vehicles in Afghanistan, 2012.

What The Hell Are Afghan Army Pickup Trucks Doing In Iraq?

Lauren Katzenberg

An Iraqi federal police sniper takes aim at ISIS fighters in the city of Mosul on March 22, 2017

Meet The Iraqi Sniper Making Life Hell For ISIS Fighters In Mosul

Jared Keller

U.S. soldiers, left, participate in a training mission with Iraqi army soldiers outside Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, May 27, 2015.

The Problem With Iraqi Security Forces Isn’t Just An Unwillingness To Fight

The Iraqi army’s lack of motivation to fight is not simply a cultural pathology, but a quantifiable result of poor governance.

Adam Scher

U.S. Army Sgt. Kevin Murphy, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, instructs Iraqi soldiers on individual movement techniques during a class at teh Ghuzlani Warrior Training Center, Feb. 2. The trainees, from 2nd Battalion, 11th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division, began their 25-day training cycle at GWTC with individual and squad level training. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Shawn Miller)

Here’s Why We Failed To Adequately Train Iraq’s Army

Brad Hardy