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

[SnowGlobe7]

wow.these pictures are something for sure. prayers up for the innocent

[tigergorzow]

lliam Snow Hume‏ @WilliamSnowHume 5m5 minutes ago

 

William Snow Hume Retweeted Jean-Charles Brisard

"200 foreign Jihadists, including 30 Frenchmen, encircled in #Mosul with their families. ([Per] Gal al-Jibouri, Iraqi Commander in Chief

https://twitter.com/JcBrisard/status/871834314673180672 …

 

William Snow Hume added,

Jean-Charles BrisardVerified account @JcBrisard

200 djihadistes étrangers dont 30 français encerclés à #Mossoul avec leurs familles (Gal al-Jibouri, commandant en chef irakien) @Le_Figaro

 

8:32 PM - 5 Jun 2017

[10 YEARS LATER]

27 minutes ago, tigergorzow said:

lliam Snow Hume‏ @WilliamSnowHume 5m5 minutes ago

 

William Snow Hume Retweeted Jean-Charles Brisard

"200 foreign Jihadists, including 30 Frenchmen, encircled in #Mosul with their families. ([Per] Gal al-Jibouri, Iraqi Commander in Chief

https://twitter.com/JcBrisard/status/871834314673180672 …

 

William Snow Hume added,

Jean-Charles BrisardVerified account @JcBrisard

200 djihadistes étrangers dont 30 français encerclés à #Mossoul avec leurs familles (Gal al-Jibouri, commandant en chef irakien) @Le_Figaro

 

8:32 PM - 5 Jun 2017

 

Sucks to be them when the Big Push kicks in the door; then the whole rotten mess will come crashing down around their heads as they're fighting to the last Man, Woman & child ( which is a Horrible Option # 1 )

 

- OR, they could surrender ? ( think of your "wives" & children, Best Option # 2 )

 

- ORRRR, they might just have a mass suicide ( Terrible Option # 3 ).

 

I hope Best Option # 2 prevails immediately ! Put an END to the KILLING 

[fnbplanet]

I believe in Natural Selection.  If they're smart enough to surrender, they live.  If they are NOT smart enough, then the rest of our species will, on the whole, be smarter by subtraction.  

We didn't pick this fight.

[SnowGlobe7]

what would they do to the enemy?

[danielchu]

ahh but we did pick this fight.. when we decided to do something of the kurds being gassed!

[danielchu]

 

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[yota691]

First Published: 2017-06-06

From Mosul to tenderness, the jihadists are using civilians to delay their defeat

The people of tenderness besiegers face the risk of being killed by sniper organization of the Islamic state or mines if they tried to escape.

Middle East Online

Civilians use as human shields BEIRUT (Reuters) - Relief humanitarian organization prominent Tuesday that civilians trapped in the Syrian tenderness city face the risk of being killed by sniper organization of the Islamic state or mines if they tried to escape, but they may use as human shields if they stayed in a similar scenario to what is happening to the civilians in the Iraqi city of Mosul. And it threw the International Rescue Committee highlighted the difficult choices available to civilians in tenderness with the start of Syria's democratic forces backed by the United States and includes Arab and Kurdish armed factions, an offensive to retake the city, which is a stronghold of the militant group in Syria. The director of public affairs for the Middle East at the International Rescue Committee Thomas Jaruvalu in a statement, "noted the International Rescue Committee, a decrease in the number of people fleeing from tenderness over the past week, which may indicate that the organization of the Islamic State intends to use 200 thousand people are still trapped in the city as human shields ". "It is trying to escape with the progress of democratic Syria forces in the city face the risk of being killed by mines and snipers, the organization of the Islamic state, as well as air strikes." "I dealt with the Commission's medical teams in the northern city of Raqqa people injured by mines while attempting to traverse the fighting line." And it controls the organization of the Islamic state on the city of Raqqa since 2014. Civilians have faced growing shortages of food, water, health care and electricity in recent months with the progress of democratic forces towards Syria. The International Rescue Committee funds for emergency health care for those fleeing the military operation against the Islamic state. According to local residents in the city of Raqqa northern Syria that the organization of the Islamic state began on Tuesday, burning dozens of barrels of oil in the city to block out the vision for coalition aircraft. Residents in the city said the organization "put hundreds of barrels of crude oil in Tel white street city center and the axes of the entrances to the city's western and eastern Baghdad near the door of the city and in the train Street area north and the sky of the city covered by the black clouds of smoke."

[deniscanada]

[ChuckFinley]

I read this morning that there are in a 4k square area. I will try to dig up the article, getting there. 

[ChuckFinley]

Here is the info:

 

Link: http://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/islamic-state-control-4-sq-km-western-mosul-army-commander/

 

 

Mosul (IraqiNews.com) Islamic State militants are currently in control over only four square kilometers of western Mosul, a senior army special forces commander said late Monday as operations approach the group’s last bastion.

Abdul-Ghani al-Assadi, commander of the Iraqi army’s elite Counter-Terrorism Service, said in statements to Assabah al-Jadeed website that CTS are currently awaiting the arrival of Federal Police and Rapdi Response and army troops to join forces and consummate a siege on the IS-held Old City from the north.

“The major challenge forces are facing in Mosul is the existence of a large number of civilians in narrow areas with small, interconnected houses,” Assadi said.

Last week, a spokesperson of the U.S.-led coalition fighting IS said the group was controlling less than 10 square kilometers of territories in western Mosul.

 

Iraqi government troops regained control over eastern Mosul in January after three months of fighting. Operations for the western side of the city launched in mid February, and Iraqi generals say a few hundreds of IS fighters remain in the Old City as a last refuge.

The densely populated and narrowly structured Old City was the place where IS supreme leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi declared the establishment of the group’s rule in Iraq in 2014.

Iraqi forces began late April to advance towards the enclave from the northwest, having besieged it from the south for weeks to no avail. Troops reportedly took over most of Zanjili district and proceeded towards al-Shefa, the last district adjacent to the Old City.

At least 200.000 civilians are believed to remain in IS captivity in the Old City.

[WaitIsOver]

20 minutes ago, ChuckFinley said:

Here is the info:

 

Link: http://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/islamic-state-control-4-sq-km-western-mosul-army-commander/

 

 

Mosul (IraqiNews.com) Islamic State militants are currently in control over only four square kilometers of western Mosul, a senior army special forces commander said late Monday as operations approach the group’s last bastion.

Abdul-Ghani al-Assadi, commander of the Iraqi army’s elite Counter-Terrorism Service, said in statements to Assabah al-Jadeed website that CTS are currently awaiting the arrival of Federal Police and Rapdi Response and army troops to join forces and consummate a siege on the IS-held Old City from the north.

“The major challenge forces are facing in Mosul is the existence of a large number of civilians in narrow areas with small, interconnected houses,” Assadi said.

Last week, a spokesperson of the U.S.-led coalition fighting IS said the group was controlling less than 10 square kilometers of territories in western Mosul.

 

Iraqi government troops regained control over eastern Mosul in January after three months of fighting. Operations for the western side of the city launched in mid February, and Iraqi generals say a few hundreds of IS fighters remain in the Old City as a last refuge.

The densely populated and narrowly structured Old City was the place where IS supreme leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi declared the establishment of the group’s rule in Iraq in 2014.

Iraqi forces began late April to advance towards the enclave from the northwest, having besieged it from the south for weeks to no avail. Troops reportedly took over most of Zanjili district and proceeded towards al-Shefa, the last district adjacent to the Old City.

At least 200.000 civilians are believed to remain in IS captivity in the Old City.

Thanks Yota, Thanks Chuck, looks like isis should be a wrap very very soon. And the citizens can get the RV by the 4th of July. Latest IMO. Thankful that DVets has brought together a community of great minds and awesome peeps.

 

 Time for me to stock up my pennies and dimes for a last purchase and add to my "donations" pile. All is good! Prayers Up.

[deniscanada]

Monday, June 5, 2017

Mosul Campaign Day 231 Jun 4 2017

 

 

The Hashd captured Baaj (center in white) in west Mosul where many IS elements were believed to have fled when Mosul was attacked. Yellow to the north is Peshmerga held section of Sinjar district. Green is Hashd held. Red is Syria. (Al Forat News)

 

There was fighting across the front in Mosul. The Federal Police gave conflicting numbers again about its progress in Zinjali. One report said they held 65%. Federal Police commander General Raed Shakir Jawadat had it at 60%. Yesterday they claimed it was at 75-85%. The Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) were still attempting to capture the medical center in Shifa. It was taken a few days ago, but the Islamic State forced the Iraqi forces out. The insurgents also launched a large assault upon the Bab al-Bob, Bab al-Jadid and Bab Lakash entrances to the Old City in the early morning, but were turned back. The ISF has to make announcements of success every day. It is part of the government’s propaganda campaign. The problem is that it’s not a coordinated effort and there is plenty of exaggeration and sometimes make believe going on. That’s the reason why there are always conflicting statements and claims about advances.

 

Yesterday a Kurdish satellite TV channel filmed what looked like a white phosphorus attack either by the Iraqis or U.S. led Coalition. The Joint Operations Command denied that it was phosphorus saying it was smoke used by the Coalition. At the same time, the command banned all live broadcasts of the Mosul battle in reaction, and threatened legal action against anyone breaking the new rule. As the Mosul campaign is coming to a conclusion the ISF has become more and more sensitive about any negative stories. It continuously complains about television stations, the media in general, and social networks for spreading fake news and promoting stories spread by the Islamic State. Unfortunately, in doing so it has denied real events such as the Jadida bombing, which it refused to acknowledge was the result of a Coalition air strike and put out two disinformation stories to the media. Again, the victory narrative promoted by the government is the root cause of these attacks upon the press.

 

The Hashd achieved their final objectives in their west Ninewa campaign. They took the town of Baaj near the Syrian border, along with eight other towns. There were also clashes in the Hatra desert. Baaj was believed to have been a fall back positions for many IS elements escaping Mosul and a base in the west. The village was taken relatively quickly along with most of west Ninewa. The insurgents have not defended these areas because they are in open terrain exposing them to air strikes. Many of the militants have likely moved on to other parts of Iraq or Syria.

 

The deputy Hashd commander made the latest comments about the Hashd moving into Syria. Abu Muhandis stated that the Hashd would go after terrorists outside of Iraq if they threatened security. He also said that the Hashd would help the police and army monitor the Iraq-Syrian border. Several Hashd leaders have expressed their desire to move into Syria. Many of those same units already have men fighting for the Assad government organized by Iran. They see the wars in both countries as a single conflict, and are supporting Tehran’s policies. Part of that includes creating a land route from Iran across Iraq to Syria to move men and material.

 

Human Rights Watch released a new report on the Kurdish authorities detaining men and boys in displaced camps. They talked with relatives from four families who had loved ones detained in the Khazir and Nargizlia camps from January to April 2017. They all went through screening before arriving in Kurdistan, and some went through checks by the Kurds as well. Since they have been taken away the families have not been able to communicate with them and have no information about their fate. This is typical of all Iraqi forces. There are over 300,000 displaced in Ninewa since October 2016 posing a daunting challenge to track down any Islamic State members or sympathizers. Transparency is not a strong suit of either the central or regional government’s security forces. People are lost in the system all the time for regular crimes let alone on suspicion of terrorism charges.

 

http://musingsoniraq.blogspot.ca/2017/06/mosul-campaign-day-231-jun-4-2017.html

[ChuckFinley]

Your welcome WaitIsOver. You will find everyone here chips in. Pretty good group.  

[SnowGlobe7]

Did someone say chips???

 

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[ChuckFinley]

LMAO SnowGlobe -. 

[SnowGlobe7]

hungry now??? 

[WaitIsOver]

14 minutes ago, ChuckFinley said:

Your welcome WaitIsOver. You will find everyone here chips in. Pretty good group.  

Yes definitely , been reading on DVets since 2008. Very greatful 

[SnowGlobe7]

grateful

 

[DWS112]

Abu Mahdi Eng: We will announce the liberation of the entire west of Mosul during the next two days

June 6, 2017

Confirmed Haj Abu Mahdi Engineer / leadership the popular crowd on Tuesday that the next two days will witness the end of the military operations, the entire western Mosul area edit, while pointing out that the crowd forces will work on the entire Iraqi-Syrian border caught, noted that they are waiting for the prime minister orders of the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces Haider al-Abadi to break into Tal Afar and edit.

The engineer said in a statement followed the agency echo, "The Baaj, who was able to spend the popular crowd forces of liberation and purify the entire castle is the last to organize Daesh criminal," noting that "the rest are small areas will be freed over the next two days."

He added Eng., That "the next two days will witness the end of military operations in western Mosul, and announced the liberation of the entire region with the exception of Tall Afar," noting that "the crowd forces waiting for the prime minister orders of the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces Haider al-Abadi to break into Tal Afar and edit."

He pointed out that the engineer "popular crowd forces will work on the entire Iraqi-Syrian border caught in the coming days," explaining that "a section of the border controlled by the brotherhood of the Syrian Kurds."