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U.S. Blames Ramadi on Iraqi Forces

By Jeralyn, Section War In Iraq
Posted on Sun May 24, 2015 at 03:23:27 PM EST
Tags: ISIS, Iraq. Syria (all tags)
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U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter says the Iraqi Forces are to blame for ISIS' recent takeover of Ramadi. He says they lack the will the fight.

They were not outnumbered. In fact, they vastly outnumbered the opposing force and yet they failed to fight and withdrew from the site,” he said. “That says to me and, I think, to most of us, that we have an issue with the will of the Iraqis to fight ISIL and defend themselves.”

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