Conclusion of a week victory ceremony lit up the skies of Baghdad

[Floridian]

I think Kaperoni is a little behind the times.   Besides, he annoys me because all he talks about is that damn float.

 

What about the article that came out that said the declaration of victory will be delayed until they rescue the civilians?

Edited July 9, 2017 by Floridian

[Floridian]

I just heard on Fox News that Iraq is "CLOSE" to taking back Mosul.  They said ISIS is using civilians as human shields so fighting them is difficult.

[10 YEARS LATER]

1 hour ago, Floridian said:

I just heard on Fox News that Iraq is "CLOSE" to taking back Mosul.  They said ISIS is using civilians as human shields so fighting them is difficult.

 

 I'm sure Snipers have been deployed . . . that being said, this is one tuff nut to crack ! 

[SnowGlobe7]

45 minutes ago, 10 YEARS LATER said:

 

 I'm sure Snipers have been deployed . . . that being said, this is one tuff nut to crack ! 

i hope so 10....get these guys outta here!!!!!

[DinarThug]

 

Iraqi Government Declares Mosul Liberated From Islamic State

By 

Caroline Alexander

 and 

Donna Abu-Nasr

July 9, 2017, 5:44 AM PDT July 9, 2017, 9:25 AM PDT

• City had fallen to the militants in June 2014 as army fled
• Baghdadi declared his caliphate from now destroyed mosque

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi traveled to Mosul to declare it liberated from Islamic State, three years after the city’s abrupt fall to the jihadists alerted the world to the group’s growing strength, territorial ambitions and barbarity.

Abadi congratulated the Iraqi people and fighters on a “great victory” as the last pockets under Islamic State control were being retaken, according to a tweet from his media office.

 

A view of Mosul’s Old City in July, 2017.

Photographer: Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP via Getty Images

The campaign to free Mosul from Islamic State entered its final phase in the narrow streets of the Old City in mid-June, eight months after thousands of Iraqi troops and Kurdish fighters backed by U.S.-led airstrikes began their offensive. Lieutenant General Stephen Townsend, commander of the coalition, has described it as the toughest urban warfare he has seen in 34 years of service.

Retaking Mosul marks a major blow against Islamic State, whose leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi made his first speech as self-proclaimed caliph from one of the city’s mosques in 2014. The group is now diminished, having lost much of its territory spanning northeastern Syria and northwestern Iraq. Its ability to attract foreign fighters is also dented, although it continues to inspire militants abroad who have staged terrorist attacks from London to Tehran. For Abadi, whose government has struggled to overcome political and sectarian challenges and rebuild an economy stripped of oil revenue, it’s a major success.

There have been scenes of jubilation as Iraqi forces have slowly taken back control of Mosul, removing the black banners of the jihadist group. The United Nations says as many as 150,000 residents were trapped in the Old City when the battle there began, with illness and disease spreading as clean drinking water, food and medicine ran low. Islamic State used those who stayed as human shields, according to the UN. Over the last few months, it has massacred hundreds who attempted to flee the city in an attempt to deter others from doing the same.

Brutal Punishment

In one of its final acts of defiance, Islamic State blew up the Great Mosque of al-Nuri on June 22. The monument, whose iconic leaning minaret is pictured on Iraq’s 10,000-dinar note, once towered above the historic city center. It was there that Baghdadi made his first sermon as self-proclaimed caliph and called on the world’s Muslims to obey him, dressed in a black robe and turban to signify his claim of descent from the Prophet Muhammad.

As the group sought to entrench its strict interpretation of Islam, it meted out brutal punishments to those who opposed it. Children were trained to be fighters. It also destroyed ancient sites it said were heresy to its ideology -- apart from the Great Mosque, Mosul also lost the Tomb of Jonah. Its museum was ransacked.

Lightning Assault

Mosul was Islamic State’s most important bastion along with Raqqa in Syria, its self-styled capital. It featured in its propaganda videos, many filmed in the style of television news reports. British hostage John Cantlie appeared in at least five that sought to portray the city as an example of utopian governance with a bustling economy. In reality, residents described shortages and struggles to cope with rising prices for basic foods and fuel.

An estimated 2.4 million people lived in Mosul before the war, making it northern Iraq’s largest city. Hundreds of thousands fled after it was captured and as operations began to retake it in October 2016, with many seeking refuge in the semi-autonomous Kurdish region and camps nearby.

Islamic State evolved from al-Qaeda in Iraq, which U.S. troops and Sunni militias defeated after its powers peaked in 2006 to 2007 in a campaign that was known as the Awakening. It was able to expand in 2013 in Syria, where a civil war has raged for more than six years, attracting fighters from Chechnya, Afghanistan, North Africa and Europe.

The extremists took advantage of the poor military performance of Iraqi troops -- portraying themselves as a champion of Sunni Arabs who felt alienated by a Shiite-led government -- in a lightening assault across northern Iraq in the summer of 2014. The group then headed south toward Baghdad, triggering fears of the country’s breakup as ethnic and sectarian tensions surged.

Last Stronghold

Iraqi forces and militias supported by Iran had pushed Islamic State into reverse with months-long battles in key cities such as Fallujah and Ramadi, before moving on to Mosul. The air power, artillery, and intelligence provided by a U.S.-led coalition helped secure the city’s eastern neighborhoods in January. Residents returned to their homes, children went back to school, and shopkeepers reopened stores, free to sell whatever they choose.

Battlefield progress then slowed as fighting moved deeper into the Old City, as Iraqi forces entered dense neighborhoods and faced persistent counterattacks. With the offensive from the south stalling, Iraqi troops repositioned to begin a new offensive from the north in May.

While Mosul was Islamic State’s last main urban center in Iraq, it still controls several areas in the west and northeast part of the country, including Hawija near Kirkuk.

Noureddin Qablan, vice chairman of the council in Nineveh province, whose capital is Mosul, said by phone on July 3 from the city that Sunni, Shiite and Kurdish leaders have met to prevent the eruption of sectarian or nationalist conflicts. “There are possibilities, but they are weak,” he said, citing the absence of violence in parts of the city freed months ago.

Territory Losses

Keeping the peace won’t be easy, said Kamran Bokhari, a fellow with George Washington University’s Program on Extremism. Local leaders need to prevent the spiraling of tensions over sectarian differences and the region’s political and economic plight, which Islamic State would look to exploit, he said. “But will they be able to?"

As Islamic State’s territory has shrunk, the group has shifted its emphasis from state building and governance to survival, and analysts say battlefield losses don’t spell the end of its ideology. A cappella hymn, or nasheed, released this month insists the jihadist group won’t vanish despite the setbacks: “Oh people of error, it (the state) is remaining, not vanishing, Anchored like the mountains.”

The message is “clearly addressing the current losses faced by the Islamic State amid the coalition campaign against it,” said Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi, an analyst at the International Center for the Study of Radicalization and Political Violence, who translated the nasheed.

“Military defeat and the loss of territory in Syria and Iraq will be insufficient to sway the views of Islamic State supporters,” IHS Markit, a London-based information and analytics group, said in a June 29 report. “The group’s video productions have declined in frequency, suggesting that it is less capable of disseminating its messages. However, it has already prepared its followers for the loss of territory.”

 

SOURCE: BLOOMBERG

 

 

 

[Flamtap]

Thanks Thug..........

We appreciate your hard work and dedication 

[DinarThug]

1 minute ago, Flamtap said:

Thanks Thug..........

We appreciate your hard work and dedication 

 

Mucho Gracias For That - I've Been Drinking On The Job Since The Crack Of Noon !  

 

     

 

[Boozer]

Postponed 4 unknown reason ,, you can count on Iraq, Postpone , Soon, Vacation. Time to learn a new trick, How about WORK !!!!!!!

[DinarThug]

7-9-2017  Newshound Guru Kaperoni   Mosul officially liberated as Prime Minister Abadi visits the war torn area.

 

["Fred"]

CBS 6:00 o'clock news just had it on claiming victory in Mosul, just thought I'd pass it along 😀

[10 YEARS LATER]

9 minutes ago, "Fred" said:

CBS 6:00 o'clock news just had it on claiming victory in Mosul, just thought I'd pass it along 😀

 

Let's see what happens at 7:00 o'clock - Thank you "Fred" for bringing this info . . . hope it sticks. I think everyone's head is spinning withe the constant changing of minds on this one.  

[10 YEARS LATER]

1 hour ago, DinarThug said:

7-9-2017  Newshound Guru Kaperoni   Mosul officially liberated as Prime Minister Abadi visits the war torn area.

 

 

Perhaps Kaper-baloney is right this time. Thanks Thug 

[nannab]

Just now, 10 YEARS LATER said:

 

Perhaps Kaper-baloney is right this time. Thanks Thug 

 

 After all of these years one of those nut jobs was bound to be right, lord

knows they repeated themselves enough times. 

[10 YEARS LATER]

1 hour ago, DinarThug said:

 

Mucho Gracias For That - I've Been Drinking On The Job Since The Crack Of Noon !  

 

     

 

 

Ya gotta get up pretty early in the morning to begin Binge Drinking . . . I always begin at the Butt-Crack of Dawn 

[10 YEARS LATER]

9 minutes ago, nannab said:

 

 After all of these years one of those nut jobs was bound to be right, lord

knows they repeated themselves enough times. 

 

My favorite ( dating back to 2010 ) is the " we are in a great window for the RV " - This mantra should get a lot of traction now with the "liberation " of Mosul.

[DinarThug]

Iraq's PM Abadi leaves Mosul without giving 'victory speech'

July 09 2017 07:53 PM

Breaking

 

Iraqi PM Haider Abadi has left the newly-liberated Mosul city without delivering a speech of victory, sources confirmed to The Baghdad Post Sunday. 

Earlier on Sunday, Abadi's official Twitter account said Abadi arrived in Mosul to announce its full liberation form ISIS terrorists.

"PM Al-Abadi arrives in Mosul to announce its liberation and congratulate the armed forces and Iraqi people on this victory," Abadi's media office said.

 

Abadi hailed the great efforts  by Iraqi Security forces to recapture the city from.

Security forces, backed by International Coalition air raids and logistic support of the US army, have retaken both the eastern and western banks of Mosul.

The city, Iraq's second largest, fell to ISIS in June 2014. 

 

http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/.....ory-speech

 

[DinarThug]

Daesh in Mosul .. five red dots in the Green Sea

July 9, 2017

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Iraqi forces in Mosul

 

 

Published Nineveh Media Center Sunday evening, a map showing the narrow areas that are still where there are elements of the organization Daesh in Mosul.

Showed a map published by the Center on his page in Facebook five small points, the center said it was the rest of Daesh in the city of Mosul in the areas of Kleiaat and Shahwan.

 [Image Can Not Be Found]

 (map shows in link ... pockets Abadi spoke of earlier ... 5 red dots) 

 

 

According to the center, the Iraqi forces completed the progress reached 99.9 appetizers, waiting for the liberation of the remaining.

 

https://www.alhurra.com/a/mosul-map-isis/376250.html

 

[DinarThug]

Daesh in Mosul .. five red dots in the Green Sea

July 9, 2017

---

Iraqi forces in Mosul

 

 

Published Nineveh Media Center Sunday evening, a map showing the narrow areas that are still where there are elements of the organization Daesh in Mosul.

Showed a map published by the Center on his page in Facebook five small points, the center said it was the rest of Daesh in the city of Mosul in the areas of Kleiaat and Shahwan.

 [Image Can Not Be Found]

 (map shows in link ... pockets Abadi spoke of earlier ... 5 red dots) 

 

According to the center, the Iraqi forces completed the progress reached 99.9 appetizers, waiting for the liberation of the remaining.

 

https://www.alhurra.com/a/mosul-map-isis/376250.html

 

[DinarThug]

Celebrations of the victories of our forces on the {urging}

10/7/2017 2:52 am  Baghdad / Delegates and correspondents  The victory is long awaited by all the Iraqi people of various nationalities and sects, because they tasted the barbaric acts and atrocities committed by terrorist gangs in Nineveh. And welcomed the social and cultural circles and personalities near the declaration of victory Almzar on the darkness of the era «urged» the terrorist and the fall of Kharavth, which has practiced brutality and aggression against defenseless civilians over three years of their oppressive power on the city of Mosul, before the Mujahideen of the security forces and the popular crowd and break their hateful, forever.    Restore the connector to the arms of the homeland  The Najafis welcomed the various categories of victory achieved by our armed forces and our popular mobilization to "advocate" terrorist in Mosul, stressing that this victory is a national holiday for all Iraqis.  "In the beginning, we must bless the Iraqi people with all their religious sects and authorities to achieve these great victories and bring Mosul back to the embrace of the homeland and rid it of the control of terrorism," she told Al-Sabah reporter Hussein al-Kaabi, a professor of the Zahra Institute for Islamic Sciences. That the joy of victory flooded all Iraqis, it is a joy to return the Iraqi territories and the return of displaced families to their homes, and expressed the unity of Iraqis and their solidarity to repel the terrorist attack. "We must bless all the arms that contributed to making this victory and the memory of the martyrs who gave their blood to achieve it and to rid Iraq of the terrorist."  Challenging the projects of division  "The victory of Mosul is a challenge to the political ideologies that I want to implement in the Middle East, and it challenges the projects of division based on race and religion. The Iraqi people have demonstrated their solidarity with their army," said Ahmed Saleh, And popular mobilization and support with all the money, weapons and flags to achieve victory.  He pointed out that this victory achieved a point calculated for the policy of Prime Minister Dr. Haider Abadi, who succeeded in achieving military victory, as well as in the diplomatic aspect by containing the crisis experienced by the country.  Restore confidence in the army  The president of the Organization for Development and Human Rights, Rasool Nima, said that this victory restored confidence to the Iraqi army, as shown by the Iraqi championship and their determination to defend their land through the popular crowd, so this victory is a boon to the Iraqis with all their components.  He pointed out that what is achieved requires everyone to reconsider all issues during the previous period in order to build a generation that believes in peace and accepts the other and renounces extremism, adding that the next stage requires a new Iraqi human industry that promotes the concept of building, development, love and cooperation, starting from this day, For all Iraqis, so we must work to bring joy and joy to the families of the martyrs and draw the smile on their lips.    Celebrations and celebrations  The Salahuddin province witnessed popular celebrations on the occasion of the victories achieved in the province of Nineveh and the fall of terrorism Daashi, organized in the city of Samarra celebrations on the liberation of the land of Hadba of terrorist gangs.  "The cities of Samarra and Tikrit witnessed popular celebrations and spontaneous rallies for the families of the wheels," Salah al-Din Ali Musa, director of media for Salah al-Din Ali Musa, told Sabah's correspondent Samir Al-Adel. "They celebrated their deep joy at the end of the era of terrorism and the youth rallies in Samarra Street, Poetic verses praising the great victory achieved by the heroes of the security forces and popular mobilization.  The fire broke out in the skies of the city as a result of the disappearance of darkness and the return of hope and life to the people of Mosul.  The city of Tikrit also witnessed gatherings of citizens inside the city of the Games to congratulate the armed forces in their great victories in Mosul.  A member of the Culture and Information Committee of the Council of Salahaddin Ali Fadel said: "The citizens and their spontaneous gatherings expressed their great thanks to all those who left their families and went out to liberate Iraq from the terrorist groups." Atonement.    Preparations for a large celebration  For its part, the Ministry of Communications is preparing to hold a large celebration after the official announcement and finally the liberation of the province of Nineveh gangs of "Da'ash" terrorist. Director of the Information Department at the Ministry of Communications, Awatif al-Obeidi explained in an exclusive interview to the representative of the "morning", Asra al-Samarrai: The Minister of Communications directed the sections of the ministry to hold a large celebration in solidarity with the fall of the fairy tale duyala, which will be held after the official announcement of the liberation of Umm al-Rubaiein, That the ministry will conduct a blood donation campaign with the participation of its members to support the security forces in the Iraq war against terrorism.  "The declaration of victory over terrorism is one of the most important stages that Iraq has achieved, especially as it fights terrorism instead of the world with its army and its popular popular mobilization," she said, stressing that the ministry will support the victory of Iraq over terrorism. Which carries multiple categories during the celebration, revealing the existence of great preparations in coordination with the Secretariat General of the Council of Ministers in this regard.  Erasing terrorist ideas  In addition, the Ministry of Education is establishing electronic courses to promote intellectual reality and to cleanse the minds of children and students from the barbaric ideas established by Zalmio. Director of Relations and Information at the Ministry of Education, Boshra Hassan Hamoudi, told Al-Sabah that after the liberation operations in Mosul, the ministry has prepared for its post-liberation programs, which will be implemented to restore life to institutions, including schools. The Minister of Education, Dr. Mohamed Iqbal Al-Siddly, directed the launching of interactive electronic courses in all specialties for the members of Nineveh Education, in support of them to stand up to terrorism and instruct the Directorate of Nineveh to produce interactive electronic courses in the various specialties for the primary, And said that the people of Nineveh are the title of victory, life and peace, and that they have the right to benefit from the technology. And scientific development to face the project of destruction and destruction carried out by the gangs "Da'ash" terrorist.   http://www.alsabaah.iq/Article.....?ID=140382

Edited July 10, 2017 by DinarThug

[DinarThug]

 

7/10/2017 9:38:05 PM

 

Iraqi prime minister Haider al-Abadi on Monday declared the utter fall and collapse of ISIS statelet of terrorism in Mosul.

 

"Depending on the sincere efforts of the Iraqis, we attained victory over the malicious terrorists," he added as he visited the headquarters of the CTS forces in Mosul.

"We aborted all schemes aimed at fomenting fracture among Iraqis…and we are more united than ever." He noted.

 

He also stressed the Iraqis only are those who fought ISIS on the ground, denying the presence of any foreign troops.

Abadi thanked all countries that supported iraqi in its battle against terror, reiterating the importance of reconstructing the destructed areas, and helping the displaced persons return home.

"Our victory today is a victory over darkness. We thwarted all plots of enemies." He concluded.

 

http://m.thebaghdadpost.com/en.....tory/14195

 

[DinarThug]

Abadi announced a statement of victory and the liberation of Mosul from the headquarters of anti-terrorism operations

 

Editor tributary Cactus - Monday , July 10, 2017 18:48

 

Alsumaria News / Baghdad announced that Prime Minister Haider al - Abadi , on Monday, a statement of victory and the liberation of Mosul from the headquarters of counter - terrorism operations in the city.  He said Alsumaria News reporter in Mosul, said that Prime Minister Haider al - Abadi, announced this evening, from the headquarters of counter - terrorism operations in the right coast of the city statement of victory and the end of the "Daesh" in Mosul.  The Abadi arrived, on Sunday (July 9, 2017), to the right side of the city of Mosul and met with security leaders and visited the Operations Command headquarters Ninevehand then moved to the left coast and visited the governorate building and roam the streets   The Iraqi state television announced yesterday, the liberation of the city of Mosul from the control of the entire organization "Daesh".

http://www.alsumaria.tv/news/209448/link

 

[DinarThug]

Image .. Iraqi flag covers the map of Mosul after its liberation

 

Monday, July 10, 2017 19:17

 

Alsumaria News / Baghdad  The images show the control of the security forces by 100% on the city of Mosul, after the fighting lasted for nearly nine months.  Announced Prime Minister Haider al - Abadi, on Monday, a statement of victory and the liberation of Mosul from the headquarters of counter - terrorism operations in the city.

 

http://www.alsumaria.tv/news/209451/link

 

[DinarThug]

Interior Minister heads to Baghdad airport to receive Abadi coming from Mosul

12 minutes ago

 

 

Interior Minister heads to Baghdad airport to receive Abadi coming from Mosul

https://www.alghadpress.com/news/108987/Alghadpress

 

[SnowGlobe7]

9 minutes ago, DinarThug said:

 

7/10/2017 9:38:05 PM

 

Iraqi prime minister Haider al-Abadi on Monday declared the utter fall and collapse of ISIS statelet of terrorism in Mosul.

 

"Depending on the sincere efforts of the Iraqis, we attained victory over the malicious terrorists," he added as he visited the headquarters of the CTS forces in Mosul.

"We aborted all schemes aimed at fomenting fracture among Iraqis…and we are more united than ever." He noted.

 

He also stressed the Iraqis only are those who fought ISIS on the ground, denying the presence of any foreign troops.

Abadi thanked all countries that supported iraqi in its battle against terror, reiterating the importance of reconstructing the destructed areas, and helping the displaced persons return home.

"Our victory today is a victory over darkness. We thwarted all plots of enemies." He concluded.

 

http://m.thebaghdadpost.com/en.....tory/14195

 

 

So there were no Army, Marines on the ground in Mosul helping? No sniper Canadians??????? 

[DinarThug]

 

(by don961)

The Secretariat of the Council of Ministers announces the launching of the events of Victory Week by the restoration of Mosul

 Journal  July 10, 2017

  

Baghdad - Journal News 
The General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers announced on Monday the launching of the Victory Week with the restoration of the city of Mosul from the control of the organization calling the terrorist. 

"The events and celebrations of the Victory Week were held on the occasion of the liberation of the city of Mosul in coordination with the ministries and government institutions in Baghdad and the provinces," said an urgent statement carried by the official channel. 

Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi said on Monday that the city of Mosul was completely restored from the control of the terrorist organization, adding that the liberation of Mosul was purely Iraqi efforts on the ground and no foreign forces were involved in the fighting, while the religious authority thanked for issuing the fatwa Fighting for Iraqi forces.

 

http://www.aljournal.comlink