ISIL fighters attack , overrun Iraqi soldiers stationed east of Baghdad . An Iraqi soldier claims ` ` no one came to help us '' for hours after that . Another says an Iraqi military leader ordered airstrikes that never came . Expert : Instances like this show Iraq 's ' ca n't go ` ` toe - to - toe '' with ISIS .
ISIS fighters attack , overrun Iraqi troops stationed east of Falluja . An Iraqi soldier claims `` no one came to help us '' for hours after request . Another says an Iraqi military leader promised airstrikes that never came . Expert : Instances like this show Iraq 's military ca n't go `` toe-to-toe '' with ISIS .