{"id":21555,"date":"2017-02-08T05:36:02","date_gmt":"2017-02-08T05:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=21555"},"modified":"2017-02-08T05:36:33","modified_gmt":"2017-02-08T05:36:33","slug":"u-s-led-coalition-focuses-on-training-a-post-isil-police-force-in-iraq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/news\/u-s-led-coalition-focuses-on-training-a-post-isil-police-force-in-iraq.html","title":{"rendered":"U.S.-led coalition focuses on training a post-ISIL police force in Iraq"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tU.S.-led coalition focuses on training a post-ISIL police force in Iraq<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
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\n\tU.S.-led coalition focuses on training a post-ISIL police force in Iraq:- The U.S.-led coalition is training 3,000 Iraqi police and border officers to help provide security in Iraq once Islamic State militants are pushed out of their last major stronghold in Mosul.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tThe move reflects a shift from training an advancing army that has been repelling the militants to building a security force capable of countering the radical group's return to its roots as terrorists utilizing bombs and guerrilla tactics.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tWhen the Islamic State no longer functions as an occupying force, “the requirements … will be a little bit different,” said U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Joe Martin, who commands trainers and advisers in Iraq.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tU.S.-backed Iraqi forces are in the midst of an offensive to drive the militants from Mosul, Iraq's second-largest city.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tMartin, in a telephone interview from Baghdad, said Iraq’s security forces would likely continue to request training even after the Islamic State, also known as ISIL or ISIS, is defeated in Iraq.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t“That’s part of the strategic partnership with Iraq,” Martin said.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tThe coalition has been training police for more than a year, but the Iraqi government recently requested that more be trained.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tAfter Iraq's military was routed by invading militants in 2014, the coalition began training combat units and providing weapons. The coalition has trained 60,000 troops during the past two years.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tLast year, Iraqi forces — aided by coalition advisers and airstrikes — pushed the militants out of Ramadi and Fallujah in western Iraq. The offensive to retake Mosul began in October.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tMichael O’Hanlon, an analyst at the Brookings Institution, a Washington think tank, said a continued coalition presence is needed to keep Iraq’s military proficient and retain U.S. influence in the region. “It’s about sustaining a partnership," O’Hanlon said.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tThe U.S. military has about 5,000 troops in Iraq. In addition to training, it provides air support and advisers to support Iraqi units.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tWhen U.S. ground combat forces withdrew from Iraq in 2011, they left behind an effective Iraqi military trained and equipped by the United States. By the time the Islamic State attacked in 2014, Iraq’s military had deteriorated because troops weren't being trained and competent commanders were replaced with political cronies of the central government.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tSource:- http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/world\/2017\/02\/07\/us-led-coalition-focuses-training-post-isil-police-force-iraq\/97587210\/<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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