Pentagon: We will release a secret video showing responsibility for the bombing Daesh new Mosul

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Parliamentary rights Abadi demanding an immediate investigation into the bombing of civilians in Mosul

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It asked the Commission on Human Rights of the Council of Representatives, Saturday, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi open an immediate investigation into the bombing of civilians in Mosul.

Committee Chairman Abdul Rahim al-Shammari, said in a statement / balance News / received a copy of it, that "the Commission has appealed to the security forces since the start of liberalization of Nineveh operations on the need for accuracy and caution and take into account the human side when storming the cities of Mosul."

He called al-Shammari, the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces Haider al-Abadi, to "open an immediate investigation for the ugly in a new area of Mosul crime as a result of indiscriminate aerial bombardment, which cited the result of more than 300 civilians."

He appealed to the Chairman of the Committee, the Ministry of Health and the relevant authorities, to "speed up the treatment of the wounded and provide medical aid on the spot," .anthy 29 / A 43

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WORLD NEWS | Sat Mar 25, 2017 | 8:16am EDT

Iraqi forces pause Mosul push over concern for civilian casualties

 

 

Displaced people are checked by Iraqi forces as Iraqi forces battle with Islamic State militants, in western Mosul, Iraq March 25, 2017. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem

 

 

By Patrick Markey | MOSUL, IRAQ

Iraqi government forces paused in their push to recapture western Mosul from Islamic State militants on Saturday because of the high rate of civilian casualties, a security forces spokesman said.

The halt was called as the United Nations expressed its profound concern over reports of an incident during the battle on March 17 that killed or wounded dozens of people in the Islamic State-held al-Jadidah district of Mosul, apparently involving air strikes by Iraqi or U.S.-led coalition forces.

"We are stunned by this terrible loss of life," Lise Grande, the humanitarian coordinator for Iraq, said in a statement.

Civil defense officials and residents have said many people lay buried in collapsed buildings after air strikes against Islamic State insurgents triggered a big explosion.

The exact cause of the collapses was not clear but a local lawmaker and two residents said the air strikes may have detonated an IS truck filled with explosives, destroying buildings in the heavily-populated area.

Reports on the numbers of civilian casualties have varied but Civil Defence chief Brigadier Mohammed Al-Jawari told reporters on Thursday that rescue teams had recovered 40 bodies from collapsed buildings.

The coalition is investigating the reports.

Residents escaping besieged western Mosul have told of Iraqi and U.S.-led coalition air strikes demolishing buildings and killing civilians in several cases.

The insurgents have also used civilians as human shields and opened fire on them as they try to escape Islamic State-held neighborhoods, fleeing residents said.

"The recent high death toll among civilians inside the Old City forced us to halt operations to review our plans," a Federal Police spokesman said on Saturday. "It's a time for weighing new offensive plans and tactics. No combat operations are to go on."

The U.S.-backed offensive to drive Islamic State out of Mosul, now in its sixth month, has recaptured the entire eastern side of Mosul and about half of the west.

But advances have stuttered in the last two weeks as fighting enters the narrow alleys of the Old City, home to the al-Nuri mosque where Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi declared a caliphate spanning large areas of Iraq and Syria in 2014.

"We need to make sure that taking out Daesh (Islamic State) from the Old City will not cost unwanted high casualties among civilians. We need surgical accurate operations to target terrorists without causing collateral damage among residents," the Federal Police spokesman said.

An army statement published in the al-Sabah state newspaper said that future operations would be carried out by ground troops highly trained for urban combat.

"Our heroic forces are committed to the rules of engagement which ensure protection of civilians" the statement said.

A U.S. deputy commanding general for the coalition told Reuters on Friday that the solution could lie in a change of tactics. The Iraqi military is assessing opening up another front and isolating the Old City, where the militants have put up fierce resistance, U.S. Army Brigadier General John Richardson said.

Fleeing residents have described grim living conditions inside the city, saying there was no running water or electricity and no food coming in. Aid agencies say as many as 600,000 civilians remain in the western half of Mosul.

But families are streaming out of the northern city, Iraq's second largest, in their thousands each day, headed for cold, crowded camps or to stay with relatives. Hunger and fighting are making life unbearable inside.

The Iraqi Observatory for Human Rights said that since the campaign on western Mosul began on Feb. 19, unconfirmed reports said nearly 700 civilians had been killed by government and coalition air strikes or Islamic State actions.

The militants have used car bombs, snipers and mortar fire to counter the offensive. They have also stationed themselves in homes belonging to Mosul residents to fire at Iraqi troops, often drawing air or artillery strikes that have killed civilians.

The United Nations’ Grande said civilians were at extreme risk as the fighting in Mosul intensified and all sides must to do their utmost to avoid such casualties.

"International humanitarian law is clear. Parties to the conflict — all parties – are obliged to do everything possible to protect civilians. This means that combatants cannot use people as human shields and cannot imperil lives through indiscriminate use of fire-power," she said.

 

(Additional reporting by Ahmed Rasheed and Alaa Mohammad in Baghdad; Writing by Angus MacSwan in Erbil; Editing by Julia Glover)

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Abadi: We will not get the blood of fighters and incited the crowd to enter the Daesh will not top the scene again 8 minutes ago Last updated 04:55 PM     Abadi: We will not get the blood of fighters and incited the crowd to enter the Daesh will not top the scene again   Continued...

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Stressed the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces Haider Abadi , the prime minister, said on Saturday that a fatwa Sayyed Ali al - Sistani has turned the scales where the speculation about the division of Iraq and the need for decades to eliminate Daesh noting that attempts to partition failed and we are united more than ever. 

Ebadi said in a speech during a meeting with the leaders of the popular crowd, we bless the victories achieved on the terrorist gangs Daesh which were not you get it not for the sacrifices of the popular crowd with the rest of the armed forces , noting that the spirit of victory frightened enemies and rattled. 

He said, we will not allow abandoning the blood of the martyrs and the rights heroes who fight in the crowd , and some want to take advantage of this blood to other things. 

He pointed out, that Daesh destroyed and killed, and our children sacrificed and liberated territories , we will not allow the return of those days that he entered Aldoaash. 

He criticized Dr. Abadi disinterested media where he said: Whenever we achieve victories raised Hvizth and begin fabricating lies. 

He said, that instigates the entry Daesh terrorist gangs will not allow them led by the scene again. 

Among al - Abadi, said the near and distant world is Iraq has the latest quantum leap not only in Iraq but in the region and we need the continued effort to eradicate terrorism and reject the inclusion of these. 

He reiterated that all weapons should be under the framework of the state will never allow any force be outside the framework of the state , noting that there are those who claim to belong to the crowd and offend him. 

He explained, that we speak with the US administration was clear that our fighters heroes without them no victory is achieved and we are proud of them and our duty to take care of their rights. 

He said al - Abadi, said that complete victory is achieved by providing services and the reconstruction of liberated areas and other provinces that have not entered Daesh and delayed the reconstruction because of the war. 

The prime minister, that our troops are very keen on the security of citizens in Aldoaash using car bombs and stockpiling of weapons in homes and use this case with precision weapons to our concern for the lives of citizens calling on citizens to help decisiveness in order to protect them and save them from Aldoaash.

[Hikmah]

Thank you Yota

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Abadi criticizing media disinterested: the more we achieve victories raised Hvizth and begin fabricating lies

 

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The US military admits massacre of Mosul

History of edits:: 03.25.2017 19:54 • 254 visits readable

[Where - Baghdad] 
recognized the US Central Command, on Saturday that US aircraft bombed a site which saw, according to reports, the deaths of dozens of civilians in western Mosul.

The local media and government sources said that dozens of civilians were killed in the western side of the conductor after the air strikes carried out during the past few days as part of the restoration of the city of Daesh operations. 
The head of the Nineveh provincial council, Bashar Alkika, " The exhumation from under the rubble ongoing efforts", while stressed the governor of Mosul, Novell Hammadi, that the bombing resulted in dozens of deaths. 
Following these reports, the US Central Command issued a statement Saturday, it recognized that a US plane bombed at the request of the Iraqi security forces , signed on 17 March. 
He said it took the allegations seriously and launched an investigation "to determine the strike and those surrounding allegations facts about civilian casualties." 
The United States is leading an international coalition against Daesh, and supporting Iraqi forces through air cover and advisers on the ground, in the battle of the restoration of the city that is a stronghold of Daesh remaining in Iraq. 
The alliance said "initial review of the data strikes .. statement indicates that the coalition forces beat fighters loyal to [Daesh and their equipment at the request of the Iraqi forces on March 17 in western Mosul , the site that claimed the occurrence of the victims among the civilian population."

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3 hours ago, yota691 said:

The US military admits massacre of Mosul

History of edits:: 03.25.2017 19:54 • 254 visits readable

[Where - Baghdad] 
recognized the US Central Command, on Saturday that US aircraft bombed a site which saw, according to reports, the deaths of dozens of civilians in western Mosul.

The local media and government sources said that dozens of civilians were killed in the western side of the conductor after the air strikes carried out during the past few days as part of the restoration of the city of Daesh operations. 
The head of the Nineveh provincial council, Bashar Alkika, " The exhumation from under the rubble ongoing efforts", while stressed the governor of Mosul, Novell Hammadi, that the bombing resulted in dozens of deaths. 
Following these reports, the US Central Command issued a statement Saturday, it recognized that a US plane bombed at the request of the Iraqi security forces , signed on 17 March. 
He said it took the allegations seriously and launched an investigation "to determine the strike and those surrounding allegations facts about civilian casualties." 
The United States is leading an international coalition against Daesh, and supporting Iraqi forces through air cover and advisers on the ground, in the battle of the restoration of the city that is a stronghold of Daesh remaining in Iraq. 
The alliance said "initial review of the data strikes .. statement indicates that the coalition forces beat fighters loyal to [Daesh and their equipment at the request of the Iraqi forces on March 17 in western Mosul , the site that claimed the occurrence of the victims among the civilian population."

Don't spare none of these devils, I would kill anything that moves over there! I hate all of those rats!

[markb57]

why do I feel the US is being setup to pay Iraq big bucks...?

[SnowGlobe7]

4 minutes ago, markb57 said:

why do I feel the US is being setup to pay Iraq big bucks...?

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[new york kevin]

If al-Baghdadi and any of his cohorts, commanders, and weapons suppliers are captured, how about placing them on trial for crimes against humanity for the deaths of these innocent people. At least for those amongst the dead that are actually innocent, and not ISIS cowards that were to scared to wear clothing that distinguishes them from the real civilian population.  

Systematic rape, forced sham marriages, brutal torture (with drills included), barbaric mass killings, and being to coward like that they cannot have A.O.'s outside of civilian population areas. For being dain bramaged enough to think that using civilians as human shields in their A.O.'s, around their weapons caches, command centers is an acceptable form of protection/security.. Not under any circumstances, under any religious unjustification is such a thing acceptable. They just use such civilian deaths as propaganda. So the wusses can claim "We didn't kill them the U.S. or Iraqi Military , or Russians did." Stupid tweakers may they all drown in female pigs blood.

[mylilpony]

Find out who actually called in the strike, and you might find that it is someone from the popular crowd (iranian militias), to slow down the fight and to blame the u.s.

[yota691]

Abadi: We will not get the rights fighters

3/26/2017 0:00    BAGHDAD / morning  Dispelled Prime Minister General Commander of the Armed Forces, Haider al-Abadi, the doubts raised about the popular crowd pledge, the leaders of the crowd, that the government will not allow alienating the rights of fighters, stressing that his words with the US administration was clear about those fighters, while pointed to the existence of persons claiming to belonging to the body and abusing her. Park Abadi, in a speech during a meeting with the leaders of the popular crowd, «victories achieved on Daesh terrorist gangs which were not you get it not for the sacrifices of the popular crowd with the rest of the armed forces», indicating that « the spirit of victory frightened enemies and rattled».  The prime minister added, according to a statement the media to his office received «morning», «We will not allow abandoning the blood of the martyrs and the rights heroes who fight in the crowd , and some want to exploit the blood of other things», adding that «Daesh destroyed and killed, and that her children sacrificed and liberated territory will not allow the return of those days that he entered Aldoaash. »  Abadi stressed that the fatwa Sayyed Ali al - Sistani has turned the scales, where the speculation about the division of Iraq and the need for decades to eliminate the «Daesh» noting that attempts to partition failed and we are united more than ever ».  Abadi and drew scathing criticism of the media disinterested, saying: «Whenever we achieve victories raised Hvizth and begin fabricating lies», vowing that «instigates entry Daesh terrorist gangs would not be allowed to head the scene again».  Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces , who pointed out that « the near and distant world is Iraq has the latest quantum leap not only in Iraq but in the region and we need a continuing effort to eradicate terrorism and reject the inclusion of these», reiterated that «all weapons should be under the framework of the state and will not allow never any weapon to be outside the framework of the state », adding that« there are those who claim to belong to the crowd and offend him ».  He said al - Abadi said «we speak with the US administration was clear that our fighters heroes without them no victory is achieved and we are proud of them and our duty to take care of their rights», pointing out that «complete victory is achieved by providing services and the reconstruction of liberated areas and other provinces that have not entered Daesh and delayed the reconstruction because of the war» .  He said al - Abadi said «Our troops are very keen on the security of citizens in Aldoaash using car bombs and stockpiling of weapons in the home and use with this case precision weapons to our concern for the lives of citizens», calling on citizens to «help decisiveness in order to protect them and save them from Aldoaash».

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'A terrible tragedy' .. The Pentagon is investigating the blow Mosul

26 March, 2017

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Sniper in the Iraqi Army in an area close to Mosul

 

The commander of US forces in the Middle East, Gen. Joseph Fotel, on Sunday described the killing of a large number of civilians in western Mosul as a "terrible tragedy" without formally acknowledging that the international coalition against the launching of these raids.

"We are investigating this incident to determine exactly what happened, and we continue to take exceptional measures to avoid hitting civilians," he said in a statement.

Coalition forces confirmed Saturday that they had struck a region where a large number of civilians had fallen.

The US general noted that "the battle in Mosul is difficult" because of the mixing of jihadists with civilians.

Update: 17:00 G.

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's Joint Operations Command said on Sunday it had recovered 61 bodies from the rubble of a completely destroyed building in western Mosul, accusing it of organizing a bombing, and noting that there was no sign of an air strike by the US-led coalition.

And denied the presence of any pit or evidence of the building was hit by an air strike from coalition forces, pointing to the continued investigation into this incident.

In the statement, a large explosive device was found next to the building.

The statement quoted eyewitnesses from the area as saying that the houses were being chased and the families were forced to descend into the basements. The suicide bombers used these houses to fire at Iraqi forces.

In an interview with "Radio Sawa," spokesman for the Joint Operations Command, Brigadier General Yahya al-Zubaidi said that Dahesh is trying to "incite public opinion against the Iraqi army" using civilians as human shields:

 

Media and news agencies reported more than 200 deaths in a coalition raid on March 17.

The coalition said on Saturday it had carried out a strike on fighters and equipment in the area where deaths had been reported but was still being investigated.

Ghazwan al-Daoudi, head of the local human rights council in Nineveh province, said his team had paid a field visit and said 173 people had been killed after militants forced them into a trench and opened fire on combat helicopters until an air strike was carried out.

Source: "Radio Sawa" / Reuters

[eburt]

What a mess over there...Feel bad for the citizens....

[yota691]

Pentagon denies easing of rules of engagement after civilian deaths in Mosul

2017/03/28    02:03 p

Fighters of the International Alliance

(Reuters) - The Pentagon on Monday, facing charges that a coalition air strike may have killed scores of civilians in the Iraqi city of Mosul, said it had not eased rules of engagement in fighting against a militant organization, but the resources needed to investigate the allegations were limited.  Witnesses from Mosul and Iraqi officials said the attack last week on the targets of an al-Qaeda organization may have led to the demolition of homes that rescue officials say "some 200 people have been buried under the rubble."  "The US military does not intend to change the way the attacks are carried out, even when the fighting in Mosul is entering densely populated areas," Colonel John Thomas, a spokesman for the US Central Command, told reporters on Monday.  "General Futeel is not discussing changing the way we do more than saying that our operations are going well and we want to make sure we are committed to these operations," he said.  General Joseph Fotill heads the central command.  "There are only a large number of people dedicated to this and who really have the experience to make us where we want to be," Thomas said.  If the Mosul attack is confirmed, it will be one of the bloodiest incidents of modern memory for civilians in any conflict involving the US military, which boasts of its efforts to reduce the consequences of the war on civilians.  Rescuers are still searching the scene of the March 17 explosion in western Mosul, where a health official said 160 bodies had been recovered.  The Iraqi army says: "The 61 bodies have been recovered so far."  Civilian deaths in densely populated areas of western Mosul have increased as militants used homes as cover and death for residents in air raids targeting militants.  Iraqi forces searched for new methods, a US military official said, which could include opening a second front and trying to isolate the old city.  US Defense Secretary Jim Matisse apparently supported earlier Monday the way the United States launches attacks.  "We are doing our best to always do everything humanly possible to reduce the loss of life or injury among innocents," Matisse said before meeting with his Qatari counterpart: "We can not say the same thing to our adversaries."  The US-led coalition, which is fighting al-Daqash, said the investigation into the allegations in Mosul was a priority and it assessed the credibility of the conflicting reports.  The army also opened an investigation into an attack in northern Syria this month and is investigating allegations that another air strike hit a school near Raqqa.

[yota691]

Pentagon: We will release a secret video showing responsibility for the bombing Daesh new Mosul

History of edits:: 2017/3/31 8:37 • 219 times readable

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said the US Department of Defense [Pentagon] it would soon deploy video recording fighters from Daesh shows they are marching civilians to a building in the city of Mosul , and then shoot him in the latest response from the US military to the criticism that followed another explosion believed to have inflicted dozens civilians killed in the new neighborhood of Mosul last Friday.

The US military has admitted that the alliance led by perhaps had a role in the blast , which occurred on March 17, but said the responsibility could also be located on Daesh. 
Local officials and witnesses said up to 240 people may have died in the new neighborhood of Mosul , when an explosion in a building collapsed and buried families under the ruins. 
And it called on Amnesty International also called on Pope Francis to provide better protection for civilians trapped in combat zones in Iraq. 
The Pentagon usually does not publish photographs or videotapes of operations sites, but had so this month after he denied hitting a mosque in Syria and broadcast an image from the air to show that the mosque was intact, and is being investigated in the incident. 
A spokesman for the coalition led by the United States in the fight Daesh told reporters on Thursday that he is seeking to remove the secret for a video showing Daesh civilians as they entered the building in western Mosul , " the coalition on the bait tempted to attack." 
Col. Joseph Skeroka "What is happening now is not the use of civilians as human shields, for the first time we discover this through a video yesterday as forced by armed fighters from Daesh civilians to enter the building and killed one showed resistance and then used the building as a fight against anti - terrorist unit]" . 
The Defense Minister Irfan Algiala said during a hosted last Tuesday in parliament about the incident , said that "preliminary investigations indicate that who is behind the incident in the new Mosul is Daesh," stressing that "no interest to charge against any party without evidence and will not be delayed in the detection of the facts before the public opinion. " 
Interior Minister Qassem al - Araji , also said during the meeting also that "Daesh makes civilians as human shields and killing any civilians is painful for all," adding that "investigations into the incident continued and the cabinet face to send a ministerial delegation to the coast right area to support civilians and security forces in the battle , explaining that there were no state in a state of war calling for parties to hold accountable security services. " 
He added that "any evidence to show that what happened was by the Iraqi forces will take all legal measures but existing data suggest that Daesh stands behind what happened." 
According to a parliamentary report during the parliamentary session on the incident , the role of the international coalition led by the United States and said that " the new Mosul neighborhood has seen in this March 17 , booking hundreds of civilians in one of the buildings and the Daesh terrorist opened fire on security forces, which he considered the international coalition source of fire , which led to the bombing of the building and killing 263 civilians. " 
And defense parliamentary security committee also confirmed the role of the coalition process bombing and said yesterday in a report in the parliament session that " the new Mosul area exposed to the air strike by coalition aircraft on a residential role appeared the presence of civilians , which has been reported to the fight against terrorism , a commander of the piece of information, which contributed to presenting the bombing assistance for the evacuation of the martyrs, "he said . " the air strike was at the request of the Iraqi forces , as demonstrated by the terrorist Daesh detained civilians as human shields. " 
For his part , the representative of the anti - terrorism system by hosting ministers and security leaders yesterday 's meeting of parliament that "Daesh terrorist benefited from the left coast battles lessons and resorted to the use of civilians as human shields," adding that " the international coalition forces dealt with the same day as the new Mosul accident three wheels bomb, but it can not lead to such destruction. " 
He stressed the parliament speaker Salim al - Jubouri that "can not say for sure now , the results of the investigation on the Mosul incident," urging that "the House of Representatives to thank the forces of security and crowd the popular and the Peshmerga and the sons of the tribes for their effort in the battle and warn Antla tricks of the enemy and not to be rushed by mentioning the details of the incident and left parliamentary committees competent investigation, explaining that the enemy is fighting in his last days , and it is unlikely he broadcast sedition among the sons of the homeland. "

[KDuesing]

So are they trying to tell me that during this whole war that civilians haven't been bombed before now? I don't think so, but I do think that when Isis is most cornered they would gather up as many as possible to try to keep the area from being bombed and we would have to fight face to face where they are most capable.

[Wiljor]

I still smell Maliki 

[Half Crazy Runner]

33 minutes ago, Wiljor said:

I still smell Maliki 

Yes indeed 💩💩💩💩

[Synopsis]

2 hours ago, Wiljor said:

I still smell Maliki 

 

2 hours ago, Half Crazy Runner said:

Yes indeed 💩💩💩💩

Yep. And Maliki sure does stink bad - like real bad!

[yota691]

Pentagon: record shows the involvement of «Daesh» Mosul massacre

04/01/2017 0:00    More than 0001 dead terrorist in the right coast ,  Mosul / morning  in a move that will resolve the controversy over the terrorist crime committed against civilians in the right coast, said the US Pentagon, it will publish a video recording elements of the "Daesh" shows they are forced civilians to enter a building in Mosul and then shoot him in order to delude the international coalition aircraft targeting. Col. Joseph Skeroka US military commander told reporters on Friday: "It seeks to remove the secret registration photographer elements" Daesh "shows as they entered civilians in a building in western Mosul (New Mosul neighborhood incident) as bait tempt the coalition attack," he added , "for the first time we discover this is by registering as a photographer forced elements of "Daesh" civilians to enter the building and killed one showed resistance and then used the building as a location for the shooting of the Iraqi forces. "  And as a spokesman Colonel Skeroka also on behalf of the International Alliance, that " the number of terrorists" Daesh "elements who have been killed in Mosul Ayman since the start of fighting last February exceeded one thousand people dead."

[ChuckFinley]

Thanks Yota,