Insurgents have been able to "operate at will" in Mosul [...] because the US forces and the Iraqi authorities have failed to tackle them, an intelligence assessment by senior US officials in northern Iraq concludes.
Guardian article[...]
The intelligence assessment suggests there was a lack of rigour in the vetting procedures for posts in the Iraqi security forces.
It says: "The US military and Iraqi government should have been aware of the history of persons they appointed to positions."
The lack of effective action by the interim Iraqi government "left the door open for the terrorist groups to work freely in secure areas", it says, adding that better vetting is essential."Each appointment must be seriously reviewed."
And that was a report created last month, before the mess tent blast caused by a suicide bomber who waltzed right in unchallenged.
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