I know ISIS is the enemy of several factions, but I wonder whose side we are on?
This is a very complex theater.
Everyone wants to exterminate ISIS in Raqqa and the rest of Syria.
The Kurds are the wild card. They held Manbij and Kobane, key crossing points and blocking hubs.
It appears that the Kurds have pulled out of Manbij with the understanding that we will occupy it. Looking at the Manbij location, we now control all offensive movements towards Raqqa.
The Turks will likely move in from the north, the Kurds from the NE, once Mosul is occupied.
It looks like our theater now.
The Iranian militia is controlling the battle for Mosul, its Shite vs Sunni( Isis).
The 75th Ranger regiment will be in the middle of this And Irans Iranian militia proxies will likley turn on our troops, and take Mosul to expand Iranian influence through Iraq, Syria and right into the Mediterranean area.
The specific Iranian militias involved have killed American soldiers before.
If we are against the Sunni, we will never have any influence for peace making in the local area of Mosul, the area is populated by the Sunni majority.
US Army conflict with these Iranian militias is almost inevitable. We should be prepared to beat the tar out of them.