GOP-led task force says CENTCOM manipulated intelligence reports on ISIL

By Tony Bertuca / August 11, 2016 at 1:15 PM
Officials from U.S. Central Command have provided a more rosy depiction of U.S. efforts to combat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant than the facts warranted, according to a new report from a GOP-led congressional joint task force. The task force's report , which could become political fodder in an already contentious election year, focused primarily on "persistent problems" in 2014 and 2015 with CENTCOM's analysis of U.S. efforts to train Iraqi security forces to counter ISIL. "The...

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