Inside Story Iraqi Showdown Against Isil

It is eight months now since Iraqi forces all but collapsed in the face of marauding ISIL fighters, abandoning their weapons and uniforms as the group conquered Iraq’s second largest city of Mosul.r rIraqi and Kurdish forces are now preparing for an offensive to recapture the city.r rThey are being trained by the US for what the Pentagon is describing as a “pivotal battle in the overall campaign in Iraq”. r rPresenter: Martine Dennisr rGuests:r rAymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi – fellow at the Middle East Forum and specialist on ISIL.r rIsmael Alsodani – a retired Iraqi Brigadier General. r rAlaa Makki – Iraqi member of parliament and representative of the Wataniya Alliance in Iraq’s Kurdish region. rr- Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe rr- Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish rr- Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera rr- Check out our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/