The tide has turned in favor of the U.S. and it's allies in the fight against the Islamic State.
Iraqi commanders told the Washington Post, the fighters on the ground have lost their morale, they refuse to follow orders and just run away.
At the Pentagon, U.S. Defence Secretary Ashton Carter said he feels the U.S. has the upper hand.
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U.S. Defence Secretary Ashton Carter says the Islamic State needs to be defeated in Iraq and Syria to remove the inspiration for the terrorist attacks seen in Paris and Brussels even more recently.
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The Belgian government has been criticized for failing to understand intelligence data on at least two of the Brussels bombers, with two top ministers offering their resignations.
The U.S. military estimates people from 100 countries have moved to areas controlled by the Islamic State, some to fight and some to be trained to commit acts of terror.
At the Pentagon, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Joe Dunford said intelligence sharing is key, and on the military side, has increased significantly.
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