A military vehicle of the Iraqi security forces is pictured near the University of Anbar, in Anbar province July 28, 2015. Reuters/Stringer
Military Times: Iraqi troops gunning for Ramadi outnumber ISIS 10 to 1
Iraqi troops closing in on Ramadi outnumber Islamic State militants by as many as 10 to one, a U.S. official told Military Times on Friday.
The offensive to wrest back control of the city involves between 8,000 and 10,000 Iraqi security forces, said Army Col. Steve Warren, a spokesman for the U.S.-led coalition overseeing the fight against the Islamic State group.
No American military personnel are on the ground fighting alongside them, he said.
Three U.S.-trained Iraqi brigades are participating in the operation, Warren said. They face between 600 and 1,000 well-entrenched Islamic State fighters.
WNU Editor: This reminds me of one of my favourite sayings .... "there we were 3 against 10,000, and I told my men to spread out".
2 comments:
What is the orgin of that saying?
Samuel. It came from my father .... and where he got it .... who knows.
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