US Army artillery support used heavily during advance on Mosul
Daniel Wasserbly, Washington, DC
04 May 2017
The US-led air campaign supporting counter-Islamic State forces has had a higher profile, but US Army artillery fires played a significant role as Iraqi security forces advanced upon Mosul, according to a recently redeployed brigade commander.
During Iraqi forces' manoeuvres to retake Mosul the US Army fired about 6,000 rounds of precision surface fires, Colonel Brett Sylvia, commander of the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), told reporters on 3 May at the Pentagon. Col Sylvia's unit began its deployment to Iraq in April 2016 and has since redeployed.
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