The Prime Minister, the general commander of the armed forces of the Dr. Haider Al-Abadi announces the launch of the process of the liberation of Mosul.

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Petraeus: defeat Bdaash Mosul is easy compared to the challenges that will follow that stage

Wrote: August 15, 2016

Former Director of the US intelligence agency CIA, David Petraeus to defeat al Daash is easy compared to the enormous challenges that follow that stage.

He said Petraeus, in an article written by the newspaper and the Washington Post that the problem lies in the extent of making the Iraqi partners collaborate on governance in the city of nearly two million people, especially in light of the multiplicity of ethnic groups and religious sects which warned that there will be endless rounds of brinkmanship policies on the way to the post-regulation in Mosul.

As Petraeus revealed that the only solution to this crisis lies in the establishment of the provincial council similar to the one who held the year two thousand and three, he stressed the need not to play any role in the militia rule and ensure the security of the city after the retrieval of Daash because they are tied to Iran.

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Masum emphasizes harness all energies to serve the displaced

History of edits:: 8.15.2016 14:50 • 4 visits readable

[Where - Baghdad] 
stressed President Fuad Masum, on Monday, on the need to harness and organize all local capacity to provide services for the displaced.

According to a presidential statement, received by all of Iraq [where] a copy of the "President of the Republic Fuad Masum , received at the Peace Palace in Baghdad on Monday morning , the delegation [Action Bloc] parliamentary headed by Abdul Kahar Samarrai , head of the bloc stressed during the meeting the importance of maximum effort to aid the displaced, and address the problems that hinder their return to their homes, adding to the importance of taking a wider reception of the expected displacement of citizens measures because of the upcoming military operations, especially in Mosul, Hawija and Sharqat. " 
the President of the Republic on the need to harness and organize all local capacity to provide services for the displaced, as well as the use of support groups and international organizations operating in Iraq.

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Army of Iraq kills in charge of security for "Daesh" in Mosul

© Sputnik. Thaier al-Sudani

ARAB WORLD

17/08/2016 10:43(Updated 11:12 17/08/2016) 

 

A security source in Nineveh operations, on Wednesday, the death of a security official for the organization "Daesh" terrorist and a number of his aides in the city of Mosul.

The source added, in connection with the "Sputnik" that "the flight of the Iraqi air force was able to kill so-called security administrator for" Daesh "terrorist named Abu Fares Algehiche airstrike to a its headquarters in the city of Mosul."

He pointed out that the air strikes came after the receipt of accurate intelligence on the presence in it with a number of his associates during a meeting.

The organization "Daesh" the terrorist was the most prominent leaders after the bombing of the Iraqi Air Force Flight International Alliance for its headquarters in the main city of Mosul.

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minister of security killed.....not so secure anymore Daesh!!!!!!

 

[Wiljor]

Good, another scum bag whacked.....next 

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Another bites the dust! Wasn't there song with those words in it?

Music master? Umbertino

[Bama Girl]

6 hours ago, nannab said:

Another bites the dust! Wasn't there song with those words in it?

Music master? Umbertino

 

6 hours ago, nannab said:

Another bites the dust! Wasn't there song with those words in it?

Music master? Umbertino

I'm not Umbertino, but yes there is a song with that name by Queen

Steve walks warily down the street,
With the brim pulled way down low
Ain't no sound but the sound of his feet,
Machine guns ready to go

Are you ready,
Are you ready for this
Are you hanging on the edge of your seat
Out of the doorway the bullets rip
To the sound of the beat

 

 

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Another one bites the dust
Another one bites the dust
And another one gone, and another one gone
Another one bites the dust
Hey, I'm gonna get you too
Another one bites the dust

How do you think I'm going to get along,
Without you, when you're gone
You took me for everything that I had,
And kicked me out on my own

Are you happy, are you satisfied
How long can you stand the heat
Out of the doorway the bullets rip
To the sound of the beat

Another one bites the dust
Another one bites the dust
And another one gone, and another one gone
Another one bites the dust
Hey, I'm gonna get you too
Another one bites the dust

Another one bites the dust
Another one bites the dust
Another one bites the dust
Another one bites the dust
There are plenty of ways you can hurt a man
And bring him to the ground
You can beat him
You can cheat him
You can treat him bad and leave him
When he's down
But I'm ready, yes I'm ready for you
I'm standing on my own two feet
Out of the doorway the bullets rip
Repeating the sound of the beat

Another one bites the dust
Another one bites the dust
And another one gone, and another one gone
Another one bites the dust
Hey, I'm gonna get you too
Another one bites the dust

Read more:  Queen - Another One Bites The Dust Lyrics | MetroLyrics

 

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That's it! Thanks Bama Girl

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Defense Minister presides over an important meeting in the Joint Special Operations Command to discuss the preparations for liberalization of Mosul

History of edits:: 8/18/2016 13:41 • 89 visits readable

[Where - Baghdad] was 
chaired by Defense Minister Khaled al - Obeidi, on Thursday, an important meeting in the Joint Special Operations Command to discuss the preparations for the battle to liberate Mosul.

According to a defense ministry statement received by all of Iraq [where] a copy of the "al - Obeidi on Thursday chaired an important meeting of the Joint Special Operations Command, he was attended by Chief of Army Staff and his aides and the commander of Nineveh operations and the pillars of leadership, as well as weapons leaders and Alsnov and senior officers in the Joint Special Operations Command was during the meeting , a thorough review of the plans , processes and tracks and the nature of the preparations carried out by our forces at all levels, to launch the liberation of Mosul operations. " 
He praised the Minister of defense , " the great efforts made by the leaders concerned and the high level of preparation and logistical preparations, technical and administrative segments involved in the process, as well as planning aspects of operations forthcoming, so as to ensure the defeat of Aldoaash in the land of Mosul and Andhaarham in record time and with minimal sacrifices. " 
the Minister of defense during the meeting on" the need to pay the humanitarian aspects associated with the process of liberalization of Mosul critical , "asserting that" the goal of the operation is to liberate the citizens and the ground clearance of the Conception Aldoaash, and that the Iraqis will run in the midst of the battle of liberation in Mosul , the will and determination of solid unrelenting united under the banner of the great Iraq Azvo Bushra editing and a brilliant victory for our people and for each patient mujahid the free world. "

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Washington calls the Peshmerga to work under the command of the Iraqi army and Baghdad

History of edits:: 8/18/2016 23:31 • 269 visits readable

[Oan- up] 
called on the US State Department, the Peshmerga forces to work under the command of the federal Iraqi army in the war on organizing Daesh.

He said the State Department spokesman, Mark Toner, told a news conference : "I think it is very important that the Peshmerga and the belligerents and other Iraqi groups forces come under the command and control of the Iraqi government and the Iraqi army, as long as we have emphasized on it, and this was our assessment from the beginning." 
He explained Toner that Washington "efforts began to reach this goal, initially best to restore Mosul format." 
He added , "I just say that we are in constant talks with the government of the Kurdistan region and Baghdad to support and encourage a united front against the ongoing Daesh threats, in fact , we had planned a joint meeting between the President of Kurdistan [ Massoud] Barzani and the National security Advisor in the Iraqi government, and I think that one of them was last week, and that was the second meeting of this kind. " 
the prime minister, Haidar al - Abadi, said last Tuesday that" there is an understanding with the Kurdistan region, we should not be on the Peshmerga to move from their places while restoring Mosul process or to expand, and should remain in their current positions, even if done with the help of the Iraqi army. " 
replied the Kurdistan Regional Government, yesterday rejected the Abadi 's remarks , saying that the Peshmerga forces will continue to offer and will not withdraw from areas recaptured them. 
he said provincial government spokesman, Sven Dzia in a press statement, "the peshmerga will continue to progress until the liberation of all the Kurdish areas of Nineveh province , " stressing that " the Peshmerga will not withdraw from the areas liberated or Sthrrha in the future." 
he returned Abadi Office to respond to the region 's rejection of "refusing to take advantage of the current conditions and opportunities to impose a fait accompli in Nineveh, and leave to the side conflicts do not serve the interests of anyone except Daesh" adding that "any political conflict in the areas named in the Constitution ,disputing the areas must be postponed and now we have to focus in the victory over Daesh. " 
the spokesman for the office , Saad al - Hadithi yesterday that" the threat of terrorism calls for synergies all security systems including the Peshmerga and the popular crowd and the rest of the security configurations. "

 

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Major preparations for the start of the process of liberalization of Mosul

 

 

8/20/2016 0:00   Baghdad Al- Sabah  confirmed the Security and Defense Committee in Parliament, to edit the city of Mosul from the control of «Daesh» plan will be an Iraqi purist, as accept Defense Minister Khaled al - Obeidi, the Joint Special Operations Command, the military's Liberation Mosul plans a «thorough» and directed the Ministry of Interior, an increase of Angels regiments edit the province of Nineveh, and train them to be able to carry out combat missions assigned to them.  he said committee member Abdul - Jabbar Rhiv, in an interview I followed the«morning»: the «military preparations based on full swing for the Liberation of the city of Mosul», expecting «intervention of the international coalition air strikes ».  He added that« liberation plan will be an Iraqi one hundred percent , and with the participation of all security pieces and the Peshmerga, as well as folk and tribal Alhacdan », adding that« there are attempts by some parties that do not have sincerity to the Iraqi issue, to keep the popular crowd on the Mosul battles ».  He Rhiv , that « the popular crowd red line and we must participate and can not edit Mosul without his participation».  in a related statement by the Ministry of defense has received «morning», a copy of it, that «defense Minister Khaled al - Obeidi, chaired a meeting of the joint operations in the presence of Chief of Staff army and his staff and the commander of Nineveh operations and the pillars of leadership, as well as weapons leaders and Alsnov and senior officers in the joint Special operations command ».  the statement, that« the meeting dealt with the thorough and careful review of the plans ,processes and tracks and the nature of the preparations carried out by the forces at all levels, to launch the liberation of Mosul operations.  He stressed Obeidi , according to the statement, the «need to pay the humanitarian aspects associated with the process of liberalization of Mosul critical», adding that « the goal of the operation is to liberate the citizens and the ground clearance of the Conception« Aldoaash »».  In the same vein , said a statement, the ministry had received «morning», a copy of it, the «agent of administrative and financial Ministry of Interior, Aqil al - Khazali, presided over a meeting of the ministry leaders with the competence and the presence of the agent , police affairs Muwaffaq Abdul Hadi to discuss the ministry 's plan after the liberation of Nineveh province , of terrorist gangs and ways in keeping the land cleared after».  the statement added, that « meeting discussed preparations for combat, financial and administrative preparations and the most important actions taken by the Nineveh province police department for keeping the land after its liberation », Muaza at the same time b» speeding up the cadres of regiments edit the province of Nineveh, and train them to be able to carry out combat missions assigned to them ».

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Edit Mosul, an Iraqi plan 100 percent

 

 

8/20/2016 0:00  Parliamentary Security expects to increase international air support  BAGHDAD - morning  reassured the Commission on Security and Defense parliamentary citizens that the liberation of the city of Mosul from the control of «Daesh» plan will be 100 percent Iraqi.And it coincided with the assurances of the Committee examined the Defense Minister Khaled al - Obeidi with the Joint Special Operations Command, the military modernization plans for the liberation of the city, at a time when the Ministry of Interior issued, an increase of Angels Alovaj participate in the process. He said committee member Abdul - Jabbar Rhiv in an interview I followed the «morning», that « the military preparations based on full swing for the Liberation of the city of Mosul», expecting «increase the international coalition air strikes» He added that « the liberation plan will be an Iraqi one hundred percent , and with the participation of all security pieces and Peshmerga , as well as folk and tribal Alhacdan », saying« that attempts by some parties that do not have sincerity to the Iraqi issue, to keep the popular crowd on the Mosul battles ». On the ground, the federal police forces managed on Friday to end the siege Alkrtan Khalidiya area in the island province of Anbar.

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Kurdistan confirms its commitment to the agreements with Baghdad and the Coalition on the role of the Peshmerga process Mosul

 

Saturday 20 August 2016 16:27

 

 

 

Alsumaria News / Erbil He confirmed the presidency of the territory of Kurdistan , Saturday, its commitment to the agreements signed with the federal government and the international coalition on the role of the Peshmerga in the process of liberalization of Mosul , calling for a "political agreement" between all parties on the management of Mosul after its liberation.   The presidency said in a statement posted on its official website and seen Alsumaria News it, it was "because of the publication of the different statements on the role of the Peshmerga forces in the liberation of Mosul process, we would like to make it clear to everyone that the war against Daesh is one of the main priorities of the Kurdistan region , " indicating that " the Peshmerga It carried out its duty to champion the past two years and shattered the myth Daesh on their hands. "       She added that the "Edit city of Mosul , is of great importance for the region and Iraq and the world," pointing out that " in addition to military action, it is necessary to take humanitarian and political issues and their impact on Kurdistan, Iraq and the region."   She said the "post - liberation of Mosul has special significance for the region and the components and the people of the province of Nineveh , in order not to repeat the tragedies suffered by her, and to ensure their future , " emphasizing " the need for apolitical agreement between all parties on how the city of Mosul management."   She stressed the Kurdistan presidency in its statement, "the region's commitment to the agreements existing between the KRG and the Iraqi government and the international coalition on the role of the Peshmerga in Mosul editing process and any other agreement to be concluded between the three parties in the future."   The Ministry of Peshmerga, confirmed on Friday that its forces would remain under the command of the leadership of the Peshmerga Kurdish forces, indicating that it does not intend to "capture" any area, while stressed the defense of the areas that was restored from the grip of the "Daesh" and stay there until the removal of the danger. " terrorism "for those areas.   The security forces of the army and the Peshmerga and the National crowd locked in military operations in the district of drunken and areas near the city of Mosul, to release it from the control of the organization "Daesh", where those forces are making significant progress and incurring regulation losses in lives and equipment.

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Abadi discuss with the US Central Command, preparations for the battle of Mosul

Sunday 21-08-2016 | 8:54:18

 

 

 

 

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Twilight News / Information Office of the Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Sunday that the latter met with US Central Command, General Joseph Votal and his accompanying delegation in Baghdad.

According to a statement issued by the office that during the meeting discussed the latest campaign against the terrorist gangs Daesh achieved victories of the Iraqi forces and edit zones successively and preparations for the battle of Mosul and accessories in addition to the provision of training and arming our armed forces.

According to the statement, Gen. Votal reiterated his country's support for Iraq and the government of Dr. Abadi in its war against terrorism and that the United States is ready to provide all Iraq needs for the continuation of his victories and the liberation of its territory.

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Jones: the crowd to be under the command of the government and our assistance Peshmerga amounted to $ 415 million

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 Since 22/08/2016 20:54 pm (Baghdad time)

Baghdad balances News

US Ambassador to Iraq Stuart Jones announced that Washington provided aid to the Peshmerga $ 415 million, noting that there is a joint cooperation between the Iraqi forces and the peshmerga to liberate areas from the control of the organization Daesh, as he pointed to the necessity that the factions of the crowd working people under the command of the Iraqi government.

Jones told reporters at the US embassy in Baghdad that "Washington has provided Peshmerga aid worth 415 million dollars," noting that "this assistance varied between members of the Peshmerga salaries and equip the distribution of fuel and food in coordination with the government in Baghdad."

He added that "there is cooperation between the Peshmerga and Iraqi forces in the liberation of regions and directory and presence in a drunken guide the cooperation of the parties," noting that "Washington believes that there is coordination between the two parties to achieve one goal: defeat Daesh."

He continued Jones, "The support given by Washington to the government of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi continuously," pointing out that "America has trained 35,000 Iraqis are now fighting Daesh, in addition to providing intelligence support to Iraqi forces.

He denied the US ambassador in Iraq, Stuart Jones and the existence of a relationship between the edit control of the city of Mosul Daesh organize presidential elections in the United States, considering liberation of the city, "an Iraqi affair."

Jones said that "There is no link or relationship between liberalization city of Mosul, the US elections," adding that "configurations for editing has begun."

He added that the "liberation of Mosul, an Iraqi affair, and that the decision, however, the Commander in Chief of the Iraqi Armed Forces," explaining that "there is coordination with the international coalition to liberate Mosul and other areas."

The US ambassador Styawat Jones said that "Washington's continuing support of Iraqi forces and all Maittalon support them, even if the popular crowd," and urged the popular crowd to "work under the command of the federal government."

He added that "the popular crowd taking orders from the Iraqi federal government shielding them from strikes by mistake by the international coalition."

Jones said that "Mr. Qabanji debt issued in his Friday sermon urged us to work and focus of the post-defeat Daesh."

He stressed that his country has contributed in providing a bridge to cross the Iraqi forces to liberate areas west of Qayyarah, despite the "high cost".

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The United Nations expects the displacement of more than a million people in the liberation of Mosul process

History of edits:: 23.08.2016 13:11 • 34 visits readable

[Where - Baghdad] 
UN High Commissioner for Refugees , the United Nations predicted on Tuesday, displaced more than a million people in the liberation of Mosul process.

He said UNHCR spokesman Adrian Edwards in a press statement that "1.2 million people in and around Mosul may be forced to flee because of the upcoming military operations against Daesh terrorist gangs in Mosul." 
He added that " The Commission needs more land for the establishment of the camps."

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Urgent edit six oil wells in Qayyarah

History of edits:: 23.08.2016 14:42 • 36 visits readable

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liberated the military units, on Tuesday, six oil wells in the liberation of hand Qayyarah center south of the city ofMosul process.

A spokesman for the brigade 91 army Maj Secretary Shikhani " The army cut a path logistically and strategically key used Daesh gangs near Mosul, on Tuesday. 
Among Shikhani The Army liberated also six oil wells at least control Daesh after security forces launched an offensive against Daesh in the town of Qayyarah took their town center. 
He pointed out that there was heavy fighting in the area, but raids the international coalition led by the United States military forces support on the ground to win the land and get rid of the control of Daesh them. 
and began Tuesday morning, a military operation with the participation of the fight against terrorism and the forces of the band device forces ninth in the army for the Liberation of hand Qayyarah center south of Mosul from terrorists Daesh. 
the major aspects of Qayyarah area of Iraq, and the capacities of the security forces, in the past few weeks editing the majority of villages and nearby areas and the surrounding prefecture.

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Urgent Abadi announce full liberalization Qayyarah

History of edits:: 8/25/2016 14:48 • 13 visits readable

[Oan- Baghdad] 
announced Prime Minister Haider al - Abadi, edit full hand Qayyarah , south of the city of Mosul from Daesh Alarhabiyh..itba gangs

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Abadi: edit Qayyarah important step in the restoration of Mosul [Extended]

History of edits:: 8/25/2016 14:55 • 18 visits readable

[Oan- Baghdad] 
announced the general commander of the armed forces , Prime Minister Haider al - Abadi, edit hand Qayyarah ,south of the city of Mosul from Daesh terrorist gangs.

Ebadi said in a statement received by all of Iraq [where] a copy of it, "our forces have achieved heroine today a great victory and an important step on the road to liberalization of Mosul and inflicted a humiliating defeat gang terror Daesh, the other face of a victorious added to the confrontations that culminated in the liberation of the usurped cities in a series 2016 , which we have decided to be the year of liberation and victory. " 
he added that" this achievement and victory impressive, congratulate the Iraqi people edit hand Qayyarah strategy and its surrounding areas, which comes after the liberation of Qayyarah military base, which means bridge the distance toward the great goal of restoring the city Mosul and Nineveh province in general and save its people from the injustice and oppression of gangs obscurantism criminal and bring it back to the bosom of the nation. " 
He greeted Abadi" Iraqi forces involved in this process are bombarded with all sorts squad, a tribute to the souls of the martyrs who make the victories of their sacrifice precious, and for the wounded , who carried on their bodies decorated sacrifice and redemption for the sake of defending the homeland and the people, and what Nasrala from God Almighty , the wise. "

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The pieces awaiting the zero hour to break into Mosul

 

 

8/30/2016 0:00  Army Receives Khalidiya Island file after thekilling and arrest of 0001 Daasha      BAGHDAD - morning MOSUL - Sunrise Maher Announced Ninawa Operations Command, said Thacdat forms of land and air of our units ready to implement liberalization city of Mosul process during the next few days, which saw yesterday aerial bombardment intensified and attacks carried out by the Popular Resistance caches leaders "Daesh" in Mosul, the center and edges .. While preparations are underway to hand over the island of file Khalidiya into the army after the completion of the entire process and cleared the enemy to inflict Aldaasha adding to a thousand people, including foreign leaders and the arrest of many of them admitted to an intensive aerial Manmh.qcef information  Commander of the Liberation of Nineveh , Maj. Gen. Najim al - Jubouri, said in an interview with the correspondent of the "morning": that forms our troops massing at the gates of Mosul awaiting the zero hour is determined to liberate the city of Mosul in the next few days in order to draw the joy on the faces of the people of this city , as it did in the hand Qayyarah recently he said , adding that the upcoming military operations will be against terrorism and those who stand with him and support him, not against unarmed civilians also promotes some spoilers, calling Mosul residents to join hands in this period to miss an opportunity to those who want to harm Bhm.utaba Jubouri, said the aerial bombardment intensive targeted accurate strikes yesterday, caches the leaders of terror in the villages of the south and north of Mosul , which led to the killing of 31 Daashaa, including the so - called (and to spend Tilkaif) terrorist (Abu Talib Haji Idris) and three of his brothers, after he led bombardment to destroy the municipal council building to eliminate and Health Center Tilkaif north Mosul, killing about 13 Daashaa them ( the governor and three brothers) the presence within the Council building in a secret meeting, also resulted in the bombing of the headquarters of the "Daesh" within the villages Alahud and Hamidat south of Mosul , killing 18 Daashaa including three snipers Arab military commander of the Chechen reached their bodies to the forensic medicine Mosul. escalation of popular resistance  to it said Brigadier in Nineveh police, Thanon Sabawi, in an interview with the correspondent of the "morning", that the totals for the popular resistance including Nineveh Brigades launched on Monday, several separate attacks in the northern city of Mosul and spend Tall Afar that killed eight military leaders to " Daesh "including foreigners, noting that the attacks included Aldoaash present in theareas of Sumer and the Charter and the presence of Messrs central Mosul , and resulted in the killing of six of the most prominent leaders of the " Daesh " in the city, adding that the popular resistance also killed two leaders of the " Daesh "military of Turkish nationality in belonging areas to spend Tilkaif.  Sabawi, pointed out that the number of Aldoaash in Mosul , decreasing to less than 3000 while the number was more than 12 thousand, attributing this large shortfall occurred to many were killed in battles in the south and east of Mosul areas and through which the editing hand Qayyarah and dozens of hand Alkwyr eastern Mosul villages, in addition to the Iraqi air force and air Alliance international , which targeted hundreds of Aldoaash make those bands lose full control ofthe city. open circles Qayyarah parallel with the foregoing .. He Nineveh province 's police chief, Brigadier General confident Hamdani, who is in the liberated areas and the existence of a plan to restore the work of all security departments to hand Qayyarah, which is one of the largest cities and strategic task for Nineveh province, carried out to coincide with the start of liberalization city of Mosul , the upcoming process. Revealing in a telephone interview with the "morning" for the start of coordination with the Ministry of the Interior to re - work of the security departments in hand Qayyarah liberated. He continued: will take place in the coming days , reopening Qayyarah Police Directorate in order to maintain the gains of liberalization achieved demolished by heroes of the armed forces, especially the police forces at the ready to grab land and defend against any danger that might threatened.  Caught Khalidiya island to go to Sector Anbar operations specifically from Khalidiyah Island, the police leadership of the Federal announced a plan to hand over the security file of the army in areas of the island to catch the ground and prevent any Daasha to infiltrate and return to it .. she said in a statement after he was liberated Khalidiya Island and achieve victory efforts and sacrifices of the Federal League and factions form the popular crowd and kinds of forces other, as we did in Fallujah will be the area handed over to the army for keeping the land, and pointed out that the federal cuts, will move to another place rapist for liberation from Conception terrorists.while the statement issued by the Office of the Prime Minister that the liberalization of this island will contribute to securing the road link between Iraq and each of Jordan and Syria .. the leader of the popular crowd MP Hadi al - Amiri, said the death toll "Daesh" during the editing process Khalidiya island reached more than 1,000 terrorist, adding that the popular crowd managed to arrest a number of elements of the terrorist organization, and that those arrested had confessed important information about senior leaders regulation , including Harpoon from Abu Ghraib prison , mostly foreign leaders, pointing out that he was killing a number of them. He denied Amiri what throughput of some media about the presence of women among the dead , "Daesh." Baghdad vicinity of a believer  and on precautions for securing the area around the capital, he stressed operations commander Maj . Gen. Jalil al - Rubaie, the continued daily pre - emptive operations to eliminate the sleeper terror cells and Hawwadhanha in northern and southern areas of the capital depending on the intelligence effort in cooperation with the people of those areas , which led to detect many of the cells and the arrest of dozens of terrorists and killed the greatest number. In this context , launched yesterday kinds of band 17 led by Major General Jabbar Naima al - Taie, a massive operation on three axes with the help of the sons of the tribes, in the agricultural and rugged areas targeted Ocarh and cells dormant in the villages of Arab Jabour and Ktimih and Alakhsav and Mnari south of Baghdad .. He said a defense ministry statement said the operation led the destruction of the additive group of terrorists who were waiting for opportunities to plant a bomb or a shooting here or there, stressing that the areas south of Baghdad are fully insured.

 

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Iraq on track to retake Mosul this year, U.S. general says - Aug 30, 2016

Iraq is on track to meet its objective of retaking the city of Mosul from Islamic State later this year, should Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi choose to go forward as planned, the head of the U.S. military's Central Command said on Tuesday.

"It's the prime minister's objective to have that done by the end of the year," General Joseph Votel, who oversees U.S. forces in the Middle East, told a news conference. "My assessment is that we can meet the ... prime minister's objectives, if that's what he chooses to do."

Two years since Islamic State seized wide swathes of northern and western Iraq, Votel said momentum had firmly shifted against the militant group as it loses territory in its self-proclaimed "caliphate".

Mosul has been the largest urban center under the militants' control, with a pre-war population of nearly 2 million. It was from Mosul's Grand Mosque in 2014 that Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi declared a "caliphate" spanning regions of Iraq and Syria.

Votel said the battle for Mosul could present a mixed picture for war planners, with Islamic State retreating in some areas only to reinforce in others.

"ISIL is having to make hard decisions, because they're being pressured in a variety of ways," Votel said.

He pointed to the two-and-a-half month battle by U.S.-backed forces in Syria to take back the town of Manbij from Islamic State as an example of how fighting could become protracted.

"We should expect that in some places, perhaps in some parts of Mosul, they will cede that area to us, to the coalition, to the Iraqis. And then in other areas, they will fight harder to hold onto that," Votel said.

Although Iraqi and U.S. officials have not announced a timetable for moving on the city, a senior Baghdad-based diplomat said last month Abadi wanted to bring forward the start of the Mosul campaign to October.

The U.N. estimates that under a worst-case scenario, more than 1 million people could be displaced from Mosul and another 830,000 from a populated corridor south of the city, adding to the burden of caring for 3.5 million Iraqis displaced by Islamic State's 2014 onslaught and U.S.-backed Iraqi counter-offensives.

[SnowGlobe7]

This year?  I was hoping for this month

[10 YEARS LATER]

The longer you take to plan an operation, the easier it is for information leaks to develop. No doubt you have some bad guys imbedded. I'll be following this very closely, a lot is riding for Iraq on the success if this mission. 

[WISKY291]

5 minutes ago, SnowGlobe7 said:

This year?  I was hoping for this month

That's if you are using American troops. LOL. If you are using Iraq troops you are a year out. You must take the run like a sissy factor.

[ametad]

Good news, looking like a possible Jan 2017 RV timeline.