伊拉克將任命一位協調打擊伊斯蘭國行動的指揮官大綱

Iraqi leaders will begin a process Wednesday to select a commander who can serve as a central figure to better organize the various forces fighting Islamic State militants.

U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Joseph Dunford said during Tuesday during a visit to Iraq that the U.S.-led coalition needs one person who can speak with authority on the ground campaign in order to provide better support.

While the coalition has been carrying out airstrikes, a collection of fighters from Iraq's army, Shi'ite militias, Sunni tribesman and Kurdish forces have all been battling the militants in various parts of Iraq with different levels of success. Overall, the Islamic State group has held onto much of the territory it seized more than a year ago.

Dunford said he would not describe the situation in Iraq as a stalemate and would not be discussing specific timelines for the campaign.伊拉克領導人星期三將開始挑選一名指揮官，他將成爲組織各派武裝打擊伊斯蘭國激進分子的核心人物。

美國參謀長聯席會議主席鄧福德星期二在訪問伊拉克期間說，美國領導的聯軍需要一位在地面行動中擁有權威的伊拉克指揮官，以便更有效地提供支援。

在聯軍對伊斯蘭國目標發動空襲之際，伊拉克軍隊、什葉派民兵、遜尼派部落民以及庫爾德武裝在伊拉克不同地區各自與激進分子交戰，取得了不同程度的成功。總的來說，伊斯蘭國仍然控制着一年多前奪取的大部分地區。

鄧福德表示，他不想把伊拉克目前的局勢形容爲某種僵局，但也不想討論打擊伊斯蘭國行動的具體時間安排。