The U.S. launched campaigns in the restive Iraqi city of Fallujah and a surge campaign in Baghdad.
Imagine being an Iraq vet who lost friends securing a place such as Fallujah only to see ISIS now seize it.
ISIS still holds major cities on both sides of the border: Raqqa, Mosul, and Fallujah, to name a few.
What happens if the ground offensive is stalled and they are not able to retake Fallujah or Tikrit?
At the end of March that year, there had been roughly 750 security incidents in Fallujah and the surrounding countryside.
