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 high-rises almost as far as the eye can see. — 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
