Dempsey: Iraqi Security Forces 'Stiffening Around Baghdad'
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Channel: Roll Call · 2014 · News & Politics
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin E. Dempsey said Thursday at a Pentagon news conference that based on early assessments from U.S. teams on the ground, things are moderately looking up for the Iraqi government's conflict with the Islamic State: "The Iraqi security forces are stiffening around Baghdad," he said, referring to the incomplete reports from assessment teams. "But some initial insights are that the ISF is stiffening, that they're capable of defending Baghdad, that they would be challenged to go on the offense, mostly logistically challenged." Read more: http://blogs.rollcall.com/five-by-five/isis-hitting-a-wall-in-iraq/ Website: http://www.rollcall.com Follow us: http://www.twitter.com/RollCall Like us: http://www.facebook.com/RollCallDC Google+: http://www.google.com/+RollCall Tumblr: http://photos.rollcall.com
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