US-backed Iraqi forces carry out “annihilation tactics” in Mosul By James Cogan 30 May 2017 Secretary of Defense James Mattis has again declared, during a lengthy interview with CBS News on Sunday, that the US-led campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has shifted from “attrition tactics” to “annihilation tactics.” Mattis … Continue reading US-backed Iraqi forces carry out “annihilation tactics” in Mosul