Iraq: Maliki, US delegation and battle with Daesh

assess the situation and the Iraqi military needs following the fall of Mosul in the hands of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) or Daesh. The following 734-word report sheds light on the delegation’s meetings notably with Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki and tells what about the outcome. [Partly reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 21/24 – June 13, 2014)]