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

[danielchu]

 

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[boosterbglee]

I imagine sometime soon (this week), there will be a major breakthrough and this will suddenly be over!

[Synopsis]

5 minutes ago, boosterbglee said:

I imagine sometime soon (this week), there will be a major breakthrough and this will suddenly be over!

 

I agree, BoosterBGlee!    

 

Seems like about 2,500 of the estimated 1,000 remaining ISIS have been eliminated and there are (were) about 450 ISIS left (imagine that, a couple weeks ago there were only 200 - 300 ISIS militants left in the ISIS held areas of Mosul- wuz up with that!).       

 

After all the non Old Mosul areas are retaken from ISIS, I suspect the "wheeled bomb" use will be limited. Hey, if IDF, etc. can't get their vehicles through the narrow streets in Old Mosul, the wheeled bombs will likely have an even tougher time maneuvering with all the improvised armor, weight, and limited visibility for driving.

 

Hey, maybe the IDF (with the help of some adventurous and creative "US Advisers" could rig up some four wheelers kinda like the Awesome SWAT Response Vehicle in the recent Jason Bourne movie and then run those things down the narrow streets and alley ways to clear out all those puny little ISIS motorcycle wheel bombs.

 

That'll fix 'em!

 

 

Go Moola Nova!

[okane]

1 hour ago, danielchu said:

 

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Do I hear the Talking Heads singing?  "Take me to the river, .... push me in the water ...."

[ChuckFinley]

It will tough going here at the end. The rats will have no where to run to and will have to fight and die in place. They really need to mass troops and make a full advancement from all side at once.  That way all axis of advances are covered and they can not reenforce a specific area.  This will limit any strong points along the axis of advancement.  Let's wrap this up.  

[Synopsis]

Here is a recent map. Looks greener and greener! Less ISIS held white areas all the time!

 

 

https://twitter.com/search?q=%23mosul map&lang=en

[DWS112]

Joint Iraqi forces regain fully-Najjar neighborhood

May 22, 2017

 

Joint Iraqi forces recaptured al-Najjar neighborhood fully with federal police forces continue to bombard targets elected to Daesh in preparation for the start of the final phase of the restoration of the rest of the right side of Mosul areas of operations. Military sources said artillery shelling and long leadership positions Supply and defensive weapons, and the wheels and the mechanics and assigning transport belonging to the organization of the old city center of the conductor centers. Joint Iraqi forces were able to clamp down on elements Daesh west of Mosul after was liberated most areas surrounding the old city, making the organization of movement restricted by the military cordon imposed by the Iraqi forces.

[Synopsis]

Here is another map of Mosul for today:

 

https://maps.southfront.org/military-situation-in-iraqi-city-of-mosul-on-may-22-2017-map-update/

 

[ChuckFinley]

Thanks Synopsis. We are looking good .    . 

[nannab]

 Synopsis ! And of course the troops. 

[Synopsis]

Just now, ChuckFinley said:

Thanks Synopsis. We are looking good .    . 

 

Just now, nannab said:

 Synopsis ! And of course the troops. 

 

     You All!!!

[okane]

No where to run, no where to hide

[ChuckFinley]

28 minutes ago, okane said:

No where to run, no where to hide

 

No where to run - no where to hide. 

[tigergorzow]

Iraqi Forces Intensify Efforts to Recapture IS-held Old City in Mosul

Mira Rojkan

22/05/2017 - 22:42

Iraq

 

 

 

LEEDS — The Iraqi forces shelled several Islamic State (IS) positions in Mosul's Old City on Monday as part of the preparation for a ground operation aimed at decisively ousting the extremist group from the remaining IS-held areas in west Mosul, an Iraqi army officer said. 

Army Captain Jabbar Hussein told Anadolu Agency that the Iraqi Federal police forces are currently pounding the IS positions with missiles and artillery fire in western Mosul. He explained that the shelling comes in advance of a “planned ground offensive," which aims to dislodge the IS militants from western Mosul and recapture the Old City of Mosul, which according to analysts, is the heart of the city. 

The Iraqi forces backed by the US-led coalition launched a massive offensive against the IS militants in west Mosul back in February this year, as part of the wider operation for liberating the city of Mosul. The operation was launched in October 2016, and to this point the forces liberated the entire eastern part and up to 90% of western Mosul.

 

http://www.basnews.com/index.php/en/news/iraq/352291

[tigergorzow]

Seven IS Militants Killed in Coalition Strike in Western Mosul 

 

Mira Rojkan

22/05/2017 - 22:50

Iraq

 

 

 

LEEDS — Seven Islamic State (IS) militants were killed when an US-led coalition drone targeted and hit their location in western Mosul on Monday. 

Lieutenant Yazan Abdul-Kafi of the Iraqi Air Forces told Rudaw that the coalition drone hit a house in the district of Zanjili, which was occupied by the IS militants. All seven militants inside the house were killed as a result of the strike, which also destroyed a vehicle parked near the house. 

The area of Zanjili is one of the few districts that remain under IS-control and the Iraqi forces are currently sweeping through on their way to the Old City, which is the last key point held by the IS militants. 

The Iraqi forces are currently working on installing a floating bridge linking western Mosul with the eastern side of the city. The bridge could facilitate the Iraqi army troops movement and the transfer of displaced people who are fleeing western Mosul, according to Lieutenant Abdul-Salam al-Jubouri.

According to recent reports by the Iraqi Joint Operations Command, the Iraqi government controls almost 90% of western Mosul after launching an offensive against the IS militants in February. The offensive is part of a wider operation for retaking the city of Mosul from the IS extremist group.

 

http://www.basnews.com/index.php/en/news/iraq/352292

[ChuckFinley]

Thanks Tiger, keep them coming.   

[tigergorzow]

Hashd Presence Does Not Bode Well for Future of Nineveh: Leader

 

He blamed the Shi'ite forces for impeding the IDPs' return

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Basnews English

22/05/2017 - 18:25

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ERBIL— The Shi'ite Hashd al-Shaabi paramilitaries should withdraw from Nineveh as they are a threat against the security of the area after the complete liberation of Mosul, said the general secretary for the Christian Bet-Nahrain Democratic Party

In a statement to Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP)'s official page on Monday, Romeo Hakkari also accused the Shi'ite forces and Iraqi army of destroying more than 100 houses of the Christian dwellers in Bartalla and Qara Qush districts of Nineveh Plain.

He called on the Shi'ite forces to leave Nineveh so that Nineveh Plain troops, affiliated with Kurdistan Region's Peshmerga forces, take over the security of their own area.

Initially there was an agreement that the Hashd will not participate in liberation of Mosul, Hakkari said, "but what happened is that the Hashd also interfered and now there are many of their headquarters in the towns and districts of Nineveh Plain which Christians left behind."

He described Hashd as a "threat" against the security of Nineveh residents, saying "Many innocent civilians became the victim to the experience of these forces and their previous reckless behavior in Anbar and Salahaddin provinces."

"They do not bode well," Hakkari said in reference to Hashd forces.

The Christian party leader also blamed the Shi'ite paramilitaries for causing panic due to which the IDPs do not dare to return to their homes in Nineveh Plain.

Hakkari also anticipated that further stay of these forces in Nineveh province will lead to the same situation of Anbar and Salahaddin provinces, where many civilians are kidnapped or assassinated.  

 

http://www.basnews.com/index.php/en/news/iraq/352239

[tigergorzow]

IS Suicide Bombers Attack Iraqi Military Training Camp in Diyala

 

Five militants have been Killed

 

Basnews English

22/05/2017 - 14:08

Iraq

 

 

 

 

DIYALA — An Iraqi security source said on Monday that five suicide bombers of the Islamic State (IS) were killed while attempting to storm a training camp in Diyala province, east of Baghdad.

The source, who requested anonymity, told BasNews that the Iraqi forces managed to kill five IS suicide bombers who had infiltrated the Karakosh training camp in eastern Baladrouz district of Diyala province in eastern Iraq.

The source confirmed the reports on the presence of other suicide bombers in the camp who are being surrounded by the Iraqi forces. However, two members of the security forces have been killed and nine others wounded as a result of the suicide attack.

 

http://www.basnews.com/index.php/en/news/iraq/352171

[tigergorzow]

HRW: Hashd Al-Shaabi Detaining and Torturing Men Fleeing Fighting

 

The militia group detained men in schools and tortured them

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Basnews English

22/05/2017 - 16:14

Iraq

 

 

 

ERBIL – Iraqi paramilitary forces, known as Hashd al-Shaabi or Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), have arbitrarily detained at least 100 men since late April 2017, and in some cases, the detainees have been tortured during the interrogations, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on Monday.

A number of men who were detained by Hashd al-Shaabi while fleeing al-Hadar village, 90 km southwest of west Mosul, were interviewed by the Human Rights Watch. The men said the militia forces detained them as they fled their homes because of the fighting, and held them for up to 15 days in a school building, and in one case, in a house.

The militia members interrogated them about possible Islamic State (IS) links, and in two cases beat them with thick metal cables. Other detainees had told them they were also beaten during the interrogations.

“Given the previous track records of PMF abuses in the area of screening and detaining local men, Baghdad should treat these findings with the gravest concern,” said Lama Fakih, deputy Middle East director at Human Rights Watch.

“Authorities should do all in their power to ensure that the families fleeing the fighting around Mosul are able to get to safety, not tortured in secret facilities,” he said.

Moreover, Human Rights Watch heard similar accounts from other men fleeing the fighting earlier in 2017 and raised the issue with the government, but the detentions and abuse seem to have continued. Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi should issue a decree banning screening and detention by the PMF and hold those who have committed abuses accountable.

 

http://www.basnews.com/index.php/en/news/iraq/352215

[BETTYBOOP]

Better n better...... keep going Iraq forces! 

[tigergorzow]

Militia Group Abducts Nimrud Mayor in Nineveh Plains

 

The group is part of Hashd al-Shaabi militia

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Basnews English

22/05/2017 - 17:37

Iraq

 

 

 

 

NINEVEH — A number of armed men on Monday abducted the mayor of Nimrud town in Nineveh Plains, located in east of Mosul.

The men who kidnapped the official along with two of his companions are said to be from Hashd al-Shabaki, a militia group within Hashd al-Shaabi.

A local source confirmed to BasNews that the gunmen raided the house of Nimrud mayor Khazaal Thayab al-Dulaimi earlier today and kidnapped him along with to other officials.

The militia men took away the abductees to an unknown location, the source said.

 

http://www.basnews.com/index.php/en/news/iraq/352229

[Bama Girl]

2 hours ago, ChuckFinley said:

It will tough going here at the end. The rats will have no where to run to and will have to fight and die in place. They really need to mass troops and make a full advancement from all side at once.  That way all axis of advances are covered and they can not reenforce a specific area.  This will limit any strong points along the axis of advancement.  Let's wrap this up.  

I was listening to the news this afternoon on radio and a military man (didn't catch his name) said almost the same thing you stated here. He said the final push was going to be tough and brutal. The military advancing needs our prayers and I feel confident that America has some special forces in the mix. 🙏🙏🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[tigergorzow]

Exclusive: Parts freed so far in Mosul explained on map

May 22 2017 07:55 PM

Iraqi forces

 

An updated version of Mosul's map showing the latest developments in the battle to oust ISIS from occupied districts in the city's right bank 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.

Iraqi officials announced Monday the Iraqi army supported by the US-led coalition is a stone's throw from fully liberating Mosul from ISIS terrorists.

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/10950/Exclusive-Parts-freed-so-far-in-Mosul-explained-on-map

[tigergorzow]

ISIS torches cars of civilians to bar forces from pushing deep in Mosul

May 22 2017 07:51 PM

Torched cars

 

Terror group of ISIS has resorted to a new barbaric method in the area it controls to prevent the Iraqi forces from advancing into those parts of the city.

The terror group torches cars owned by civilians. Also, it places those cars at alleyways after booby-trapping them.

This comes as the Iraqi forces have been pushing against the terror group of ISIS in the right bank of the city with the aid of the US-led coalition.

 

http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/10949/ISIS-torches-cars-of-civilians-to-bar-forces-from-pushing-deep-in-Mosul

[tigergorzow]

Iraqi forces a stone's throw from fully liberating Mosul

May 22 2017 06:37 PM

Iraqi forces

 

Iraqi forces are about to fully liberate Mosul city from ISIS terrorists, a security source told the Baghdad Post on Monday.

Intensive clashes have been going on between Iraqi Federal Police Forces and ISIS terrorists in al-Rafai district in northwestern Mosul, the source added.

ISIS terrorists set fire to cars, electricity generators and drainage system to impede Iraqi forces from advancing into the city.

On February 19, US-backed Iraqi army launched wide-scale military operation to eradicate ISIS terrorists from Mosul city, the last major stronghold for the terrorist group.

Analysts estimate little number of ISIS terrorists still exist in Mosul and they desperately defend the city.

 

http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/10946/Iraqi-forces-a-stone-s-throw-from-fully-liberating-Mosul