PLANNED ATTACK TO RETAKE MOSUL IS FACING A DELAY.

The article reports that the Iraqi Army may face delay on its major offensive on the Islamic State stronghold of Mosul, Iraq. Topics mentioned include a promise by U.S. President Barack Obama to end the role of the U.S. in the war in Iraq, cooperation of American logistics with the Iraqis to improve their supply chain, and the success of the Iraqis against the Islamic State since December 2015.