IS also continues to control vast swathes of territory in northern and western Iraq, but air strikes by a US-led coalition have helped Iraqi pro-government forces regain some territory since last August.
IS继续控制着伊拉克北部和西部的大片领土,但是自从去年八月,在以美国为首的联军对IS轰炸后,伊拉克政府又夺取了一些领土。
"I believe that if we find in the next several months that we're not making the progress that we have, we should probably absolutely consider embedding some soldiers with them, and see if that would make a difference," said Gen Odierno, who retires as US Army chief of staff on Friday.
“我相信,在我们发现没有取得我们应有的进展,我们就应该考虑派出地面部队,那将带来不同的。”
奥迪耶诺说,他在周五以美军事务长的身份退伍。