Tikrit forces have made great progress and are waiting for good news of victory in the coming hours

[yota691]

 

 

US Vice President Joe Biden

Biden spoken to Abadi and the White House confirms: Iraqis will determine the start of the Battle of Mosul

 

Author: HAA, HH 
Editor: HH 05.03.2015 eleven forty-two a.m. number of readings: 133 

 

Long-Presse / Baghdad

Praised Vice President Joe Biden, on Thursday, the President of the Iraqi Council of Ministers Haider Abadi, Iraqi leaders "to build a national front" to confront the organization (Daash), the White House confirmed that the Iraqi security forces in the Battle of Tikrit was comprehensive and all communities in spite of the participation of Iranian troops which, as pointed out that the Iraqis are will lead the battle of Mosul and determine the time of its launch, most likely involvement of the international coalition air strikes in the battle of Mosul.

The White House said in a statement seen (long-Presse), a copy of it, "US Vice President Joe Biden held a telephone conversation with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on the ongoing battles against al (Daash) and military operations by Iraqi forces led in the city of Tikrit." .

He praised Biden by calling "Abadi Iraqi leaders to enable them to build a national front before the start of continuing in the city of Tikrit, military operations," pointing to "the efforts of the Iraqi government to enable the fighters from the people of Salahuddin province to participate in the battle, which aims to recover the lands of the Islamist al ( Daash). "

And by the White House spokesman Josh Earnest said during a press conference followed the (long-Presse), "The editing process Tikrit included fighters from several denominations, including fighters from the Sunni tribes."

He Ernest "said from the beginning that the United States will not take any military coordination with the Iranians," but he also said, "But the fact that some of the Iranian military elements participate in the operations, it does not change the priority that the Iraqis can be applied in such processes is that the troops be comprehensive participation and problem from different communities. "

And on the probability of the fact that the battle of Tikrit, paving the Battle of Mosul Ernst noted that "the Iraqi forces is to lead the battle of Mosul, who deadline determined by the Iraqi leaders," expected to "be any military operation range to retrieve the city of Mosul from different communities."

Ernst and guessed that the "Battle of Mosul, the probability of support for coalition air strikes, according to require our perception of the scenario Battle of Mosul."

The Information Office of the Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi confirmed on Thursday that the international coalition forces still provide air support for Iraqi security forces and build on the field needs, as pointed out that operations carried out by security forces "are Iraqi and purely national decision," according to the plan set by the leaders and the requirements of the battle.

It is noteworthy that the Iraqi Prime Minister General Commander of the Armed Forces Haider al-Abadi, announced Sunday night, (the first of March 2015), the start of the military operation to liberate the northern regions of Salahuddin province, and the city of Tikrit, during his visit to Samarra, (40 km south of Tikrit), while security forces have made significant progress so far after the liberation of many areas around Tikrit.  

He attributed Salahuddin Council, first Tuesday, (March 3, 2015), provide troops stopped participating in the cleansing campaign of Salah al-Din (Daash), to the lack of air cover by the international coalition. 

It is noteworthy that the organization (Daash) impose on the (11 June 2014 the past), and full control of the city of Tikrit (170 km north of Baghdad), and spend a role, (25 east of Tikrit), birthplace of Izzat al-Duri, without a fight, and spend Sharqat, (120 km north of Tikrit), while managing and tribal police forces of expulsion from the elimination of Dhuluiya, (100 km south of Tikrit).

[gregp]

Old Joe Blow. He's a dandy. Obummer must be proud.

[yota691]

Chairman of the parliamentary defense committee: the battle with Iraqi Daash and no foreign intervention and will be released soon Tikrit

 

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{Baghdad: Euphrates News} The head of the Security and Defense Committee in Parliament of quitting that "the battle with terrorist gangs Daash Iraqi and no foreign intervention and will be released soon Tikrit."
He Zamili in a press statement on Thursday that "through our presence in the province of Salahuddin stand today on he needs leader and fighter We are close in terms of science and found that good military plans." 
He added that "the battle is pages were OPEN former first page, second and third day We started the page IV for the purpose of freeing the country's cities from Conception terrorists, "asserting that" the battle with Iraqi terrorists par excellence and no foreign intervention and security leaders are able to resolve the battle with Aldoaash. " 
He pointed out that "gangs Daash terrorist used women and children as human shields was opened some crossings to liberate women and children from Aldoaash will be Mosul-based security forces heroine after the liberation of Salah al-Din of the terrorists. " 
With regard to the security forces morale among Zamili that "the morale of the revocation of the army and federal police and gold band and popular crowd and high Ogdnahm eager to testify coming days will witness the liberation of Tikrit, completely out of the hands Aldoaash Alarjas. 
It is said that the security forces and members of the popular crowd managed to cleanse large areas in Salahuddin province, the military campaign carried out by the security forces for the cleansing of Aldoaash.anthy m

[SocalDinar]

Like you said, get rid of them now, or our kids will have to fight them later. It is time that the world stood up to these monsters. We can no longer keep passing our problems down to our children!!

Problem is Daash have children who have already been brain washed.

What do you do with radicalized 10 year olds?

[MillieChatham]

Get rid of ISIS and then the RV will happen.

[lupine49]

Iraqi government sends 30,000 forces to retake the town which Isil took last summer

 

By Richard Spencer, Middle East Editor

8:36PM GMT 02 Mar 2015

 

 

Volunteer Shiite fighters, known as the Popular Mobilisation units, who support the Iraqi government forces in the combat against the Islamic State (IS) group fire a Howitzer artillery canon in the village of Awaynat near the city of Tikrit Photo: AFP

 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/islamic-state/11445736/Pro-Baghdad-forces-making-slow-progress-in-Tikrit-against-determined-Islamic-State.html

 

 

That looks like a l85 howitzer.   Someone on the receiving end is having a bad day.

[SgtFuryUSCZ]

***///

 

SOCAL... we, too, now have masses who have drunk the kool-aid,

 

matriculated in our lefty universities and have also been brainwashed...

 

 

what shall we do HERE about THEM....?

 

...equally as frightening, man.

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Cool pic that, UMBERTINO !

 

 

...."too close for missiles.... going for our guns...!

[yota691]

"Saudi Arabia warns Obama that Iran take over Iraq."By Shaimaa Mohammed 28 minutes ago

Saud al-Faisal and John Kerry

Roudao - Arbil, 

published the Daily Telegraph, issued Friday, an article by journalist Richard Spencer, talked about the preparation of a Saudi, US President Barack Obama that "Iran seizes on Iraq." The author said that Saudi Arabia is the second major US ally in the Middle East calls for Obama change how to deal with Iran, where he demanded the presence of troops belonging to the coalition forces on the ground to fight the "Islamic state." The newspaper quoted the words of Prince Saud al-Faisal, the Saudi foreign minister to his US counterpart, John Kerry, said that his country risked leaving Iran to take over Iraq, echoing Israel's recent concerns about the White House policy toward Iran. He explained the writer that the international coalition forces to deal with the organization of the Islamic state by launching air attacks in Syria and Iraq and its refusal to send ground forces led to the affected fighting in the two largely Iran and Shiite militias battling acting on its behalf, such as Hezbollah. and saw Spencer That has raised significant concerns in Saudi Arabia, which is competing with Iran to dominate the Middle East, as he put it. Iraqi forces are battling al Daash currently in the city of Tikrit, but these irregular forces fighting alongside close to Iran's Shiite militias, although the majority of the population Tikrit of the year. The transfer of the writer Saud al-Faisal as saying that Kerry "Tikrit example of what worries us. Iran seizes on Iraq. "

[Saintsfan]

More fighting to come? Is Iran a threat or nothing to worry about? Whats your take Yota? Thank you in advance!

[staunch]

Iran has always been a threat

[Saintsfan]

Maybe im missing something.Why are we talking about allowing them a nuclear program and at the same time funding both sides of the Iraq /ISIS fight? Im confused...help

[gymrat76541]

^{They do not have the balls to go into a fight that will produce mass casualities!}

^{Surrounding the city is one thing - going into the city and clearing it out quite another!}

^{US troops are well trained, well equiped and obey orders! These forces are suspect at best!}

^{They would rather lob artillery into the city killing the innocent citizens then to go in and kill individual terrorist! SAD}

[yota691]

Washington Shopping alliance of necessity with Iran

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07-03-2015 04:06 PM

 

 

Report: Victor Shalhoub - Washington, 
in his letter last October to the Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, hinted US President, Barack Obama, to the possibility of US-Iranian cooperation in fighting al Daash, if it agrees got a deal on nuclear program. 
Word of stimulus then find translated now openly on the ground, either to speed up the deal, either because such cooperation part of it after that became just around the corner from its declaration. 
The process is ongoing military to liberate the city of Tikrit from Daash involving the 'Iranian-backed militias led by General Qassem Soleimani', by rolling in Washington. 
Chief of Staff Gen. Martin Dampsa not only admits publicly to this post, but also prepared by the 'positive' »condition that the 'do not lead to inflame sectarian conflict!'. 
It was like this Altagej not a matter of a foregone conclusion, but the administration is moving in this option as long as it is exempt from the increase in the number of troops in Iraq, to be marketed as a fait accompli irreplaceable for the salvation of Daash. 
earlier cooperation 
and reasoning justified for this option, that Washington had already cooperated with Iran in Afghanistan, and the result was positive, but goes theorizing in this regard to liken happening now in Iraq in alliance with the Soviets in World War II Nazi to face, from the door to the necessity of its provisions without the mean time the relationship between opposites. 
But this comparison is not equated with reality, cooperation with Iran through silence on deepening its role in Iraq, prior to the existence of Daash and occupation of parts of Iraq, then you is a candidate, according to this logic, to withdraw the Syrian arena later under the pretext of chasing Daash? .. And if that happens In return for any price? 
supporters of Iran 
to strengthen Iran's role in this image explicit his supporters in Washington, presented from the perspective being that the success of the US confrontation with Daash it depends to a large extent, especially as it is an alternative ground troops is not an American in the White House Ward approval. 
But at the same time raised many special congressional views fears, was quick to warn of the consequences of this row orientation that leads to one of two things: either the Iraqi civil war raging, and either more 'Iraq handed over to Iran. " 
There is a special apprehension among Republicans, than to be in it swaps with Iran in the nuclear deal, following indicators on the near completion despite continuing talk about the important obstacles remain in the way, and this is the theme revolves around a heated debate in Washington. 
There is an attempt in Congress to pass a law that would require management America should be displaying any it nuclear deal to gain approval as a condition to put it into effect. 
Obama's threat of 
US President, Barack Obama, is threatening a veto over any law of this kind, arguing that such a deal if she got an international agreement - Iranian and not an American-Iranian, and therefore do not require congressional approval. 
and stands alongside US Alamarh parallel team of actors political and economic window pro circuit for a reasonable settlement with Iran, as the Administration on the possibility of marketing the deal bet if achieved, on the basis of presented as an alternative to the military option that you know that there is no ability for the Americans about it, and that Congress will not address them strongly in this regard, the eve of the presidential election campaign. 
In any case, the Obama administration seems to be going in the footsteps of the Bush administration's manipulation of Iraq. 
dependence on Iran 
saw newspaper 'The New York Times' of America, that the American strategy to overcome the Daash in Iraq increasingly dependent on Iran. 
The newspaper commented on denying American officials to the presence of coordinating with Iran that it 'may be true technically, but the war planners are closely watching the Iranian war against Daash through a variety of channels, including talks over the radio waves' .

[lupine49]

The cia probably set up isis and the UK and US is supplying them.   Now the US wants to help the countries in the middle east handle the problem?!

In the words of Patrick Henry, "I smell a rat."

[Texstorm]

Problem is Daash have children who have already been brain washed.

What do you do with radicalized 10 year olds?

If they are carrying guns, I know what I would do.

[TBomb]

 

The Guardian: US general confirms Iraqi forces will force Daash out of Tikrit

Saturday 0.07 March / March 2015 16:02

[Follow-up where]

British newspaper The Guardian published today a report about military operations in Salah ad Din province. That said, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey, said that the Iraqi forces and the popular crowd will be forced to organize "Daash" terrorist out in the battle, which revolves around Tikrit.

According to news from the Guardian Dempsey said on the plane en route to Iraq that "terrorists will be expelled from Tikrit," he said, adding that "the overwhelming numbers with the acquisition of the fighting momentum in the country."

Dempsey said that "23 thousand fighters from the Iraqi forces and the popular crowd taking part in the attack, compared to the number of only hundreds of terrorists," he said, adding that "the attack is not military tactics that can be seen in the type of books."

Dempsey described the attack as "a mixture of columns he wheels Humvees, trucks and other vehicles hurtling toward Tikrit," pointing out that "not a military maneuver sophisticated."

He said, "It is important in the military operation on Tikrit how goes the military side, the most important is what followed," stressing "We must Most of Tikrit residents return to their homes and that the government intervene in Baghdad in reconstruction and humanitarian aid operation."

He stressed that "if that happens, we are in a good position and if it does not happen, there are problems in the future," explaining that "the main task of the leaders of Iraq are balancing the Iranian role with Iraq's partnership with the United States and other members of the coalition, and that the only party that can offset that is the Iraqi prime minister , so we want to get his point of view on how they strive to achieve that balance. Finished "

www.alliraqnews.com/2011-04-18-02-57-37/170259-2015-03-07-13-02-51.html&usg=ALkJrhiwTLLuwZNqjUil4wbK_iFk-5mEXQ

[storm1]

I Read where Iran IS the problem in Iraq...this smells bad

[TBomb]

Claim on Iraqi TV by PMU commander that daesh asked via intermediaries for a 36 hour window to withdraw from Iraq

 

 

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B_bW0IgWcAE43SW.jpg:large

 

https://twitter.com/SajadJiyad

 

IF YOU GO TO THIS TWITTER LINK, YOU'LL SEE A PRINT SCREEN OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT ON IRAQI TV

 

DV WON'T LET ME UPLOAD THE PHOTO

 

Iraq calls for the Security Council to issue new decisions to stop the violations of the right to Daash effects [audio]

Saturday 0.07 March / March 2015 14:03

 

[baghdad-where]

 

The Ministry and the Iraqi Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, the UN Security Council to issue new decisions to stop the violations of the right to Daash gangs effects.

 

A spokesman for the Sudanese Ministry Qasim told all of Iraq [where] that "the ministry issued a statement earlier in which the UN Security Council called for the need to hold an emergency session to issue a stronger and more committed to the decisions of the rally world opinion to protect Iraqi antiquities."

 

"The Security Council Resolution 2199 is a positive decision and expressed satisfaction with the Ministry of Tourism and the like, but we are looking forward to the publication of numerous other decisions that protect Iraqi antiquities of violations Daash terrorist gangs".

 

The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, yesterday revealed the feet of gangs Daash on leveling Nimrod city and razed by heavy military vehicles, "calling for" the UN Security Council to speed up the convening of an emergency session and activation of its previous relevant resolutions and the need to put an end to this tragic situation, which passes by the civilized world and stand with us against the enemies of civilization and humanity ".

 

For its part, promised Culture and Arts Organization of the United Nations, UNESCO, Nimrod destruction triggered a war crime "can not remain silent about it."

 

This incident comes days after the terrorist Daash gangs in the 26 of February to publish a video showing its smashed statues and the effects of post-dating back to thousands of years in the Mosul Museum, users Matarqat machines hole electrical and by members Daash throwing statues down and destroy, as they used electric drilling machine to distort the huge statue of an Assyrian winged bull, Nergal is located at the gateway of the city dates back to the ninth century BC.

 

The UN Security Council voted in 12 of last February unanimously under Chapter VII of the resolution 2199, which provided for drying the sources of terrorist financing and tighten under the control of terrorists and trapping regulations Daash financing sources and the victory areas.

 

It also includes the above decision, drafted by Russia to prevent the oil-Syrian and Iraqi effects of trafficking with terrorist organizations, as well as it strengthens the prohibition on the sources of funds received by terrorist organizations, including the payment of ransoms to prevent those organizations .anthy 2

Edited March 7, 2015 by TBomb

[Saintsfan]

So I guess theyll get to fly to Mexico and come across the U.S./Mexican border then given refugee status.

[TrinityeXchange]

So I guess theyll get to fly to Mexico and come across the U.S./Mexican border then given refugee status.

please don't start turning this into a US Homeland issue.....

[TBomb]

Islamic State crisis: Iraqi army drives IS from key town

US-led coalition strikes helped Iraqi soldiers retake the town of al-Baghdadi

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Iraqi forces have pushed Islamic State (IS) fighters out of the western town of al-Baghdadi, the US military says.

The town, which was taken over by IS last month, is about 8km (5 miles) from a base housing hundreds of US troops who are training Iraqi soldiers.

Iraqi forces moved in after "precise and effective" air strikes by the US-led coalition, a statement said.

Meanwhile, IS was widely condemned on Friday after it bulldozed the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud in Iraq.

IS began demolishing the site, which was founded in the 13th Century BC, on Thursday, according to Iraqi officials.

 

Why is Islamic State destroying Iraq's history? - Explained in 60 secs

The head of the UN's cultural agency condemned the "systematic" destruction in Iraq as a "war crime".

IS, which controls large areas of Iraq and Syria, says shrines and statues are "false idols" that have to be smashed.

Nimrud lies on the Tigris river, about 30km (18 miles) south-east of Mosul, which is under IS control.

Government offensive

Iraqi forces said they were making progress in their major offensive aimed at retaking the city of Tikrit, which lies between Mosul and the capital, Baghdad.

The operation to recapture the city involves some 30,000 soldiers and Shia militiamen.

Military commanders said the combined force had moved into the town of al-Dour on the southern outskirts of Tikrit.

Iraqi forces are being supported by Shia militiamen in the operation around Tikrit

One militia commander told Reuters news agency that al-Dour had been "totally liberated" but it was unclear if the entire town had fallen.

A senior commander in the main Shia alliance, Moeen al-Kadhimi, told the BBC that progress has been slowed by the extensive use of improvised explosives by IS.

"We're very careful in our planning, especially because the [iS] strategy is based on planting explosive devices on the roads, houses, everything," he told BBC correspondent Ahmed Maher, who is travelling with troops near Tikrit.

The Iraqi government's offensive is being supported from the air by the US-led coalition.

Nimrud (pictured) lies just south-east of Mosul, which IS controls

The US military said the capture of al-Baghdadi meant Iraqi forces were now poised to retake more territory from IS in Anbar province.

But the advance comes too late to save the ancient city of Nimrud - considered one of the world's most important archaeological sites.

BBC Middle East correspondent Jim Muir says the attempt to destroy Nimrud is already being compared with the Taliban's demolition of the Bamiyan Buddha rock sculptures in Afghanistan in 2001.

A spokesman for Ban Ki-Moon said the UN Secretary-General considered the assault "a war crime and represents an attack on humanity as a whole".

Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, Iraq's most influential Shia cleric, used his Friday sermon to attack IS militants, saying they were savaging Iraq's "history and ancient civilizations".

Profile of Nimrud

Many Nimrud artefacts are now housed overseas - including these ivory pieces at the British Museum

• Ancient Assyrian city on the River Tigris
• Capital of Assyria for about 150 years
• First excavations in modern times undertaken by Europeans starting in the 1840s
• Treasures unearthed included sections of royal palaces, individual statues and smaller artefacts
• Investigations stopped for decades but in 1949 Sir Max Mallowan (husband of writer Agatha Christie) began fresh excavations
• Extensive photographic record of remaining treasures made in the 1970s

Edited March 8, 2015 by TBomb

[yota691]

  Iraqi forces battle for the city of Tikrit

Published on Mar 9, 2015

Iraqi forces faced tough resistance from jihadist fighters around Tikrit, but the top US military officer said ahead of a Baghdad visit that victory was only a matter of time.

[umbertino]

Iran has always been a threat

But  right now there are Iranian troops fighting along with Iraqis  to reconquer Tikrit ( as per News Channel here in Italy)

[yota691]

Urgent .. army PDF and crowd control at Basha Street in central Tikrit
Tuesday, 10 March / March 2015 13:06

 

 

[baghdad-where]

A security source in Salahuddin province, said Tuesday that the EP and the crowd forces seized control of the Basha Street in central Tikrit.

The source told all of Iraq [where] that "the street mentioned a mistake strategically connects the presidential palaces in the province, adding that he" just for Salahuddin province, building 500 meters. "

The security forces and members of the popular crowd began Tuesday crucial process for the Liberation of Tikrit, where applied towards it from several directions to release it from the terrorist gangs Daash .anthy 55

[yota691]

Israeli intelligence: Qassem Soleimani held a secret visit to Jordan

 

Follow-Iraq Press -10 March / March: detection site "Deepak" Israeli intelligence, said on Tuesday that the commander of the Qods Force of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, Gen. Qassem Soleimani, visited the unprecedented secrecy, Thursday, March 5, to Jordan and met with President of the Jordanian intelligence, General Faisal Shobaki.

 

And the transfer of the site, all official sources, that "fighter Royal Jordanian Air Force accompanied Iranian general who arrived from Baghdad to Amman, using the main highway linking Jordan, Iraq procession."

 

The Web site said, "The Soleimani held talks in Jordan extensively on the war on Daash in Iraq and Syria," adding that "Soleimani's visit to Oman indicate that Jordan has begun its readiness to take the first step towards policy and military operations with Tehran to coordinate and not only with Washington." .

 

Soleimani's visit comes at a time when the Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh made a surprise visit to the Iranian capital Tehran.anthy (1)