Months.
Haider al-Abadi's government is attempting to portray reclaiming a stadium -- not in Ramadi -- as a victory.
All these months later, the Iraqi government controls a sports stadium.
That's what passes for 'success' in Iraq.
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Abadi:
#Iraq hasn't retaken Ramadi yet because of high temperatures. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYqAi1kkxUY … I hope he won’t say “it's too cold” in winter.
Hayder al-Khoei
And that Tweet about says it all.
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