Since the war ended in Iraq, many Isis fighters have taken over some cities in Iraq. Recently the city of Mosul was overtaken. Multiple nations have joined to retake the city of Mosul. Joining to help the local people are approximately 30,000 pro-government troops, with the main assault being about 4000 Kurdish Peshmerga militia. Planes from the US-led coalition are providing air support. United States special operations personnel are advising the local troops on the ground. Expected to join in the coming days is the Elite Iraqi counterterrorism forces.
There are estimated 4000-8000 Islamic state fighters that are defending the city. In the last few days, troops were around one kilometer away from the nearby city of Hamdaniyah. …show more content…
We will have to continue to guide and help train the local population. Since over taking Sadaam Hussein and winning the war in Iraq, the US has not left. We will continue to keep boots on the ground and attempt to train that Army to be like ours. Personally, I have never agreed with this. Why show another country how we fight, just in case we have to go back and fight them again. The city of Mosul is the oil rich city in the Northern Province. It is also the second largest city in Iraq. Isis fighters overtook Mosul in 2014 and have continued to make a staple out of claiming the city as an Islamic stronghold. Controlling the oil will give Isis endless amounts of money to back their fight. The problem with Mosul is since it is the second largest city, there are millions of innocent people that will have to flee or be in the line of fire during this battle. The ones who flee will have to flee to Syria and their homes will be destroyed. With every war, there are always innocents who have to suffer and with this battle, it is innocents that should not be put in the middle of it. Reports have been that over 5000 people have fled to Syria with another thousand waiting at the borders. This does not include the thousand that will be in safe camps set up by friendly forces around the …show more content…
Women and children are normally, from what I experienced while there, tend to be the ones who get hurt the most. This battle will be no different from any other battle in Iraq. Long before the invasion of Iraq in 2013, their country was always in Civil War. The different tribes such as the Shiites and Sunni tribes have been fighting each other for centuries. Along with neighboring countries like Turkey and Syria having fighters in the mix as well. We may have won the war and relieved the country from Sadaam Hussein, but I do not think we will ever stop all the fighting. There will always be civilian people in the crossfire and turmoil of fighting in
There are estimated 4000-8000 Islamic state fighters that are defending the city. In the last few days, troops were around one kilometer away from the nearby city of Hamdaniyah. …show more content…
We will have to continue to guide and help train the local population. Since over taking Sadaam Hussein and winning the war in Iraq, the US has not left. We will continue to keep boots on the ground and attempt to train that Army to be like ours. Personally, I have never agreed with this. Why show another country how we fight, just in case we have to go back and fight them again. The city of Mosul is the oil rich city in the Northern Province. It is also the second largest city in Iraq. Isis fighters overtook Mosul in 2014 and have continued to make a staple out of claiming the city as an Islamic stronghold. Controlling the oil will give Isis endless amounts of money to back their fight. The problem with Mosul is since it is the second largest city, there are millions of innocent people that will have to flee or be in the line of fire during this battle. The ones who flee will have to flee to Syria and their homes will be destroyed. With every war, there are always innocents who have to suffer and with this battle, it is innocents that should not be put in the middle of it. Reports have been that over 5000 people have fled to Syria with another thousand waiting at the borders. This does not include the thousand that will be in safe camps set up by friendly forces around the …show more content…
Women and children are normally, from what I experienced while there, tend to be the ones who get hurt the most. This battle will be no different from any other battle in Iraq. Long before the invasion of Iraq in 2013, their country was always in Civil War. The different tribes such as the Shiites and Sunni tribes have been fighting each other for centuries. Along with neighboring countries like Turkey and Syria having fighters in the mix as well. We may have won the war and relieved the country from Sadaam Hussein, but I do not think we will ever stop all the fighting. There will always be civilian people in the crossfire and turmoil of fighting in