The Iraqi army advances on Islamic state

For the army of the Islamic State would be the beginning withdrawn from Iraqi territory; after the conquest of Baiji, a town important to the presence of major national refinery, the army of Iraq would be launching a ground offensive to recapture Tikrit. The rhetoric of the Islamic State had made the conquest of Baiji, a town located between Tikrit and Mosul, as a strategic point for launching an attack in Baghdad, but now, with the withdrawal from the city 200 kilometers from the capital, the line of supplies for the forces of the caliphate is greatly compromised. This strategy, moreover, is that upon which all the forces that oppose Islamic extremists: to force the Islamic state to withdraw their positions and regain the sovereignty of the state of Iraq. The synergy between the regular army, Shiite militias and Sunni tribal forces belonging to the clan, which completes the fundamental action of the Kurds has allowed an advance in Diyala province, located in the northeastern part, with respect to capital and the massive displacement troops in the province of Salah ad-Din, should allow the recapture of Tikrit. The coalition air support against the Islamic state has proved once again decisive for the progress made since the beginning of the entry in the hostilities; thanks to intelligence work, the percentage of sensitive targets is increased, while the coverage from the actions on the ground, allowing a greater impact to ground troops. This search has restored optimism to US Secretary of State, John Kerry, who spoke about prospects for victory, no longer measurable in years but in months. However, according to some analysts, the ability of the arsenals of the caliphate could still allow fighting in an estimated time even in two years. These weapons, including heavy excluded from the Iraqi army in the early stages of the advance of the Islamic state, while the influx of soldiers from foreign countries, including many in Europe, allows the caliphate to have the availability of increasingly effective to be used on the ground. The danger hanging over Baghdad, however, is far from being eliminated, given that the Islamic state remains firmly in control of the Al Anbar province and the city of Fallujah in barely sixty kilometers from the capital. It is also highly dangerous strategy that combines the caliphate to military action in the strict sense, that is, the use of the terrorist attacks in the city that can not win and, in particular, in Baghdad; while in areas where there is the rule of the Caliphate do not stop the brutality on prisoners and on the population. There is a wise direction which meters the bloody images of executions to take hold of an audience of young extremists, who are recruited thanks to the production of these videos chilling, networked with absolute competence. The mastery of these means, according to some Islamic refined during the spring, is a disturbing element in the war is not indifferent to the Islamic state, with the European countries that are faced with the phenomenon of migrants as opposed to being enrolled in the Islamic fighters. The Western strategy so far has focused on fostering alliances between the various groups, the winning choice that put an end to the exploitation of divisions in the country by the caliphate, but the media phenomenon does not appear sufficiently resisted, and only in recent times is the subject greater attention to its implications propaganda. This lack will be remedied immediately to remove more weapons to the Islamic state.