IRAQ’S MILITARY SEEN AS UNLIKELY TO TURN THE TIDE.

The article discusses assessments by U.S. and other Western officials that indicate that the Iraqi Army will be unable to effectively control a Sunni Muslim insurgency aligned with the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) extremist organization as of June 23, 2014. Topics addressed include Iraqi cities that have been captured by ISIS militants, the strength of ISIS' personnel and assets, and the possibility that ISIS fighters could reach the Iraqi capital of Baghdad.