"These camps give them a continuous, fresh flow of fighters," an unnamed critic from Obama's administration told The Washington Free Beacon. "Little is being done to destroy them."
According to officials, a total of 20 camps in Syria and Iraq have been hit since May. Critics, though, point out that ISIS has been running more than 60 camps in Syria and Iraq since 2014, and they worry that the camps are not being hit enough.
The military has been kept from attacking the camps, the officials complained, because many are located near residential and population centers,and strikes could produce casualties among civilians as well.
Between the U.S. and coalition partners, nearly 9,000 airstrikes have been launched since last year, Obama said, claiming that more bombs were dropped in November than at any other time, destroying ISIS "fighting positions, bunkers, and staging areas; their heavy weapons, bomb-making factories, compounds and training camps. In many places, ISIL has lost its freedom of maneuver because they know if However, not all the training camps are in Syria and Iraq, as others have been reported in both Libya and Afghanistan.
In June, Long War Journal reported the number of both ISIS and al Qaeda's training camps are rising. Bill Roggio, the website's editor, said the growth speaks "to the strength of the Islamic State and its ability to continue to gather and instruct recruits despite the U.S. and allies’ air campaign."
“It is unclear if U.S. airstrikes have significantly set back the Islamic State’s training program,” Roggio told the Free Beacon. “We may not be hitting the training facilities quick enough to make a difference.”
The attacks between May 20 and Dec. 8 included several strikes near the ISIS headquarters of Raqqah and against raining camps and staging areas, and a military statement on Dec. 17 said a training camp near the headquarters. Other attacks have come near Kobani, Mosul, Albu Hayat, and Abu Kamal.
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