Iraq Situation Report: April 12 - 25, 2016
April 25, 2016 - Patrick Martin![](https://understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/styles/thumb-wide/public/iraq%20SITREP%202016-04-25%20high-01_0.png?itok=lI-WdYcY)
The U.S. announced additional “accelerants” in the fight against ISIS, reporting on April 18 that it would deploy 217 additional train-and-advise personnel to embed at the brigade and battalion levels with attack helicopters and an additional High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS).