American officials: control of the Baghdadi base in need of huge forces them vulnerable to air strikes
American officials: control of the Baghdadi base in need of huge forces them vulnerable to air strikes
15/02/2015 (20:15)
Anbar / long-Presse
Counting former US military commander, attacked the “Daash” on Ein al-Assad base western Anbar air that serve as “several letters” US forces, noting that they are vulnerable to other attacks unless they withdraw.
The description attack a small band of militants regulation at Ein al-Assad as “bold “, an American political analyst, said that the control of eye-Assad base need to be” a powerful force. ”
Said retired US Army Colonel Ralph Peters, in an interview with Fox News Channel, and I followed the (long-Presse), on Saturday, that the organization Daash did not intend to attack to the acquisition of a large base area through a small group of fighters, “noting that” This process was a message to US forces as vulnerable to attack and that there is what awaits them from further attacks. ”
Peters added that “the terrorists wanted to achieve three goals from their attack on Assad’s rule, the first to send a message to the military advisors that they are at risk and therefore hoped that Obama is dragging them, and secondly to show themselves to the world that they are as” jihadists “stand particular the Americans, as they wanted a third that respond to claims from President Obama that he has successfully stopped Daash attacks. ”
For his part, said Col. Thomas Laing, fellow US National Defense University, and as quoted by Fox News Channel, that “even if the militants organize Daash close to the base, the need to control a large force would be an easy target for air strikes.”
In a related development, a spokesman for the Pentagon to the site of Fox News said, and I followed the (long-Presse), that “fierce battles took place in the al-Baghdadi area Thursday night and Friday morning, where sources said that Iraqi forces have made progress in distracting Daash forces.”
The gunmen Daash has divested Baghdadi area, which lies several miles from the eye-Assad base, and took control of the police station and several government buildings after they were attacked from several fronts amid a dust storm.
For the United States, the incidence area, however, al-Baghdadi “Daash” is a real threat to US forces in a military base three miles away from the al-Baghdadi area, where there are about 320 US troops are training Iraqi forces and tribal fighters. Washington also believes that the safety of the soldiers there are in real danger, and this may cause them to send combat troops to Iraq for a clash with militants from al Daash.
Warns Anbar officials of risk provides elements Daash in their areas, and states that morning Krhot, head of the Anbar Provincial Council, said in an interview with the (long-Presse), said that “in 1000 an element of organization Daash attacked the vicinity of hand-Baghdadi, west of Anbar, and were able to control the number of government and civil buildings and published Guenasihm over high-rise buildings after an ongoing battles since yesterday and until this moment. ”
Krhot “The organization Daash plans to take control of Ein al-Assad military base, which is the largest security base where troops and advisers Americans and this is what we warned him during the past few months.”
The Chairman of the Anbar Provincial Council that “Daash trying to cut the main roads leading to the Ein al-Asad base in an apparent scheme to isolate and prevent the arrival of ground support to al-Baghdadi and spend modern western Anbar hold in the attack on the safe areas in al-Baghdadi.”
The US officials have revealed Friday that the Iraqi security forces killed eight suicide bombers who broke into the eye-Assad Air Base west of Anbar, as pointed out that the attack caused no casualties, confirmed that the attack was not close to the presence of US troops at the base and is not within the area danger.
How did after the success of the militants to cross the security fence surrounding al-Qaeda with a length of 12 miles, which contains watchtowers and barbed wire, and the entrance of two bridges across the river is clear.
Controlled organization Daash the most prominent cities of Anbar almost a year ago on the events and battles and confrontations between security and tribal forces, and highlights areas that are under the control of the organization, Fallujah and Qaim border between Iraq and Syria, Hit, Rawa and other ways, including near the borders of the capital Baghdad vine Fallujah.
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