Iraqi forces did good job, but we need more to move into Mosul, says US Gen. Dempsey

Washington, DC, USA (IraqiNews.com) On Thursday, the head of the U.S. Army and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Martin Dempsey said that, “the Iraqi forces are doing a better job, but in order to move into Mosul and restore the Iraq-Syria border, it would require more complex effort.”

He also added, “I’m not predicting at this point that I would recommend that those forces in Mosul and along the border would need to be accompanied by U.S. forces, but we’re certainly considering it… I just don’t foresee a circumstance when it would be in our interest to take this fight on ourselves with a large military contingent.”