The Iraqi army could not punch through a damp paper bag. I assure you!!
“The Iraqi army could not punch through a damp paper bag.”
The facts say otherwise - they punched their way through Fallujah last year (remember the US Marines had their biggest urban warfare battle since Hue in Vietnam?). They are also punched through about 3/4 of the major city of Mosul.
I assure you.
Around a year ago the US military created a new branch of the Iraqi Army called the Counter Terrorism Service. They were created just to fight the Islamic State and are doing most of the real fighting. The Iraqis call them the Golden Division. The CTS has been getting some real work done though the rest of the Iraqi Army is just along for the ride.