US Officials Criticize Iraqi Troops After Fall of Ramadi

Senior U.S. officials on Sunday questioned the will of Iraqi forces in the ongoing battle against Islamic State militants, drawing a sharp response from Baghdad and fresh criticism in Washington about President Barack Obama's strategy to defeat the group. The comments come a week after Islamic State fighters seized Ramadi in an offensive that sent Iraqi security forces fleeing the city 125 kilometers west of the capital, Baghdad, and leaving U.S.-supplied weapons and equipment...

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