The sudden collapse of the Iraqi army in the north exposed a huge intelligence failure on the part of both the Iraqi and the U.S. governments. In recent weeks and months ISIS was deploying and moving relatively large numbers of fighters in both Syria and Iraq. Over the last year they have executed a well-planned campaign to free thousands of prisoners (and potential recruits) from Iraq’s prisons, including the infamous Abu-Ghraib, where they used more than 150 vehicles. The immediate objective was to free former Iraqi army officers who fought U.S. forces to exploit their tactical skills.