“These vulnerabilities remain and risk weakening the Iraqi armed forces when they are most needed,” Benedicte Aboul-Nasr, project officer at U.K.-based Transparency International - Defence and Security, wrote in a recent analysis. Tensions have mounted as Iran-backed Shiite militias - now incorporated into the armed forces - have accumulated more and more power. Iraq’s security apparatus is still plagued by many of the same vulnerabilities that enabled the rise of IS, including poor coordination among different branches and rampant corruption. air cover, reconnaissance and intelligence gathering for the foreseeable future. Senior coalition and Iraqi officials say Iraqi forces will continue to rely on U.S. leaves us now, it will be a big mistake,” he said. “But we still need training, support with intelligence gathering.”
“It’s true we have a stronger army, stronger security forces,” said Najm Jibouri, the governor and former head of provincial operations in Nineveh, which includes Mosul. So how could the American drawdown help IS and Iran? Here are three key ways. It's a worrying trend for Iraq’s security forces, whose collapse in 2014 allowed IS to seize a third of the country and sent American troops rushing back less than three years after they had withdrawn. There are already signs of a possible Islamic State comeback as the group exploits security gaps widened by a year of protests and the pandemic. All of that means foreign support is still crucial. troop drawdown in Iraq from 3,000 to 2,500 by mid-January is unlikely to have an immediate impact on the campaign against IS remnants, there are concerns that further withdrawals could set the stage for another resurgence of the extremist group.Īlthough Iraqi forces have become more independent in combat missions, the country is reeling from ongoing anti-government protests, rampant corruption and political divisions that reach into the security apparatus. intelligence, coalition flights and planning assistance. But the much-touted operation still relied heavily on U.S.
MOSUL, Iraq - In a quest to root out Islamic State group hideouts over the summer, Iraqi forces on the ground cleared nearly 90 villages across a notoriously unruly northern province.
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