Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey testified last week that commanders are `` certainly considering '' the prospect that U.S. forces might be needed to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul , currently held by ISIS . Some say the latest video is aimed partly at local residents . Some say the video suggests Iraq is feeling the sting of U.S. and coalition airstrikes . Iraq : The video 's release was timed to counter coalition claims that it 's make war against ISIS .
Some say the latest video is aimed partly at local residents . Some say the video suggests Iraq is feeling the sting of U.S. and coalition airstrikes . Iraq : The video 's release was timed to counter coalition claims that it 's make war against ISIS .