Is the Iraqi government capable of taking back Mosul? - Al Jazeera English

Is the Iraqi government capable of taking back Mosul? - Al Jazeera English





U.S. officials have confirmed the creation of a marine outpost in
Northern Iraq, and they insist it's there merely to provide security and
advice.

But it's the first such U.S. base in Iraq in years, and
the marines did fire illumination and artillery rounds to help the
Iraqi army retake villages from ISIL earlier this week.

Is this expanded U.S. military presence necessary to help Iraq fight off ISIL? Or is it a slippery slope?

Guests:

Ranj Alaaldin - Middle East Specialist at The London School of Economics and Political Science - LSE

Sabah Al Mukhtar - President of the Arab Lawyers Association

Michael Pregent - Adjunct-fellow at the Hudson Institute. Formerly embedded as a military adviser with the Peshmerga in Mosul