U.S. Army Lieutenant General William Mayville told reporters in Washington that airstrikes have provided time for Kurdish forces to fortify their defenses, allowing them to hold territory near Irbil and retake towns from Islamic State, or ISIL, militants.
We assess that U.S. airstrikes in northern Iraq have slowed ISILs operational tempo and temporarily disrupted their advances toward the province of Irbil. However, these strikes are unlikely to affect ISILs overall capabilities or its operations in other areas of Iraq and Syria, said Mayville.
Still, analyst Pollock said, U.S. involvement both militarily and providing humanitarian aid may tip the balance against Sunni militants.
This will be a continuous effort to maybe not defeat, but at least to contain the threat from ISIS in Iraq, and we can do that, said Pollock.
Pentagon officials said Monday there are no current plans to expand the air campaign beyond protecting U.S. interests in Iraq.
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