Isis an Hour Away from Baghdad With no sign of Iraq army being able to make a successful counter-attack

   

Isis an Hour Away from Baghdad

With no sign of Iraq army being able to make a successful counter-attack

By Patrick Cockburn

The Iraqi army, plagued by corruption, absenteeism and supply failures, has little chance against Islamist fanatics using suicide bombings and fluid tactics. And US air strikes are making little difference.

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