******** America is considering its options to speed up the restoration of Iraqi Mosul campaign

Tuesday 02-02-2016 | 2:11:31
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Twilight News / Lieutenant General Sean McFarland, commander of coalition the US-led against the organization of the Islamic state forces that Washington plans to send attack helicopters (Apache) and advisers to help Iraq restore the city of Mosul as part of her research options that will campaign against fighters acceleration militants.

US officials, including President Barack Obama and expressed their desire to speed up the campaign to organize the Islamic State fighters and called on allies to increase their contributions to the destruction of the military organization of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria's efforts.

McFarland said he looked forward to the restoration of Mosul as soon as possible without saying if Iraqis agree with estimates that it has recovered from the grip of the organization of the Islamic state by the end of this year.

McFarland said, "do not want to select a date. I would like to finish this as soon as I appreciate it."

It included former US steps to speed up the deployment of the military campaign of dozens of elements of US Special Forces in northern Syria and the targeting of the elite force to work with the Iraqi forces to track down the objectives for the organization of the Islamic state.

It also includes steps may send more military and police trainers including Americans.

McFarland pointed out that the US-led coalition so far trained more than 17,500 Iraqi soldiers and about two thousand police officer and is still three thousand element of the police and army under training.

McFarland explained that the proposals presented by may not necessarily require the deployment of more American soldiers who stayed largely away from the front lines pointing out that the coalition partners may Atkvlon cover this aspect.

McFarland said, "in time we expand our operations throughout Iraq and into Syria .. There is a possibility that we are not quite going to need additional capacity and additional forces provided and we are looking for the appropriate structure."

McFarland added that his country is ready to send attack helicopters Apache and advisers to help the Iraqi and Kurdish forces to restore Mosul if requested to do so.

He said US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter in December that the United States is ready to send advisers and helicopter aircraft to Iraq if asked to help in the fight to restore the gray but Iraqi officials did not ask then additional assistance.

Iraqi forces retook the capital of Anbar province, which is located within walking distance of the capital Baghdad late last year in the city of Ramadi.

McFarland went on to say "We can not impose assistance on any party may request one and they want them and we are here to be secured by their request. The minister said everything is still on the table for sure."

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