A "high-level" security meeting in Kirkuk to discuss two portfolios of the province

[DinarThug]

11 hours ago, DinarThug said:

CNN. Broadcasting With Money Coming Out The A$$ !

A donkey is used to transport and smuggle money from Hawija to the borders of Diyala and Salahuddin
 

5th September, 2017

A local source in the province of Kirkuk said Tuesday that the organization of Daadash was taken from donkeys as a new means of movement and smuggling money from Hawija in the southwestern province to the borders of Diyala and Salahuddin provinces.

 

Maybe We Can Send Frank Over There !  

 

 

     

 

Edited September 6, 2017 by DinarThug

[yota691]

First Published: 2017-09-08

Iraqi forces are preparing to storm the last strongholds of jihadists in the north

Armored units and artillery battalions of the Federal Police intervened in the district of Al-Sharqat and stationed at a military base in preparation for the start of the process of liberation.

Middle East Online

New Front Salah al-Din (Iraq) - An Iraqi military source said on Friday that units of the Federal Police (internal surveillance) were stationed in the district of Sharqat north of Salahaddin province (north) in preparation for the start of incursions into the last areas of control of the Islamic State Organization in the governorates of Salah al-Din and Kirkuk. "The armored units and artillery battalions of the Federal Police entered the district of Sharqat north of Salah al-Din province and stationed at a military base near the left side of the judiciary under the control of Daed." "Other reinforcements from the 56th Brigade of the Sunni tribal grouping (pro-government fighters) have reached the outskirts of Hawija district, west of Kirkuk province, to participate in the battle to liberate the judiciary from da'ish control," he said. He added that "the arrival of military reinforcements was accompanied by intensive air strikes targeted the sites of armed supporters in the neighborhoods of Qadisiyah and appeal and Tnk and Yarmouk in the district of Hawija and left dead and wounded," without details. The Iraqi forces began last week to move towards the province of Kirkuk as part of a military plan aimed at liberating Hawija district and its outskirts in addition to the left side of the province of Shorqat north of Salah al-Din province, which is under the control of the Islamic state since 2014. The forces of the Peshmerga (the forces of the Kurdish region) and the forces of Asayish (tracking the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan led by Jalal Talabani) control of the central, north and east of Kirkuk fully after the escape of Iraqi army units from the province in mid 2014. The Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Abadi announced in the last August of August to restore the district of Tal Afar and the full control of the province of Nineveh. The organization of the Islamic state is currently controlled by Hawija in the province of Kirkuk (300 km north of Baghdad) and the Qaim border area with Syria in Anbar province in western Iraq. The state of Islam was launched from Iraq and at the end of 2014 it controlled one-third of the country's territory. Today, however, it lost 90 percent of the areas it controlled, including the city of Mosul, which declared the Caliphate in Iraq and Syria.

[yota691]

Military reinforcements in preparation for breaking into the last strongholds of the state organization in Iraq

Anatolia Agency

Friday, 08 September 2017 01:43 PM

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Iraqi forces

 

An Iraqi military source said on Friday that units of the federal police were stationed in the district of Sharqat north of Salahaddin province in the north of the country. 


"The armored units and the artillery battalions of the Federal Police entered the district of Sharqat north of the province of Salah al-Din and stationed at a military base near the left side of the judiciary under the control of the state organization." 

"Other reinforcements from the 56th brigade of the Sunni tribal crowd (pro-government fighters) have reached the outskirts of Hawija district, west of Kirkuk province, to participate in the battle to liberate the judiciary from state control," he said.

He added that "the arrival of military reinforcements was accompanied by intensive air strikes targeting the sites of the armed fighters of the state organization in the neighborhoods of Qadisiyah and appeal and Tnk and Yarmouk in the district of Hawija and left behind dead and wounded," without details. 

The Iraqi forces began last week to move towards the province of Kirkuk as part of a military plan aimed at liberating the Hawija district and its outskirts as well as the left side of the district of the north of Salahaddin province, which has been under the control of "Daash" since 2014. 

Forces forces Peshmerga (Kurdish regional forces) The Kurdistan National Union Party (PUK), led by Jalal Talabani, controlled the central, northern and eastern regions of Kirkuk completely after the Iraqi army units fled the province in mid-2014  

[yota691]

Thousands of leaflets on Hawija and Isr al-Sharqat warn Al-Dawash of the "Hour of Account"

 

 Since 2017-09-08 at 14:34 (Baghdad time)

Baghdad Mawazine News

Air force planes dropped thousands of leaflets on Hawija and the left coast of Sharqat.

"The leaflets warn the terrorist gangs of the hour of reckoning, which is close and they have to surrender," the military information cell said in a statement received by Mawazine News.

It is worth mentioning that the joint forces completed their preparations for the process of coming to Yachwiga

[yota691]

Airstrikes aimed at "calling" inside the city of Hawija

- 9/8/2017 3:17:00 AM9 Number of readings

 

 

 

 

Khandan -

The Iraqi Air Force and the International Alliance (IAAF) launched air strikes on Friday in the Hawija district of Kirkuk. 

The military information cell said in a statement that "the brave air hawks and the international coalition aircraft carried out air strikes at dawn today inside the city of Hawija." 

It noted that the air strikes "targeted the locations of booby traps and stores of weapons gangs and called the terrorist." 

The statement added that the strikes "resulted in the destruction and burning of places of booby-traps and warehouses and the killing of dozens of" elements of "Dahesh."

[tigergorzow]

ISIS female leader, her husband, sons killed as US jets raid Hawija

September 08 2017 11:07 AM

ISIS female leader killed as US jets raid Hawija

 

 

An ISIS female leader, her husband, and sons have been killed by US-led coalition warplanes in Hawija district in western Kirkuk governorate, a local source said Friday.

He added that the district has become under heavy bombardment during the past few days.

These air raids resulted in many killings among ISIS terrorists.

This came as the US-led coalition is helping and supporting Iraqi forces to oust ISIS from Anbar.

 

http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/16664/ISIS-female-leader-her-husband-sons-killed-as-US-jets-raid-Hawija

[tigergorzow]

Federal Police ready to retake remaining ISIS-held districts

September 08 2017 02:35 PM

Federal Police Forces

 

 

Federal Police Forces (FPF) are ready to recapture the remaining ISIS-held districts such as Hawija, al-Shiraqt and western Anbar, Lieutenant-General Raed Shaker Jawdat, commander of FPF revealed Friday. 

Jawdat said that police forces are mobilizing commando units, armored vehicles, artillery brigades and warplanes in these districts. 

The forces are completing the preparations for retaking Hawija, western Anabar and al-Shirqat from ISIS terrorists, he added.  

Iraqi Prime Minister Hadier al-Abadi vowed Thursday that security forces would launch military operations to retake Hawija district in southern Kirkuk Governorate and cities of Annah, Rawa and Qa'im in western Anbar from ISIS grip soon.

In July, the Iraqi forces, backed by the US-led coalition, recaptured Mosul and recently retook Tal Afar.

 

http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/16682/Federal-Police-ready-to-retake-remaining-ISIS-held-districts

[tigergorzow]

ISIS crude oil storage destroyed as US jets raid Kirkuk

September 08 2017 12:49 PM

ISIS crude oil storage destroyed as US jets raid Kirkuk

 

Us-led coalition warplanes bombarded an ISIS' stronghold, that was used as stock market headquarter, in southeastern Kirkuk Governorate, a security source said Friday.  

The purpose of this air raid was an attempt to dry up the sources of terrorist funding, he added, confirming that an ISIS crude oil storage has been destroyed.

Since June 2014, Hawija district and the areas of al-Zab, al-Rashad, al-Riyad and al-Abbasi, in the southwest of Kirkuk, are still controlled by ISIS terrorists.

More than 150,000 civilians fled the governorate while the Iraqi forces have launched several military operations to retake it from ISIS grip.

 

http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/16675/ISIS-crude-oil-storage-destroyed-as-US-jets-raid-Kirkuk

[tigergorzow]

Top ISIS weapons experts killed in US Coalition airstrikes in Syria

September 08 2017 12:48 AM

Top ISIS weapons experts killed in US Coalition airstrikes in Syria

 

 

US-led coalition fighting ISIS in Iraq and Syria said it killed two senior leaders who oversaw weapons research and drone operations for the terror group in airstrikes on Monday, CNN reported on Thursday.

Abu Anas al-Shami, an ISIS weapons research leader who headed up efforts to procure explosives for the group as well as plans to use bombs in external terror attack plots, was killed in a coalition airstrike as he rode a motorcycle near Mayadin, Syria, coalition spokesman Col. Ryan Dillon told reporters at the Pentagon Thursday.

"He also oversaw the building of improvised explosives to rig corpses, vehicles and buildings to try and help ISIS cling to strongholds they are losing in Iraq and Syria," Dillon said.

A separate airstrike in the same region killed Junaid ur Rehman, a senior ISIS drone pilot and engineer who was working to enhance ISIS's ability to weaponize drones and conduct aerial surveillance in Iraq and Syria as well as to plot external terror attacks.

Coalition officials have long voiced concern over ISIS's interest in employing drone technology on the battlefield.

"We are destroying their launch points, we are killing their engineers, we are dismantling their manufacturing facilities and their users," Dillon told reporters. "We are ripping apart their ability to use drones and to further get better" at perfecting their drone technology.

The strikes follow an announcement last month that coalition airstrikes had killed 12 senior ISIS leaders, many of whom were involved in planning attacks against western targets, or facilitating the movement of foreign fighters into Iraq and Syria.

All of these recent strikes against ISIS targets have mostly been located along the Middle Euphrates River Valley in Syria, where many of the group's senior leaders have moved to since military operations against their former stronghold in Raqqa began earlier this year.

 

http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/16655/Top-ISIS-weapons-experts-killed-in-US-Coalition-airstrikes-in-Syria

[tigergorzow]

IS Oil Stocks near Hawija Destroyed

 

Leyla H. Sherwani

08/09/2017 - 10:23

Iraq

 

 

 

 

ERBILL— The oil stocks of the Islamic State (IS) organization in the vicinity of Hawija (55 km southwest of Kirkuk) were destroyed in an air strike on Thursday night.

Iraqi al-Sumaria news, citing an informed source, reported on Friday that the international coalition's jets pounded the location which the IS used as oil stocks and destroyed it completely.  

The offensive came as another effort to dry out the finance resources of the extremist organization.

Tanks and the crude oil reservoir which the Islamic militants used for providing the fuel for their vehicles were destroyed in the attack, the report said.  

As of June 10, 2014, the IS has control over the town of Hawija as well as Rashad, Zap, Riyadh and Abbasi areas, southwest of Kirkuk.

More than 150,000 civilians from these areas have taken shelter in Kirkuk since then.

Media reports suggest that the operation to retake the control of the territory is to launch soon.  

 

http://www.basnews.com/index.php/en/news/iraq/376330

[tigergorzow]

Kurdish Security Forces Capture 2 IS Militants

 

Basnews English

08/09/2017 - 01:12

Kurdistan

 

 

 

KIRKUK — Kurdish security forces in Kirkuk captured on Thursday two Islamic State (IS) members who had participated in offensives against Peshmerga forces.

The first insurgent is revealed to be from Riyaz district of Kirkuk province, whose father was a member of al-Qaeda in 2007 and in charge of the terrorist organisation’s activities in Hawija, a statement by Kirkuk Directorate of Security Affairs said.

The captured IS militants was also a member of the group’s intelligence body.

The second insurgent was IS’s bomb maker in Hawija, according to the statement which also reveals that his father and three siblings had joined the extremist group before Kurdish Peshmerga forces kill two of his brothers.

These two militants were settled in Daquq district of southern Kirkuk after escaping Hawija and posing as IDPs to enter the areas under the control of the Peshmerga.

 

http://www.basnews.com/index.php/en/news/kurdistan/376318

[tigergorzow]

Air raids in Huwaijah kill dozens of ISIS terrorists

September 08 2017 08:25 PM

ISIS terrorists killed

 

 

Dozens of ISIS terrorists have been killed in air raids conducted on the hotbeds of the terror group in Huwaijah southwest of Kirkuk, a source told The Baghdad Post on Friday.

He added the Iraqi air force aided by the US-led coalition targeted ISIS car bomb workshops and depots of weapons.

The source revealed that all the hotbeds of ISUS have been destroyed and dozens of the terror group's recruits killed.

ISIS terror group is collapsing in Iraq and Syria. In Iraq, the terror group has been expelled from Mosul after months of fighting.

After Mosul, the terror group has been expelled from Tal Afar in the aftermath of a brief battle. 

 

http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/16693/Air-raids-in-Huwaijah-kill-dozens-of-ISIS-terrorists

[tigergorzow]

174 IS Members from Turkey Surrender

 

Basnews English

08/09/2017 - 19:58

Iraq

 

 

 

ERBIL — A total of 174 Islamic State (IS) militants from Turkey have surrendered to the Joint Iraqi Forces and the Kurdish Peshmergas since the liberation of Mosul and its neighboring town of Tel Afar. 

Turkey's National Intelligence Agency (MIT) is in close surveillance of the situation regarding the Turkish nationals, who voluntarily surrendered to the Iraqi authorities with their families, Hurriyet Daily reported.  

The security level near the Turkish borders with Syria and Iraq has been increased, due to the high threat of returning to their country IS members.

However, the Turkish intelligence units are also trying to track down the IS members through online websites and social media accounts, as according to information obtained by the MIT, the IS "commanders" sent encrypted messages to IS members ordering them to stage attacks in the places where they are located. 

The information reportedly suggests that Turkey is on the list of places to be targeted by the IS extremist group. 

Many experts consider that this significant threat is a result of the ongoing fight against the group in both Syria and Iraq, where the jihadists continue losing more grounds and members.

 

http://www.basnews.com/index.php/en/news/iraq/376394

[bkeiller]

Effective policy: Surrender or die. 

If the former, surrender, then die after your verdict. If the latter, thank you for saving us court costs.

[ChuckFinley]

5 hours ago, bkeiller said:

Effective policy: Surrender or die. 

If the former, surrender, then die after your verdict. If the latter, thank you for saving us court costs.

Sounds like a win - win. 

[King Bean]

On ‎9‎/‎5‎/‎2017 at 7:34 PM, DinarThug said:

 

Maybe We Can Send Frank Over There !  

 

 

I heard from my WF bank manager, in a quite secretive and private place, that Frank26

will be flying into Baghdad to hook up with Delta Dawn and kick this thing in the a$$.

                                                                                                                              

        

 

[bkeiller]

18 hours ago, ChuckFinley said:

Sounds like a win - win. 

Indeed! Just waiting for our win-win, now.😊

[ChuckFinley]

Man I am so ready. 

[tigergorzow]

US to fight Iran militias in Iraq after ousting ISIS: Washington Post

September 10 2017 12:01 AM

Hezbollah militias in Iraq

US troops are preparing for an offensive agaisnt Iranian militias in Iraq afetr fully ousting ISIS terrorists from the country, The Washington Post reported.

 

According to the paper, this comes after Shiite militias' threats to attack US troops after defeating ISIS.

 

There are hundreds of Iran-allied Shiite militias operating in Ira, most notably IMIS and Hezbollah. 

 

Those militias have been involved in rights abuses agaisnt civilians, particularly Sunnis in liberated areas.

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Amnesty International Organization said earlier this year the Shiite militias' violations amount to war crimes.

 

http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/16736/US-to-fight-Iran-militias-in-Iraq-after-ousting-ISIS-Washington-Post

[tigergorzow]

Classified ISIS documents found near Diyala

September 09 2017 11:48 PM

ISIS terrorists

Iraqi security sources said Saturday ISIS classified documents had been found in districts western Diyala Governorate, The Baghdad Post reported.

 

The documents were found in possession of ISIS terrorists who had been killed in a raid in the governorate.

 

Among the seized documents was a flash memory that reveals the names and nationalities of the killed terrorists.

 

The sources confirmed one of those killed was an emir called Abu Ezra who is an Iraqi national.

 

http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/16735/Classified-ISIS-documents-found-near-Diyala

[tigergorzow]

9 ISIS terrorists killed northeastern Diyala

September 09 2017 08:57 PM

ISIS terrorists

Security sources said Friday nine ISIS terrorists had been killed in a raid in northeastern Diyala Governorate, The Baghdad Post reported.

 

In a statement, the source said, "In a raid in districts northeastern Diyala, the forces killed nine ISIS terrorists and destroyed a vehicle".

 

According to the statement, the veehicle contained weapons, explosive belts and other military equipments.

 

US-backed Iraqi army has been launching an offensive to oust ISIS terrrorists from Iraq.

 

Mosul, the second largest city, was declared fully liberated in early July.

 

Currently, an offensive called 'We Are Coming, Tal Afar' seeks to recapture Tal Afar city and other districts western Mosul.

 

Iran-backed IMIS militias are fighting alongside the Iraqi army.

 

But human rights groups and eyewitneses confirmed the militais committed war crimes aggaisnt civilians, particularly Sunnis.

 

http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/16730/9-ISIS-terrorists-killed-northeastern-Diyala

[tigergorzow]

US Troops Preparing for Hawija Battle: Reports

 

Leyla H. Sherwani

09/09/2017 - 18:03

Iraq

 

 

 

 

ERBIL— US forces are setting the stage for the offensive  to liberate Hawija (45 km southwest of Kirkuk) from the Islamic State (IS) militants, Iraqi media reported on Saturday.

The troops have been deployed to Qaraj sub-district of Makhmur (50 km east of Mosul).

They have also laid precision-guided munitions and smart weapons near Hawija in order to pound IS posts in the town, which has been controlled by the extremists since 2014, the reports said.

The US missiles had an effective role in liberating the city of Mosul.

On Friday Iraqi Air Force dropped thousands of leaflets over Hawija, urging the Islamic jihadists to surrender ahead of the imminent operation.

 

http://www.basnews.com/index.php/en/news/iraq/376622

[tigergorzow]

Iraqi Jets Drop Leaflets over Hawija, Urging IS Militants to Surrender 

 

Basnews English

09/09/2017 - 16:43

Iraq

 

 

 

HAWIJA — The Iraqi Air Forces (IAF) dropped thousands of leaflets over the town of Hawija on Friday, calling on the Islamic State (IS) militants to surrender ahead of the upcoming military operation against the extremist group. 

According to Iraqi Defense Ministry, the leaflets warned the group that their defeat is approaching and it would be better for them to surrender while they still can. It further suggested that the extremists have nowhere to hide and that the Iraqi forces know exactly where they are positioned. 

The leaflets were dropped over the areas of Hawija and Shirqat (located about 65 kilometers west of Kirkuk city). The town of Hawija is one of IS's last remaining strongholds on the territory of Iraq, after the Iraqi forces liberated Mosul and Tel Afar in the Nineveh Province. 

According to several Iraqi military commanders, the government forces are now fully prepared to launch their offensive against the IS insurgents in the area. 

The Iraqi forces backed by the US-led coalition launched their series of offensives against the extremist group back in October 2016. Since then, thousands of displaced civilians have been able to return to their liberated homes. 

The IS militants captured the town of Hawija in 2014, when the group first emerged in Iraq and declared its self-proclaimed "caliphate," after capturing large amounts of territory around the country.

 

http://www.basnews.com/index.php/en/news/iraq/376597

[tigergorzow]

Iraqi forces kill 13 terrorists, destroy 3 ISIS posts in Diyala

September 09 2017 02:12 PM

13 terrorists killed, others trapped by Iraqi forces in Diyala

 

 

Six suicide bombers have been killed while others are surrounded by Iraqi police and army forces in Thalab Valley in north eastern Diyala, Major General Mazhar al-Azzawi, Commander of Tigris Operations said in a statement Saturday.

 

He added that these forces also killed seven ISIS terrorists, besieging others as well as destroying three ISIS posts and dismantling several explosive devices during this operation.  

These results are the initial outcome of the operation, Azzawi confirmed, adding that the operation is ongoing and its result will be declared in a short time.

Earlier, joint security forces launched military operations, backed by US-led coalition jets, to oust ISIS terrorists from northeastern areas in Diyala Governorate.

 

It is worth mentioning that the US-led coalition is helping and supporting Iraqi forces to expel ISIS terrorists from Iraq.

 

http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/16717/Iraqi-forces-kill-13-terrorists-destroy-3-ISIS-posts-in-Diyala

[ChuckFinley]

Hey Tiger, thanks for the post.