Sunday, August 9, 2015

Are We Winning?

A Year Into Bombing ISIS: How Successful Was The Campaign? 


By Denise Hassanzade Ajiri, Aug 08, 2015 Yahoo News

Saturday marks the one year anniversary of US-led airstrikes against the self-declared Islamic State, and analysts say the campaign can point to few triumphs.

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Over the last year there have been nearly 6,000 coalition airstrikes against ISIS, ABC reports. In addition, 3,300 US military personnel are currently deployed to Iraq, along with an additional 1,200 forces from 17 other countries on the ground to train Iraq’s army.

Earlier this week, the Pentagon announced that the fight against ISIS had cost the US $3.5 billion, with an average daily cost of $9.4 million.

Recommended: More troops to Iraq? Six questions Pentagon needs to answer first.


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