伊拉克领导人星期三将开始挑选一名指挥官，他将成为组织各派武装打击伊斯兰国激进分子的核心人物。
美国参谋长联席会议主席邓福德星期二在访问伊拉克期间说，美国领导的联军需要一位在地面行动中拥有权威的伊拉克指挥官，以便更有效地提供支援。
在联军对伊斯兰国目标发动空袭之际，伊拉克军队、什叶派民兵、逊尼派部落民以及库尔德武装在伊拉克不同地区各自与激进分子交战，取得了不同程度的成功。总的来说，伊斯兰国仍然控制着一年多前夺取的大部分地区。
邓福德表示，他不想把伊拉克目前的局势形容为某种僵局，但也不想讨论打击伊斯兰国行动的具体时间安排。
Iraqi leaders will begin a process Wednesday to select a commander who can serve as a central figure to better organize the various forces fighting Islamic State militants.
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Joseph Dunford said during Tuesday during a visit to Iraq that the U.S.-led coalition needs one person who can speak with authority on the ground campaign in order to provide better support.
While the coalition has been carrying out airstrikes, a collection of fighters from Iraq's army, Shi'ite militias, Sunni tribesman and Kurdish forces have all been battling the militants in various parts of Iraq with different levels of success. Overall, the Islamic State group has held onto much of the territory it seized more than a year ago.
Dunford said he would not describe the situation in Iraq as a stalemate and would not be discussing specific timelines for the campaign.
