U.S. Has New Strategy In The Fight Against Islamic State

U.S. Has New Strategy In The Fight Against Islamic State
DIYALA, IRAQ - NOVEMBER 23: Iraq army forces and Peshmerga forces launch an US-led operation against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Sadiye town of Diyala, Iraq on November 23, 2014. Iraqi army forces and Peshmerga regained control of Diyala's Sadiye town. (Photo by Ali Casim/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
DIYALA, IRAQ - NOVEMBER 23: Iraq army forces and Peshmerga forces launch an US-led operation against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Sadiye town of Diyala, Iraq on November 23, 2014. Iraqi army forces and Peshmerga regained control of Diyala's Sadiye town. (Photo by Ali Casim/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

After learning hard lessons rebuilding foreign militaries over the past dozen years, the U.S. military is shifting its strategy against the Islamic State, choosing to train a smaller number of Iraqi soldiers rather than trying to stand up an entire army anew.

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