{"id":3940,"date":"2014-12-20T07:18:05","date_gmt":"2014-12-20T07:18:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wp3\/?p=3940"},"modified":"2014-12-20T07:18:05","modified_gmt":"2014-12-20T07:18:05","slug":"us-general-says-3-year-minimum-needed-for-anti-isil-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sunnionline.us\/english\/2014\/12\/20\/3940\/","title":{"rendered":"US general says 3-year minimum needed for anti-ISIL fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/stories\/news3\/israel-rocket.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" align=\"right\" \/>It will take at least three years for the U.S.-led coalition to reach a turning point against ISIL members in Iraq and Syria, the general in charge of the combined task force said Thursday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>  <!--more-->  <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Lt. Gen. James Terry, the commander of the Combined Joint Task Force \u2013 Operation Inherent Resolve, stressed patience when he made the estimate, saying that there has already been \u201csignificant progress\u201d in halting ISIL\u2019s advances<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cThat doesn&#8217;t mean we haven&#8217;t started turning Daesh in a certain direction,\u201d he said using the Arabic acronym for ISIL while speaking to reporters at the Pentagon. \u201cBut I still think we&#8217;re, in terms of building some of the capabilities that are required there, probably about three years down the road minimum.\u201d<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Terry lauded Iraqi government efforts to engage tribal leaders in the fight, saying that the efforts are &#8220;coming around, and we see more and more of it everyday.&#8221;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8220;I see the current prime minister at least moving in that direction and we&#8217;ll continue to support them and encourage them to bring the rest of those that want to come to the side of the government of Iraq, support them to bring those around,&#8221; he said. <\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Part of the Iraqi government&#8217;s efforts have centered around the formation of a national guard, of which 5,000 individuals have started the program, and 250 have been trained and contracted, according to Terry. <\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8220;We participate with the Iraqi security forces in training them on how to train, you know, this initial tranche of capability there. 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