Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq is dissatisfied instructors training of troops from the United States – Kommersant

                             
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Iraq’s Deputy Prime Minister Saleh al-Mutlaq said in an interview with broadcaster CNN, Iraqi soldiers, trained by instructors from the United States, They showed a low combat capability, and left the city of Ramadi when militants attack an extremist group “Islamic State”. “We all calls surprise that a strong army retreated under threat of attack such small forces,” – he said.

The politician added that he and his colleagues do not understand why the division which it was supposed to prepare the American held for many years and was supposed to be one of the best in the army, so Ramadi fled, leaving their weapons. “This is not the army, we would expect to see,” – said Deputy Prime Minister.

Earlier it was reported that in an interview with CNN US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter accused Iraqi military in the absence of combat spirit, calling it the main reason for their failure in Ramadi.

About the consequences of the loss of Iraqi forces in the city of Ramadi, read the material “b” “,” Islamic State of “pushed Iraq».