Five years later .. Nujaifi reveals the "real cause" of the fall of Mosul

[nannab]

25 minutes ago, okane said:

does anyone else show up on this thread at about this time each day looking for a new map!!!  Like it is their morning coffee???  If I drank coffee.  Or is it just ME !

 

I NEED MY MAAAAPPPPP!  Like a baby needs a nap.  Oh crap, this is starting to sound like a rap ... I think I should just shut my trap.  Please, please, please give me my map

 

Me Too ! And the cute little flags

[boosterbglee]

Not many maps today....must be getting close!

[Officiallytook]

Tomorrow is Friday... we are 👀👀 Iraq

[MyLadiesDaddy]

9 minutes ago, Officiallytook said:

Tomorrow is Friday... we are 👀👀 Iraq

You, I , and most everyone here knows that they don't have any more time. If they screw the pooch on this one I can just about guarantee you that there will be hell to pay. 

[Officiallytook]

38 minutes ago, ladyGrace'sDaddy said:

You, I , and most everyone here knows that they don't have any more time. If they screw the pooch on this one I can just about guarantee you that there will be hell to pay. 

Check your emails brother...😏

Edited May 18, 2017 by Officiallytook

[Synopsis]

Here is a recent map showing the area in the south west corner of the Syria and the Mosul/Baghdad roads retaken from ISIS.

 

http://isis.liveuamap.com/en

 

Fewer areas remaining in ISIS control. The 17July district to the northwest of Old Mosul seems to be almost surrounded. The 17July district was and ISIS stronghold and may be retaken shortly.

[ChuckFinley]

Thanks Synopsis. We are really getting down to the end of the engagement in Mosul. 

[DWS112]

Published on May 18, 2017

In Mosul, Iraq, the battle between Iraqi Military and the Islamic State has been ongoing since October 2016. In the process, most of Mosul’s formal medical facilities have been destroyed. This has left Iraqi medical teams to set up makeshift field hospitals hidden within abandoned homes all over the city.

 

 

[bkeiller]

Breaking: Iraqi forces liberate strategic airbase in west Mosul

By Leith Fadel 18/05/2017

BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 P.M.) – The pro-government Popular Mobilization Forces (Hashd Al-Sha’abi) continued their Al-Qaiwaran offensive, Thursday, targeting the strategic Sahel Sinjar Airbase that was under the control of the Islamic State (ISIL) forces.

Within hours of launching their assault, the Popular Mobilization Forces asserted full control over the Sahel Sinjar Airbase, forcing the remaining Islamic State terrorists in the area to retreat northeast.

The capture of the Sahel Sinjar Airbase, today, puts the Iraqi forces in position to liberate the remaining territory in Al-Qairawan that is still under the control of the Islamic State terrorists.

 

-Qairawan is incredibly important to the Iraqi Armed Forces because of its proximity to the Islamic State stronghold of Tal ‘Afar,
which is located near both Mosul and the Syrian border-crossing into Al-Hasakah.

https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/breaking-iraqi-forces-liberate-strategic-airbase-west-mosul/

Edited May 19, 2017 by bkeiller

[Wiljor]

1 hour ago, Synopsis said:

Here is a recent map showing the area in the south west corner of the Syria and the Mosul/Baghdad roads retaken from ISIS.

 

http://isis.liveuamap.com/en

 

Fewer areas remaining in ISIS control. The 17July district to the northwest of Old Mosul seems to be almost surrounded. The 17July district was and ISIS stronghold and may be retaken shortly.

 

Thanks Syn, they are closing in and wrapping this up. 

[bkeiller]

Get your read on:

 

Defeat by Annihilation: Mobility and Attrition in the Islamic State´s Defense of Mosul

19 Apr 2017 By Michael Knights and Alexander Mello for Combating Terrorism Center (CTC)

In this article, Michael Knights and Alexander Mello examine the so-called Islamic State’s ongoing defense of Mosul. Despite the group’s use of innovative tactics such as pairing car bombs with drones, it has been outfought by coalition-backed Iraqi forces, which liberated eastern Mosul in January. With Islamic State fighters now engaged in a final fight on the western side of the Tigris, our authors describe how the group continues to prioritize mobile defensive tactics to seize the initiative and mount counterattacks.

 

Abstract

The Islamic State’s defense of Mosul has provided unique insights into how the group has adapted its style of fighting to dense urban terrain. While the Islamic State failed to mount an effective defense in the rural outskirts and outer edges of Mosul, it did mount a confident defense of the denser inner-city terrain, including innovative pairing of car bombs and drones. The Islamic State continues to demonstrate a strong preference for mobile defensive tactics that allow the movement to seize the tactical initiative, mount counterattacks, and infiltrate the adversary’s rear areas. Yet, while the Islamic State has fought well in Mosul, it has also been out-fought. Islamic State tactics in the final uncleared northwestern quarter of Mosul are becoming more brutal, including far greater use of civilians as human shields. 

 

http://www.css.ethz.ch/en/services/digital-library/articles/article.html/66278b62-1b70-497e-ae97-bd1d1dc72b4d

[tigergorzow]

Exclusive: Parts regained from ISIS in Mosul explained on map

May 18 2017 09:21 PM

Iraqi security forces

 

An updated version of Mosul map showing the latest developments in the battle to recapture ISIS-held areas in right bank of Mosul, has been obtained by The Baghdad Post on Sunday.

On the map, the spots marked in green represent the previously ISIS-held areas that have been liberated.  

As the map shows, the white spots represent the parts of the war-torn city where ISIS is still controlling.

In Mosul, there are areas still witnessing clashes between the Iraqi forces, backed by international coalition, and ISIS terrorists. They are marked in orange on the map.



In a statement, the Center said it renews its commitment to neutrality when covering stories of the battles and the other issues. Our aim is nothing but the truth, the statement concluded. 

Publishing the maps relating to the progress of the Iraqi forces in Mosul is done after contacts with multiple military sources and local officials, it added.

Iraqi Forces launched a major offensive on 19th of February to retake the western part of Mosul after declaring total control of the eastern part of the city on 24th of January as part of the military operations to liberate the city that started on 17th of October 2016.

 

http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/10752/Exclusive-Parts-regained-from-ISIS-in-Mosul-explained-on-map

[tigergorzow]

Iraqi's army recaptures Baha'a al-Deen Mosque in Mosul – security source

May 18 2017 11:08 AM

Breaking

 

 

 

Iraqi military divisions has recaptured Baha'a al-Deen Mosque, located in al-Najar neighborhood in northwestern Mosul, an informed source said on Thursday.
 
Security forces, backed by International Coalition air raids and logistic support of the US army, have retaken eastern Mosul and most of its western part after six months of battles. These forces are focusing now on controlling the Old City.   

It is estimated that there are a few of ISIS terrorists left in the second largest city of Iraq. It is expected that they will desperately defend the last pocket of the city that has been once their main stronghold in Iraq. 

 

http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/10729/Iraqi-s-army-recaptures-Baha-a-al-Deen-Mosque-in-Mosul-security-source

[tigergorzow]

IMIS changes combat plans in al-Qairawan neighborhood - source

May 18 2017 11:44 AM

IMIS fighters killed in battles

 

Iranian Militias in Iraq and Syria (IMIS) terror group has changed their military plans after 200 of their fighters have been killed and injured during the last two days only during battles in western Mosul, a press source said in a statement Thursday morning.

This comes as IMIS militias have been inflicted with heavy losses in their attempt to storm al-Qairawan neighborhood, located in western Nineveh Governorate.
    
In the statement, the press source stated that Iran-backed IMIS militias were forced to change its combat plans to storm al-Qairawan neighborhood from direct fighting to long-range shelling due to the heavy losses incurred by the militias.  

IMIS are composed of some 40 militias, which are mainly Shiite. These militias were formed to fight against ISIS terrorists.

 

http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/10730/IMIS-changes-combat-plans-in-al-Qairawan-neighborhood-source

[tigergorzow]

Iraqi forces discover ISIS-controlled explosives depot in Mosul

May 18 2017 12:29 PM

Iraq's Interior Ministry officers

 

Brigadier-General Saad Ma'an, Iraq's Ministry of Interior spokesman, has announced that a force of the ministry has discovered an ISIS depot in Mosul's left bank, a statement revealed on Thursday. 

In the statement, Ma'an said that ISIS dump was hidden in a building under construction in al-Shorta neighborhood located in Mosul city.

He also noted that the ministry's force had found inside the depot a 21mm mortar and other military hardware.

The official added that a 60 mm mortar bombs, explosive devices and various raw materials for making explosives had been discovered.
  
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced on January 24 the full liberation of Mosul's left bank from ISIS' grip after the terrorist group has been inflicted with heavy losses. And the Iraqi forces have been pushing on the terror group in the right bank of the city since February 19th.   

 

http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/10732/Iraqi-forces-discover-ISIS-controlled-explosives-depot-in-Mosul

[tigergorzow]

Interior minister arrives in Mosul to follow-up anti-ISIS offensive

May 18 2017 12:58 PM

Jabouri

 

 

Iraqi minister of interior Qassem al-Aaraji has arrived in Mosul to follow-up the progress of the anti-ISIS offensive being carried out there, a statement said Thursday.
 

This comes as the Iraqi forces are continuing its offensive on the terror group of ISIS in the right bank of the city since February 19^th.

 

http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/10734/Interior-minister-arrives-in-Mosul-to-follow-up-anti-ISIS-offensive

[tigergorzow]

Roasting temperatures 'awaiting Mosul's displaced persons' - IOM

May 18 2017 01:22 PM

A displaced Iraqi under the scorching sun

 

Hala Jaber, the communications officer of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) at al-Qayara emergency site in Nineveh Governorate has warned of the new challenge displaced Iraqis face, namely the soaring temperatures and the scorching sun in the camps, a statement has revealed.

Having survived ISIS, most Iraqi families are now bracing themselves to battle their second most dangerous enemy – the sizzling sun and the sweltering temperatures that come with it, Jaber said in a statement.  

She stated that summer heat will be a new challenge for hundred thousands of displaced people in Mosul city.

She also noted that temperatures will reach 37° Celsius and may rise in the coming months. 

Winter colds and flues have now been replaced by diarrhea and dehydration, with an increase in cases among children, UN Migration Agency IOM communications officer added. 

From June onwards, temperatures in Iraq’s Nineveh Governorate will hit, and on some days, surpass the 50° mark.

 

http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/10735/Roasting-temperatures-awaiting-Mosul-s-displaced-persons-IOM

[tigergorzow]

IMIS militias execute civilians west of Mosul

May 18 2017 03:01 PM

IMIS militias

 

Corpses of civilians from Mosul,executed by the Iranian Militias in Iraq and Syria (IMIS), are piling on Gora Road, a source said on Thursday.

The source stated that IMIS executed the civilians after arresting them. 

 

 

IMIS are committing heinous crimes in Nineveh Governorate's Mosul city especially the west side of the city that has been under fire for seven months.

IMIS is a terror militia which seeks to enforce demographic changes in the country based on sectarian motives.


The terror group is manipulating the deteriorating situation in the country to carry out its vicious plots with the aid of Iran regime. 

 

http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/10742/IMIS-militias-execute-civilians-west-of-Mosul

[tigergorzow]

Iraqi forces recapture new neighborhoods in Mosul, says commander

May 18 2017 09:39 PM

Breaking

 

Iraqi forces have regained a new neighborhood in Mosul's right bank on Thursday, Commander of 'We Are Coming, Nineveh' operations told The Baghdad Post. 

In a statement, Lt Gen Rachid Yarallah  said, "The Federal Police, the Rapid Response and the 9th Armored Division, liberated al Aiqtisadiiyn neighborhood in the right bank and raised the Iraqi flag over its buildings".

On Sunday, the US-backed Iraqi forces pushed on ISIS terror group in neighborhoods of Uribe, Rifai, El-Eqtsadyen and 17 Tammouz. 

 

http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/10754/Iraqi-forces-recapture-new-neighborhoods-in-Mosul-says-commander

[tigergorzow]

Iraq VP: Federal Police Units destroyed Mosul, killed many civilians

May 18 2017 09:47 AM

Mosul

 

Iraqi Federal Police has destroyed Mosul and killed many civilians who have been besieged there, Iraqi Vice President Osama al-Nujaifi said on Thursday.

In a statement, he added that the Iraqi Federal Police Units was not disciplined and destroyed the infrastructure of the city.

The official added that the Federal Police Units used heavy weapons like rockets and artillery,  that caused the destruction to a huge numbers of houses, and claimed the lives of a lot of civilians.

 

Iraqi forces have been battling the terror group of ISIS in the right bank of the city since February 19th with the aid of the US-led coalition after freeing the eastern bank of the war-shattered city.

 

http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/10724/Iraq-VP-Federal-Police-Units-destroyed-Mosul-killed-many-civilians

[tigergorzow]

Iraqi Forces to Move on in Tel Afar After Full Liberation of Mosul: Commander

 

Mira Rojkan

19/05/2017 - 01:51

Iraq

 

 

 

LEEDS — Tel Afar likely to be the next Iraqi army target after liberating the city of Mosul, Major General Najm al-Jubouri, a top commander of the military operations in Mosul said on Thursday.

Jubouri told reporters that the Iraqi army will join forces of the Shi'ite militia Hashd al-Shaabi to recapture what is left of the provinces under IS-control, starting from Tel Afar in the west of Mosul. 

He explained that currently the operations are ongoing to liberate Qairawan, Ba'aj and Adnaniya, all near Tal Afar.

However, the Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi had said on Tuesday that the operation for Hawija will be launched straight after the liberation of Mosul. He further said that operation for recapturing Mosul is expected to come to an end in the next coming days, after which the Iraqi forces will move on to liberate Hawija. 

The Adviser for the Nineveh province council, Abdul-Sattar Habbu said on Thursday that currently 750 IS militants remain in Mosul, but the security forces are besieging those mostly foreign criminals as most of the leaders have already fled, leaving those elements to death or captivity.

 

http://www.basnews.com/index.php/en/news/iraq/351444

[tigergorzow]

Over 200,000 More Civilians Expected to Escape Mosul: UN

 

Sardar Sattar

19/05/2017 - 01:54

Iraq

 

 

 

LODZ — With the military confrontations intensifying on a steady pace between the Iraqi army and Islamic State (IS) militants in Mosul, over 200,000 more civilians could be displaced as the result of the clashes, a senior United Nations humanitarian official in Iraq warned on Thursday.

“The numbers of people fleeing their homes in western Mosul are overwhelming,” said Humanitarian Coordinator for Iraq Lise Grande in a press release from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. “We are talking about very large numbers of families who are leaving everything behind. They are fleeing under very difficult circumstances.”

She revealed that the government of Iraq alongside humanitarian partners are working to help those escaping IS-held areas and bring them to safety. However, she noted that the numbers of people who are moving are now so large, it’s becoming more and more difficult to ensure civilians receive the assistance and protection they need.

As military operations intensify and move closer to Mosul’s old city area, we expect that up to 200,000 more people will flee,” she continued.

The military battle in Mosul isn’t over yet and even when it is, the emergency will continue for months. We have no choice—we have to re-double our efforts to mobilize more resources and get assistance to the people who need it the most. Hundreds of thousands of lives are at stake.”

 

http://www.basnews.com/index.php/en/news/iraq/351445

[tigergorzow]

Peshmerga Forces Repel Serious IS Attack in Tuz Khumatu

 

Dozens of militants were killed during the clashes

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Basnews English

18/05/2017 - 10:26

Kurdistan

 

 

A shovel used by IS militants in the attack destroyed and seized by Peshmerga Kurdistan24

 

 

TUZ KHURMATU — Peshmerga forces managed to ward off an attack carried out by Islamic State (IS) militants on Peshmerga frontline in Tuz Khurmatu city of Salahaddin provine in the early predawn hours of Thursday.

Ahmad Sheikh Langari, a Kurdish official from Tuz Khurmatu, told BasNews "At approximately 3 am last night, the IS militants attacked Peshmerga forces on Zarga front in southern Khurmatu district, causing deaths and injuries among the Peshmerga forces."

However, the offensive was firmly responded and dozens of militants were killed with a number of equipment belonging to the extremists being seized.

The official said that IS is trying to divert the attention from the Iraqi offensive to retake Mosul which has put the militant group on the brink of total defeat in the city.

Earlier on May 7, a number of IS militants, including suicide bombers, attacked Kaywan base, the largest military base in Kirkuk province located on Kirkuk-Dibis road. The Peshmerga forces stationed in the base repelled the offensive, killing the entire group of the militants. However, one of the attackers blew himself up, leaving two Peshmerga troops dead and two more injured.

 

http://www.basnews.com/index.php/en/news/kurdistan/351227

[WheresmyRV?]

35 minutes ago, tigergorzow said:

IMIS militias execute civilians west of Mosul

 

May 18 2017 03:01 PM

IMIS militias

 

Corpses of civilians from Mosul,executed by the Iranian Militias in Iraq and Syria (IMIS), are piling on Gora Road, a source said on Thursday.

The source stated that IMIS executed the civilians after arresting them. 

 

 

IMIS are committing heinous crimes in Nineveh Governorate's Mosul city especially the west side of the city that has been under fire for seven months.

IMIS is a terror militia which seeks to enforce demographic changes in the country based on sectarian motives.


The terror group is manipulating the deteriorating situation in the country to carry out its vicious plots with the aid of Iran regime. 

 

http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/10742/IMIS-militias-execute-civilians-west-of-Mosul

 

Just freaking great, after they finally wipe out ISIS from their own country there is another terrorist group there waiting in the wings that's doing horrific executions to innocent civilians.  

[jcfrag]

Iran has always been a threat to Iraq. Nobody knows that better then the Iraqi's. Remember when they were having fits about Iran's armies on Iraqi soil offering to help the Iraqis get rid of ISIS. They didn't stand for that st all. Which makes it even more bizarre how Maliki had his nose right up Irans arse. That in itself pretty well demonstrates Maliki wasn't Iraqi at all, but more like Iranian... an Iranian terrorist to e more direct!

I am at odds at how all these nut cases keep crawling out from under rocks thinking that the world is going to allow Iraq to be taken with everything it  has invested in the country.......

Edited May 19, 2017 by jcfrag