Soldier killed in Iraq helicopter crash identified

[yota691]

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Officials Release Details of Latest Strikes Against ISIS in Syria, Iraq

From a Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve News Release

 

 

SOUTHWEST ASIA, Aug. 7, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting 34 strikes consisting of 40 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today.

 

 

Officials reported details of yesterday's strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports.

Strikes in Syria

In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 28 strikes consisting of 32 engagements against ISIS targets:

-- Near Abu Kamal, a strike destroyed three ISIS oil stills.

-- Near Dayr Az Zawr, a strike destroyed three ISIS oil stills.

-- Near Raqqa, 24 strikes engaged 11 ISIS tactical units and destroyed 30 fighting positions, two vehicles, two command-and-control nodes, two mortar systems, a tunnel, a heavy machine gun, an improvised explosive device facility and a vehicle-borne-bomb facility; and damaged six fighting positions.

-- Near Shadaddi, two strikes engaged an ISIS tactical unit, destroyed a mortar system and a vehicle and damaged a fighting position.

Strikes in Iraq

In Iraq, coalition military forces conducted six strikes consisting of eight engagements against ISIS targets:

-- Near Huwayjah, two strikes destroyed two ISIS oil refineries.

-- Near Kisik, a strike destroyed three ISIS mortar systems and two sniper rifles.

-- Near Rawah, a strike destroyed an ISIS tactical vehicle and a storage facility.

-- Near Tal Afar, two strikes engaged two ISIS tactical units and destroyed two IED facilities.

Previous Strikes

Additionally, 11 strikes consisting of 16 engagements were conducted in Syria and Iraq on Aug. 4-5 that closed within the last 24 hours.

-- On Aug. 4, near Raqqa, Syria, four strikes engaged three ISIS tactical units, destroyed five fighting positions and damaged a fighting position.

-- On Aug. 5, near Raqqa, Syria, five strikes engaged four ISIS tactical units and destroyed four fighting positions and a heavy machine gun.

-- On Aug. 5, near Tal Afar, Iraq, two strikes engaged two ISIS tactical units, destroyed two vehicle-borne-bomb facilities and damaged a supply route.

Part of Operation Inherent Resolve

These strikes were conducted as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, the operation to destroy ISIS in Iraq and Syria. The destruction of ISIS targets in Iraq and Syria also further limits the group's ability to project terror and conduct external operations throughout the region and the rest of the world, task force officials said. 

The list above contains all strikes conducted by fighter, attack, bomber, rotary-wing or remotely piloted aircraft; rocket-propelled artillery; and some ground-based tactical artillery when fired on planned targets, officials noted.

Ground-based artillery fired in counterfire or in fire support to maneuver roles is not classified as a strike, they added. A strike, as defined by the coalition, refers to one or more kinetic engagements that occur in roughly the same geographic location to produce a single or cumulative effect.

For example, task force officials explained, a single aircraft delivering a single weapon against a lone ISIS vehicle is one strike, but so is multiple aircraft delivering dozens of weapons against a group of ISIS-held buildings and weapon systems in a compound, having the cumulative effect of making that facility harder or impossible to use. Strike assessments are based on initial reports and may be refined, officials said.

The task force does not report the number or type of aircraft employed in a strike, the number of munitions dropped in each strike, or the number of individual munition impact points against a target.

[yota691]

Joint Operations: The security file in Mosul will remain in the hands of the army until the local police capacity is rebuilt

- 8/7/2017 3:18:00 AM 10 Number of readings

 

 

 

 

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The spokesman for the Joint Operations Command, Brigadier General Yehia Rasool, said Monday that the security file in the city of Mosul will remain in the hands of the army until rebuilding the security capabilities of the local police forces. 

"There are no plans to withdraw military units from Mosul, it is still too early for that," Brigadier Yahya Rasool told Anatolia news agency. 

"We count on the Nineveh police command, which played a major role in fighting with the military units to hold the liberated areas," the Joint Operations Command spokesman said. 

"It is still too early for the local police to manage the security file in Mosul," Rasul said. 

"Local police need to build their security capacity to take over the task of maintaining security and internal order in the liberated areas," he said.

[yota691]

Inherent Resolve Strikes Target ISIS in Syria, Iraq

From a Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve News Release

 

 

 

SOUTHWEST ASIA, Aug. 10, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting 18 strikes consisting of 29 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today.

 

 

Officials reported details of yesterday's strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports.

Strikes in Syria

In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 16 strikes consisting of 25 engagements against ISIS targets:

-- Near Abu Kamal, a strike destroyed ISIS oil equipment.

-- Near Dayr Az Zawr, a strike destroyed an ISIS wellhead.

-- Near Raqqa, 14 strikes engaged nine ISIS tactical units and destroyed 27 fighting positions, five command-and-control nodes, two heavy machine guns, a mortar system, a vehicle and an improvised explosive device factory.

Strikes in Iraq

In Iraq, coalition military forces conducted two strikes consisting of four engagements against ISIS targets:

-- Near Kisik, a strike suppressed an ISIS tactical unit.

-- Near Tal Afar, a strike engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed an ISIS-held building and a vehicle.

Aug. 8 Strikes

Officials also announced results today on 11 strikes consisting of 19 engagements conducted Aug. 8 in Syria and Iraq for which the information was unavailable in time for yesterday's report:

-- Near Raqqa, seven strikes engaged three ISIS tactical units and destroyed three fighting positions, three command-and-control nodes, an IED and a heavy machine gun.

-- Near Kisik, two strikes suppressed 10 mortar systems.

-- Near Tal Afar, two strikes destroyed an ISIS staging area and suppressed an ISIS tactical unit.

Part of Operation Inherent Resolve

These strikes were conducted as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, the operation to destroy ISIS in Iraq and Syria. The destruction of ISIS targets in Iraq and Syria also further limits the group's ability to project terror and conduct external operations throughout the region and the rest of the world, task force officials said. 

The list above contains all strikes conducted by fighter, attack, bomber, rotary-wing or remotely piloted aircraft; rocket-propelled artillery; and some ground-based tactical artillery when fired on planned targets, officials noted.

Ground-based artillery fired in counterfire or in fire support to maneuver roles is not classified as a strike, they added. A strike, as defined by the coalition, refers to one or more kinetic engagements that occur in roughly the same geographic location to produce a single or cumulative effect.

For example, task force officials explained, a single aircraft delivering a single weapon against a lone ISIS vehicle is one strike, but so is multiple aircraft delivering dozens of weapons against a group of ISIS-held buildings and weapon systems in a compound, having the cumulative effect of making that facility harder or impossible to use. Strike assessments are based on initial reports and may be refined, officials said.

The task force does not report the number or type of aircraft employed in a strike, the number of munitions dropped in each strike, or the number of individual munition impact points against a target.

[nannab]

My goodness Yota is a very busy fella today thanks much. 

[yota691]

Officials Release Details of Latest Counter-ISIS Strikes in Syria, Iraq

From a Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve News Release

 

 

 

SOUTHWEST ASIA, Aug. 18, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting 27 strikes consisting of 40 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today.

 

 

Officials reported details of yesterday's strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports.

Strikes in Syria

In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 22 strikes consisting of 24 engagements against ISIS targets:

-- Near Abu Kamal, three strikes destroyed three ISIS oil stills, two pieces of oil equipment and a weapons cache.

-- Near Dayr Az Zawr, a strike destroyed an ISIS headquarters and an ISIS media center.

-- Near Raqqa, 18 strikes engaged 12 ISIS tactical units and destroyed 29 fighting positions, three ISIS communication lines and two logistics nodes.

Strikes in Iraq

In Iraq, coalition military forces conducted five strikes consisting of 16 engagements against ISIS targets:

-- Near Beiji, a strike engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed two vehicles, a supply cache and a staging area.

-- Near Tal Afar, four strikes engaged an ISIS tactical unit; destroyed a front-end loader, an ISIS-held building and a mortar system; and suppressed a mortar team.

Previous Strikes

Additionally, 33 strikes consisting of 47 engagements were conducted in Syria and Iraq on Aug. 15-16 that closed within the last 24 hours.

-- On Aug. 15, near Raqqa, Syria, four strikes engaged three ISIS tactical units and destroyed four fighting positions and a mortar system.

-- On Aug. 16, near Abu Kamal, Syria, a strike destroyed an ISIS media center.

-- On Aug. 16, near Shadaddi, Syria, two strikes engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed a command-and-control node, a fighting position and an ISIS communication line.

-- On Aug. 16, near Raqqa, Syria, 23 strikes engaged 16 ISIS tactical units and destroyed 18 fighting positions, eight command-and-control nodes, two tunnels, two heavy machine guns, an ISIS unmanned aerial system, an anti-aircraft artillery system and an ISIS line of communication.

-- On Aug. 16, near Tal Afar, Iraq, three strikes destroyed 32 improvised explosive devices, 17 ISIS fighting positions, two tunnels and an artillery system and damaged three bridges.

Part of Operation Inherent Resolve

These strikes were conducted as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, the operation to destroy ISIS in Iraq and Syria. The destruction of ISIS targets in Iraq and Syria also further limits the group's ability to project terror and conduct external operations throughout the region and the rest of the world, task force officials said. 

The list above contains all strikes conducted by fighter, attack, bomber, rotary-wing or remotely piloted aircraft; rocket-propelled artillery; and some ground-based tactical artillery when fired on planned targets, officials noted.

Ground-based artillery fired in counterfire or in fire support to maneuver roles is not classified as a strike, they added. A strike, as defined by the coalition, refers to one or more kinetic engagements that occur in roughly the same geographic location to produce a single or cumulative effect.

For example, task force officials explained, a single aircraft delivering a single weapon against a lone ISIS vehicle is one strike, but so is multiple aircraft delivering dozens of weapons against a group of ISIS-held buildings and weapon systems in a compound, having the cumulative effect of making that facility harder or impossible to use. Strike assessments are based on initial reports and may be refined, officials said.

The task force does not report the number or type of aircraft employed in a strike, the number of munitions dropped in each strike, or the number of individual munition impact points against a target.

[yota691]

Officials Provide Details of Latest Strikes Against ISIS

From a Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve News Release

 

 

 

SOUTHWEST ASIA, Aug. 25, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting 13 strikes consisting of 35 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today.

 

 

Officials reported details of yesterday's strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports.

Strikes in Syria

In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 10 strikes consisting of 12 engagements against ISIS targets:

-- Near Abu Kamal, two strikes destroyed an explosives cache and an ISIS-held building.

-- Near Shadaddi, a strike engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed a fighting position.

-- Near Dayr Az Zawr, two strikes destroyed two ISIS well-heads and a vehicle-borne-bomb factory.

-- Near Raqqa, five strikes engaged four ISIS tactical units and destroyed five fighting positions.

Strikes in Iraq, Earlier Strikes

In Iraq, coalition military forces conducted three strikes yesterday consisting of 23 engagements against ISIS targets near Tal Afar, Iraq, engaging an ISIS tactical unit and destroying 12 fighting positions, six machine guns, three mortar systems and three rocket-propelled grenades.

Officials also announced details today from 59 strikes consisting of 115 engagements conducted Aug. 21-23 in Syria and Iraq for which the information was not yet available in time for yesterday's report:

-- On Aug. 21 near Raqqa, Syria, two strikes engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed a fighting position.

-- On Aug. 22 near Raqqa, seven strikes engaged seven ISIS tactical units and destroyed seven fighting positions and an ISIS headquarters.

-- On Aug. 23 near Raqqa, 44 strikes engaged 27 ISIS tactical units and destroyed 77 fighting positions, six ISIS headquarters, three command-and-control nodes, an explosives cache, a heavy machine gun and a vehicle.

-- On Aug. 23 near Tal Afar, six strikes engaged an ISIS tactical unit; destroyed 62 vehicles, two artillery systems, two command-and-control nodes, a fuel truck, two fighting positions, seven mortar systems, a vehicle, a sniper position, a staging area and an ISIS headquarters; and suppressed an ISIS tactical unit.

Part of Operation Inherent Resolve

These strikes were conducted as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, the operation to destroy ISIS in Iraq and Syria. The destruction of ISIS targets in Iraq and Syria also further limits the group's ability to project terror and conduct external operations throughout the region and the rest of the world, task force officials said. 

The list above contains all strikes conducted by fighter, attack, bomber, rotary-wing or remotely piloted aircraft; rocket-propelled artillery; and some ground-based tactical artillery when fired on planned targets, officials noted.

Ground-based artillery fired in counterfire or in fire support to maneuver roles is not classified as a strike, they added. A strike, as defined by the coalition, refers to one or more kinetic engagements that occur in roughly the same geographic location to produce a single or cumulative effect.

For example, task force officials explained, a single aircraft delivering a single weapon against a lone ISIS vehicle is one strike, but so is multiple aircraft delivering dozens of weapons against a group of ISIS-held buildings and weapon systems in a compound, having the cumulative effect of making that facility harder or impossible to use. Strike assessments are based on initial reports and may be refined, officials said.

The task force does not report the number or type of aircraft employed in a strike, the number of munitions dropped in each strike, or the number of individual munition impact points against a target.

[yota691]

U.S. Department of Defense

 

 

Inherent Resolve Strikes Target ISIS in Syria, Iraq

From a Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve News Release

 

 

 

SOUTHWEST ASIA, Sept. 2, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting 25 strikes consisting of 43 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today.

Officials reported details of yesterday's strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports.

Strikes in Syria

In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 22 strikes consisting of 40 engagements against ISIS targets:

-- Near Dayr Az Zawr, five strikes engaged two ISIS tactical units and destroyed 11 oil stills, four vehicles, an ISIS-held building, a bulldozer, a fuel truck and an artillery system.

-- Near Raqqa, 17 strikes engaged four ISIS tactical units and destroyed 16 fighting positions, three logistics nodes, two command and control nodes, and a vehicle-borne bomb.

Strikes in Iraq

In Iraq, coalition military forces conducted three strikes consisting of three engagements against ISIS targets near Qaim, destroying two ISIS fuel storage sites, an ISIS-held building, a front-end loader, a weapons storage area and an excavator.

Previous Strikes

Officials also provided results today of 15 strikes consisting of 20 engagements conducted near Raqqa on Aug. 30-31 for which the information was not yet available in time for yesterday's report:

-- On Aug. 30, two strikes engaged two ISIS tactical units and destroyed a fighting position.

-- On Aug. 31, 13 strikes engaged five ISIS tactical units and destroyed four fighting positions, three command-and-control nodes and a tunnel.

Part of Operation Inherent Resolve

These strikes were conducted as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, the operation to destroy ISIS in Iraq and Syria. The destruction of ISIS targets in Iraq and Syria also further limits the group's ability to project terror and conduct external operations throughout the region and the rest of the world, task force officials said. 

The list above contains all strikes conducted by fighter, attack, bomber, rotary-wing or remotely piloted aircraft; rocket-propelled artillery; and some ground-based tactical artillery when fired on planned targets, officials noted.

Ground-based artillery fired in counterfire or in fire support to maneuver roles is not classified as a strike, they added. A strike, as defined by the coalition, refers to one or more kinetic engagements that occur in roughly the same geographic location to produce a single or cumulative effect.

For example, task force officials explained, a single aircraft delivering a single weapon against a lone ISIS vehicle is one strike, but so is multiple aircraft delivering dozens of weapons against a group of ISIS-held buildings and weapon systems in a compound, having the cumulative effect of making that facility harder or impossible to use. Strike assessments are based on initial reports and may be refined, officials said.

The task force does not report the number or type of aircraft employed in a strike, the number of munitions dropped in each strike, or the number of individual munition impact points against a target.

[yota691]

Inherent Resolve Strikes Target ISIS in Syria, Iraq

From a Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve News Release

 

 

 

SOUTHWEST ASIA, Oct. 11, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting 16 strikes consisting of 22 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today.

 

 

Officials reported details of yesterday's strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports.

Strikes in Syria

In Syria, coalition military forces conducted eight strikes consisting of eight engagements against ISIS targets:

-- Near Abu Kamal, a strike destroyed two ISIS vehicles and two trailers.

-- Near Ash Shaddadi, two strikes engaged two ISIS tactical units and an armored vehicle.

-- Near Raqqa, five strikes engaged four ISIS tactical units and destroyed a logistical node.

Strikes in Iraq

In Iraq, coalition military forces conducted eight strikes consisting of 14 engagements against ISIS targets:

-- Near Qaim, three strikes destroyed an ISIS fuel point, a weapons cache, four ISIS-held buildings and 36 vehicles.

-- Near Rawa, five strikes engaged two ISIS tactical units, damaged a supply route; and destroyed seven vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices, a VBIED factory, a heavy machine gun, an ISIS-held building and a vehicle.

Oct. 9 Strikes

Additionally, four strikes consisting of 15 engagements were conducted in Syria and Iraq on Oct. 9 for which the information was not previously available:

-- Near Dayr Az Zawr, Syria, three strikes engaged two ISIS tactical units; and destroyed two headquarters structures, a logistics node and a fighting position.

-- Near Qaim, a strike destroyed two ISIS weapons storage facilities, a VBIED factory, six staging areas and a headquarters structure.

Part of Operation Inherent Resolve

These strikes were conducted as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, the operation to destroy ISIS in Iraq and Syria. The destruction of ISIS targets in Iraq and Syria also further limits the group's ability to project terror and conduct external operations throughout the region and the rest of the world, task force officials said.

The list above contains all strikes conducted by fighter, attack, bomber, rotary-wing or remotely piloted aircraft; rocket-propelled artillery; and some ground-based tactical artillery when fired on planned targets, officials noted.

Ground-based artillery fired in counterfire or in fire support to maneuver roles is not classified as a strike, they added. A strike, as defined by the coalition, refers to one or more kinetic engagements that occur in roughly the same geographic location to produce a single or cumulative effect.

For example, task force officials explained, a single aircraft delivering a single weapon against a lone ISIS vehicle is one strike, but so is multiple aircraft delivering dozens of weapons against a group of ISIS-held buildings and weapon systems in a compound, having the cumulative effect of making that facility harder or impossible to use. Strike assessments are based on initial reports and may be refined, officials said.

The task force does not report the number or type of aircraft employed in a strike, the number of munitions dropped in each strike, or the number of individual munition impact points against a target.

[nannab]

 

 

 

Thanks Yota and good morning DV 

[Wiljor]

3 minutes ago, nannab said:

 

 

 

Thanks Yota and good morning DV 

 

☀️🌴 Good morning Yota, nannab, now that the military campaign is winding down they can get going on some more important issues 

[King Bean]

Looking for that Abadi announcement (soon?) of an ISIS free Iraq. First of the year is close at hand. If they're going to pull the trigger on currency and rebuilding, it's a perfect time. I'm not optimistic that the parliament will do anything, even into next year, except CYA for elections. Unless Abadi has some tricks up his sleeves, I don't see HCL or Article 140 on the horizon. I want to be positive, but history has shown those fools as inept and pathetic politicians. Poor Iraq citizens. This is who runs their country.

[Boco1355]

I tend to agree, with all that has happened in the past with them I don't seem very optimistic because I bought dinar in 2005 and have been watching everything since, look at what Maliki did as PM and all he's done since, they can't or want do anything about him.  So with that I can't see an RV coming anytime soon, but I hope I'm wrong.  Election are coming soon, and every time they clear ISIS from one city, almost immediately another invested city pops up, hmmmm.

[yota691]

Military Strikes Continue Against ISIS Terrorists in Syria, Iraq

From a Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve News Release

 

 

 

SOUTHWEST ASIA, Oct. 12, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting 31 strikes consisting of 39 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today.

 

 

Officials reported details of yesterday's strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports.

Strikes in Syria

In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 27 strikes consisting of 33 engagements against ISIS targets:

-- Near Abu Kamal, a strike engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed an ISIS vehicle.

-- Near Raqqa, 24 strikes engaged two ISIS tactical units; damaged nine fighting positions; destroyed 11 fighting positions, 12 vehicles, two communication nodes and one ISIS supply route.

-- Near Shadaddai, two strikes destroyed an ISIS headquarters and one staging area.

Strikes in Iraq

In Iraq, coalition military forces conducted four strikes consisting of six engagements against ISIS targets:

-- Near Qaim, three strikes destroyed an ISIS training camp and staging area.

-- Near Rawah, a strike destroyed a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device and three ISIS supply routes.

Oct. 10 Strikes

Additionally, two strikes consisting of six engagements were conducted in Syria and Iraq on Oct. 10 for which the information was not previously available:

-- Near Raqqa, a strike engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed a fighting position.

-- Near Rawah, a strike destroyed a VBIED, an ISIS fuel tanker and a vehicle.

Part of Operation Inherent Resolve

These strikes were conducted as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, the operation to destroy ISIS in Iraq and Syria. The destruction of ISIS targets in Iraq and Syria also further limits the group's ability to project terror and conduct external operations throughout the region and the rest of the world, task force officials said.

The list above contains all strikes conducted by fighter, attack, bomber, rotary-wing or remotely piloted aircraft; rocket-propelled artillery; and some ground-based tactical artillery when fired on planned targets, officials noted.

Ground-based artillery fired in counterfire or in fire support to maneuver roles is not classified as a strike, they added. A strike, as defined by the coalition, refers to one or more kinetic engagements that occur in roughly the same geographic location to produce a single or cumulative effect.

For example, task force officials explained, a single aircraft delivering a single weapon against a lone ISIS vehicle is one strike, but so is multiple aircraft delivering dozens of weapons against a group of ISIS-held buildings and weapon systems in a compound, having the cumulative effect of making that facility harder or impossible to use. Strike assessments are based on initial reports and may be refined, officials said.

The task force does not report the number or type of aircraft employed in a strike, the number of munitions dropped in each strike, or the number of individual munition impact points against a target.

[yota691]

US State Department: We monitor the movements of Iraqi forces accurately

Speaker: We do not want any party to disturb the security and stability of the region ...

 

 Rawezh Muhamad

 12/10/2017 - 23:52

 

 

 

 

A US State Department spokeswoman said Washington was closely monitoring the movements of Iraqi forces.

In response to a question on Iraqi military actions along the lines of contact with the Peshmerga forces in northern Mosul and southern Kirkuk, he said that our main goal is to eliminate the sting, protect the stability of the region and do not want any party to disturb the security and stability of those areas.

Indicating that they are closely monitoring the movements of Iraqi forces.

The statement came after the announcement by the Security Council of the Kurdistan Region , Wednesday evening, that Iraq is planning to attack the Kurdistan region, saying that the Council receives serious messages from Iraqi forces in this regard.

"We are receiving serious messages from Iraqi forces, the popular crowd militia and the federal police," the council said in a tweet on its Twitter account. Adding that "these forces are preparing for a major attack on Kurdistan in the south-west of Kirkuk and northern Mosul."

This, while the Peshmerga government of the Kurdistan Regional Government, said Thursday that it had seen senior US officials on the military movements of Iraqi forces near the positions of Peshmerga forces in areas north of Mosul and south of Kirkuk.

The ministry said in a statement (Basnoyz) that the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Sarbest Zekin met with the US Consul in the province of Kurdistan, Ken Gross, and discussed the developments on the lines of contact between the Peshmerga forces and Iraqi forces and coordination between the Peshmerga forces and the US military.

The statement quoted the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Peshmerga, that the Iraqi forces began military movements near the positions of the Peshmerga in Shankal north of Mosul, and in the south of Kirkuk . Noting that they do not see good intentions in these moves.

He called on US Secretary of State Colin Powell to block any undesirable developments leading to the collapse of the situation.

The statement said that the US Consul confirmed that they are familiar with the situation. Calling on everyone to exercise restraint and prevent any undesirable incidents.

 

[nannab]

2 hours ago, yota691 said:

He called on US Secretary of State Colin Powell to block any undesirable developments leading to the collapse of the situation.

 

 

Tell Mr. Muhamad Colin Powell is gone. 

[Synopsis]

10 hours ago, nannab said:

 

Tell Mr. Muhamad Colin Powell is gone. 

 

I noticed that, too, in another article NannaB! Kinda makes me wonder why the articles have not been updated for the current cast of characters before release!

 

Hey, I like ole T Rex better. Ole T Rex and ole Mad Dog Mattis aught to get the job done!

 

The Best Of Your Day To You, NannaB! 

 

Go Moola Nova!

[yota691]

Officials Release Details of Latest Strikes Against ISIS in Syria, Iraq

From a Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve News Release

 

 

SOUTHWEST ASIA, Oct. 24, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting five strikes consisting of six engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. 

 

 

Officials reported details of yesterday's strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports.

Strikes in Syria

Near Dayr Az Zawr, a strike engaged an ISIS tactical unit in a single engagement.

Strikes in Iraq

In Iraq, coalition military forces conducted four strikes consisting of five engagements against ISIS targets:

-- Near Qaim, two strikes engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed a vehicle-borne-bomb factory.

-- Near Qayyarah, two strikes damaged three ISIS supply routes.

Previous Strikes

Additionally, two strikes consisting of five engagements were conducted in Syria and Iraq on Oct. 22 that closed within the last 24 hours.

-- Near Dayr Az Zawr, Syria a strike damaged two ISIS lines of communication.

-- Near Qaim, Iraq, a strike destroyed seven ISIS vehicles, a vehicle-borne bomb, two ISIS tractor trailers, two tractors, two water trucks, four pickup trucks, nine ISIS construction vehicles and an SUV.

Part of Operation Inherent Resolve

These strikes were conducted as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, the operation to destroy ISIS in Iraq and Syria. The destruction of ISIS targets in Iraq and Syria also further limits the group's ability to project terror and conduct external operations throughout the region and the rest of the world, task force officials said. 

The list above contains all strikes conducted by fighter, attack, bomber, rotary-wing or remotely piloted aircraft; rocket-propelled artillery; and some ground-based tactical artillery when fired on planned targets, officials noted.

Ground-based artillery fired in counterfire or in fire support to maneuver roles is not classified as a strike, they added. A strike, as defined by the coalition, refers to one or more kinetic engagements that occur in roughly the same geographic location to produce a single or cumulative effect.

For example, task force officials explained, a single aircraft delivering a single weapon against a lone ISIS vehicle is one strike, but so is multiple aircraft delivering dozens of weapons against a group of ISIS-held buildings and weapon systems in a compound, having the cumulative effect of making that facility harder or impossible to use. Strike assessments are based on initial reports and may be refined, officials said.

The task force does not report the number or type of aircraft employed in a strike, the number of munitions dropped in each strike, or the number of individual munition impact points against a target.

[yota691]

{Hawks} reveal the details of the latest strikes in Iraq and Syria

25/10/2017 12:00 am  Baghdad / Saad al-Samak The intelligence hawks' cell revealed to al-Sabah detailed information about the latest air strikes carried out in coordination with the Joint Operations Command and the Quadripartite Information Coordination Center, which targeted eight sites of the Da'ash terrorist gangs in al-Qaim, Deir al-Zour and the Syrian provinces.  The head of the Falcons cell and director general of intelligence and counterterrorism at the Interior Ministry, Abu Ali al-Basri, said in an interview with "Al-Sabah" that the air strikes carried out by the Falcons cell through our air force planes led to the added destruction of the so-called "Euphrates" The terrorist in the district of Qaim in the Karabla area as well as the detonation of a car bomb at the site and a number of rockets and explosive materials, noting that the strike caused the death of 25 elements of terrorism and wounding several others of them different injuries  .  Al-Basri said that in the Karbala area, the joint team of the Falcons cell and our air force planes targeted the headquarters of the Nangmans, in which 19 foreign and Arab terrorists were killed and two wheels were damaged. He said that in a precision tactical air strike, missiles hit the air and ground, The terrorists used it as a headquarters for security personnel, killing all 10 of them, while the same joint force was able to destroy the terrorist organization in Al-Obour neighborhood in Qaim district, especially the so-called "Al-Kawasar" group of Angmans who killed 12 Ingmassia and wounded others.

[yota691]

Coalition Strikes Continue Against ISIS in Syria, Iraq

From a Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve News Release

 

 

 

SOUTHWEST ASIA, Oct. 25, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting seven strikes consisting of 13 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today.

 

 

Officials reported details of yesterday's strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports.

Strikes in Syria

Near Dayr Az Zawr, two strikes engaged an ISIS tactical unit in two engagements.

Strikes in Iraq

In Iraq, coalition military forces conducted five strikes consisting of 11 engagements against ISIS targets:

-- Near Qaim, two strikes destroyed four supply routes and a vehicle-borne-bomb storage facility.

-- Near Beiji, two strikes destroyed an ISIS-held building and a vehicle-borne-bomb factory.

-- Near Qayyarah, a strike damaged two supply routes.

Previous Strikes

Additionally, three strikes consisting of three engagements were conducted in Beiji, Iraq, on Oct. 23 that closed within the last 24 hours. The strikes engaged two ISIS tactical units and destroyed seven unmanned aerial vehicles.

Part of Operation Inherent Resolve

These strikes were conducted as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, the operation to destroy ISIS in Iraq and Syria. The destruction of ISIS targets in Iraq and Syria also further limits the group's ability to project terror and conduct external operations throughout the region and the rest of the world, task force officials said. 

The list above contains all strikes conducted by fighter, attack, bomber, rotary-wing or remotely piloted aircraft; rocket-propelled artillery; and some ground-based tactical artillery when fired on planned targets, officials noted.

Ground-based artillery fired in counterfire or in fire support to maneuver roles is not classified as a strike, they added. A strike, as defined by the coalition, refers to one or more kinetic engagements that occur in roughly the same geographic location to produce a single or cumulative effect.

For example, task force officials explained, a single aircraft delivering a single weapon against a lone ISIS vehicle is one strike, but so is multiple aircraft delivering dozens of weapons against a group of ISIS-held buildings and weapon systems in a compound, having the cumulative effect of making that facility harder or impossible to use. Strike assessments are based on initial reports and may be refined, officials said.

The task force does not report the number or type of aircraft employed in a strike, the number of munitions dropped in each strike, or the number of individual munition impact points against a target.

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Officials Release Details of Latest Strikes Against ISIS Terrorists in Syria, Iraq

From a Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve News Release

 

 

 

SOUTHWEST ASIA, Oct. 27, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting 10 strikes consisting of 18 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today.

 

 

Officials reported details of yesterday's strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports.

Strikes in Syria

In Syria, coalition military forces conducted six strikes consisting of eight engagements against ISIS targets:

-- Near Abu Kamal, a strike engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed an ISIS vehicle.

-- Near Dayr Az Zawr, five strikes engaged three ISIS tactical units and destroyed a vehicle-borne-bomb factory, three ISIS defensive fighting positions, a tactical vehicle, an ISIS headquarters and a fighting position.

Strikes in Iraq

In Iraq, coalition military forces conducted four strikes consisting of 10 engagements against ISIS targets:

-- Near Qaim, two strikes engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed a command-and-control node, two weapons caches, a vehicle-borne-bomb headquarters and two vehicle-borne-bomb factories.

-- Near Rawah, two strikes destroyed three ISIS supply routes and damaged a supply route.

Additionally, a strike consisting of one engagement was conducted in Iraq on Oct. 17.

-- Near Qaim, a strike destroyed an ISIS-held building and an ISIS base.

Part of Operation Inherent Resolve

These strikes were conducted as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, the operation to destroy ISIS in Iraq and Syria. The destruction of ISIS targets in Iraq and Syria also further limits the group's ability to project terror and conduct external operations throughout the region and the rest of the world, task force officials said. 

The list above contains all strikes conducted by fighter, attack, bomber, rotary-wing or remotely piloted aircraft; rocket-propelled artillery; and some ground-based tactical artillery when fired on planned targets, officials noted.

Ground-based artillery fired in counterfire or in fire support to maneuver roles is not classified as a strike, they added. A strike, as defined by the coalition, refers to one or more kinetic engagements that occur in roughly the same geographic location to produce a single or cumulative effect.

For example, task force officials explained, a single aircraft delivering a single weapon against a lone ISIS vehicle is one strike, but so is multiple aircraft delivering dozens of weapons against a group of ISIS-held buildings and weapon systems in a compound, having the cumulative effect of making that facility harder or impossible to use. Strike assessments are based on initial reports and may be refined, officials said.

The task force does not report the number or type of aircraft employed in a strike, the number of munitions dropped in each strike, or the number of individual munition impact points against a target.

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And the liberation of 7 million people ..

Washington: 95% of the land under Saddam's control in Iraq and Syria is restored

Saturday, 28 October 2017 02:23 PM

Losses of a prearranged organization

The Central Command announced the restoration of 95% of the lands controlled by the Da'ash organization in Iraq and Syria since the summer of 2014, while some 7 million people living in these areas were liberated.

The US command said in a statement on Saturday that between 1,200 and 1,500 Iraqi troops were killed and 8,000 wounded in the 9-month liberation of Mosul, adding that about 1,100 members of the Syrian Democratic Forces, Were killed and 3,900 injured in the five-month-old battle for the restoration of Raqqa .

The US command said that 786 civilians have been killed since Operation "Solid Steel" began in 2014, noting that it continues to investigate 520 reports of civilian casualties in Iraq and Syria. By the middle of this year - amounted to about 14 billion dollars, and saw more than 13 thousand air raids in Iraq, and more than 11 thousand air raids in Syria .

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US plan for long-term military survival in Iraq and Syria

Saturday, 28 October 2017 01:04 PM

US forces in Iraq archival image

WASHINGTON (AFP)

The commander of US forces in Iraq, General Paul Funk, the need for the survival of US forces in Syria and Iraq after the defeat of a supportive organization.

"This step is aimed at helping to deal with the remnants of the organization and to prosecute the Iranian militias and to limit their influence in the region," he said, according to the Sky News news channel on Saturday.

The US commander said his troops should be ready to stay on the ground as part of a long-term commitment that also aims to provide training and assistance to local forces.

US State Department spokeswoman Heather Naort has said earlier that the United States is aiming to focus on a defiant defeat in Iraq. "We want to see a supporter who has disappeared from Iraq forever," she said.

On the other hand, the Iraqi F16 aircraft on Saturday targeted dozens of terrorist organizations and destroyed their headquarters and warehouses in the villages of Rawa and al-Qaim, west of Anbar.

In a press statement carried by the Iraqi Information Agency (INA) on Saturday, Iraqi warplanes announced that Iraqi F-16 planes had carried out eight air strikes in Rawa and al-Qaim, west of Al-Anbar. The strikes destroyed a hardware store and two terrorist gangs, As well as the destruction of a warehouse of explosives and large quantities of weapons, ammunition and explosive materials, as well as the killing of dozens of terrorists who were inside the headquarters.

On the other hand, a security source said that an explosive device planted by terrorists near the industrial district in the district of Taji, north of Baghdad, which resulted in the injury of three civilians were wounded, adding that a security force cordoned off the scene of the explosion, while the ambulance was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.

At the same time, Iraqi security forces, backed by the 11th Brigade troops in the popular crowd, destroyed two car bombs belonging to Daash near the center of Qaim district in western Anbar.

"Iraqi forces, with the support of the 11th Brigade in the popular crowd, destroyed two car bombs belonging to the criminal gangs that tried to obstruct the advancing forces near the center of Qaim (west)," the Popular Media Information Center said in a statement on Saturday. Anbar ").

The Popular Forces and the security units, supported by the Iraqi army, resumed their operations for the third day in a row in the liberation of Qaim and Rawa in order to achieve their goals of liberating areas of western Anbar to the Iraqi-Syrian border.

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