Right, because they're looking at also organizing the Sunni tribes up around Mosul to take back that city as well. That's the second largest city in Iraq. That's going to be a very, very tough fight. And the Shia militias… — Tom Bowman Copy Share Image
Well, no one knows for sure. There are now two competing governments and various armed militias, tribes and clans. Secretary John Kerry and others have said they're hopeful a single government can be formed soon maybe in the coming weeks. — Tom Bowman Copy Share Image
American Green Berets have been on the ground reaching out to some of the factions there. But don't confuse them with combat troops. So… — Tom Bowman Copy Share Image
To the extent people can't solve a problem, they tend to ignore the problem. — Tom Bowman Copy Share Image
Absolutely, it's a Sunni area. So the key here, once Ramadi is taken that you have the Sunni tribal fighters, Sunni police in there… — Tom Bowman Copy Share Image
Right, because they're looking at also organizing the Sunni tribes up around Mosul to take back that city as well. That's the second largest… — Tom Bowman Copy Share Image
Well, no one knows for sure. There are now two competing governments and various armed militias, tribes and clans. Secretary John Kerry and others… — Tom Bowman Copy Share Image
Well, at this point, it looks like the Iraqi forces are moving into the city center itself. Now they've been working on this for… — Tom Bowman Copy Share Image
There are a lot of car bombs and roadside bombs, house bombs, even, in this city planted by ISIS. So - but it's going… — Tom Bowman Copy Share Image
American airstrikes have targeted ISIS in Libya before. Just last fall, another ISIS leader was killed. And I'm told there are several more training… — Tom Bowman Copy Share Image
Well, Ramadi is a provincial capital of Anbar province. It's a sprawling city west of Baghdad. It's a poor city, endless cinderblock houses and… — Tom Bowman Copy Share Image
The U.N. is asking Italy to oversee this effort. And if a government is formed, you're likely to see up to 5,000 Italian troops… — Tom Bowman Copy Share Image
