Photo: Maj. Gen. Joseph Martin
FOX News: ISIS fight stays the course for now under Trump, Army general says
Since President Trump became commander-in-chief, “our mission has not changed” in the battle against the Islamic State terror group, a senior U.S. Army general told reporters Wednesday from Baghdad.
Maj. Gen. Joseph Martin, commanding general of the 1st Infantry Division, said he has not received any change to his orders in prosecuting the ISIS war in Iraq and Syria. When asked if the military could do more to stop the terrorists, he responded, “Our role is where it needs to be right now.”
Martin said there was a “significantly higher” operational tempo in the fight for the terror group’s Iraq stronghold of Mosul. However, it started late last year when Iraqi forces supported by U.S. airpower started pushing ISIS out of many of their fortifications in the city, after a new offensive was launched. The operation to retake Mosul started more than three months ago.
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Update: Pace of Iraq airstrikes picks up, but not because of new administration, general says (Washington Examiner)
WNU Editor: I do not see any major new proposals coming from the Trump administrations in the next 2 or 3 months on the war against the Islamic State. After that …. and in talks with U.S. allies …. and in talks with countries like Russia …. is when we will get a heads-up on what may change in this war.
