Nearly 3 years after Da'ish took the city... #Iraq's flag has been raised above #Mosul's government buildings

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Claims US, UK ground troops involved in battle to retake Mosul right coast denied

February 20 2017 09:26 PM

Saad Al-Hadithi, Spokesman for the office of Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi

Iraqi government on Monday denied the involvement of any ground troops from the US or the UK in the ongoing battle to retake Mosul right coast.

It also asserted the forces fighting on the battlefield are only Iraqis.

Saad Al-Hadithi, Spokesman for the office of Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi, said that the forces fighting on the ground whether in Mosul or any other cities are purely Iraqis.

Position of the Iraqi government on the participation of foreign troops remains unchanged, the spokesman stressed.

Defense and national security committee of the Iraqi parliament declared it will summon senior security officials as it investigates reports about the participation of US and UK ground troops in the battle to retake Mosul right coast.

  Reports confirmed that the Iraqi federal police are just 2 kilometers away from Mosul airport.

They are advancing on the airport amid aerial support from the US-led coalition to fight ISIS.

This comes as the battle to retake western Mosul started on Sunday.

http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/6281/Claims-US-UK-ground-troops-involved-in-battle-to-retake-Mosul-right-coast-denied

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42 minutes ago, tigergorzow said:

Tehran received  about two hundred ISIS operatives who fled on the first day of fighting to retake the right coast of Mosul, informed intelligence sources revealed.

Among those high-ranking leaders are 'the big five' who constitute the top security council of ISIS and follow up on military operations.

ISIS leaders are heading to Imam Ali camp in bulk, as well as 13 other camps provided by Iran to ISIS commanders in a hush-hush deal.

Iranian intelligence, according to the sources, offered ISIS men to leave Mosul for Iran on condition that the latter guarantees their safety as it did with Al-Qaeda leaders after war on Afghanistan.

Arrangements are being made for ISIS leaders to sneak one after another into Iran, keeping their withdrawal unfelt for rank and file fighters.

This secret withdrawal aims to hide the grim fact that ISIS incurred an outright loss in the ongoing battle

DV,  The Coalition Forces need to bomb the sh.. out of the secret camps in Iran and kill them all to include IMIS fighters as well.   I do believe President DJT & SEC DEF Mattis will hunt ISIS down no matter where they go that you can take to the bank.    Our President DJT & SEC DEF will see the extermination of ISIS on planet earth.

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21 hours ago, tigergorzow said:

The source said, “Immediate evacuation of dozens of the Islamic State’s families started in some neighborhoods of western Mosul, especially near the stationing points of the security forces.”

“The evacuation is an evidence that these neighborhoods will fall soon, after the collapse of the nearby Islamic State’s defense lines,” the source added on condition of anonymity.

Nowhere to run or hide all of ISIS & Family will be caught to stand justice either death or surrender.   Of course preference is death to them all....   Families are leaving and sure nuff the ISIS cowards will be right behind tail tucked between their four point of contact.   Kill them all....

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Civilians trapped in Mosul 'having to eat cats' due to food shortage as battle between Isis and allied forces intensifies

Aid workers warn of growing humanitarian crisis in jihadi-controlled eastern part of Iraqi city

• Rachel Roberts

 

Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis remain in Mosul - with food supplies dwindling in the eastern part of the city PA

Desperate people trapped in the besieged Iraqi city of Mosul are so hungry they are having to eat cats, according to aid workers.

Families and children are being executed by Isis fighters while attempting to flee the city as the battle for Mosul intensifies, with the UN warning of severe food shortages.

Save the Children have told of “shocking” conditions in the city, where there is no medical help available for the injured and people are forced to survive on whatever food they can get their hands on.

 

Isis threatens to kill 350,000 children if families try to leave Mosul

Iraqi and Western coalition forces promised a rapid victory when they launched an offensive to retake Iraq’s second largest city, where the self-declared Isis caliphate have their last remaining stronghold in the country.

But but the battle has raged for four months after Jihadis  offered fierce resistance, with conditions for those trapped inside becoming increasingly desperate.

One man, known as Kareem, a father of five whose three sisters live in the western part of the city, told aid workers of the struggle for survival in the Isis-stronghold as the battle worsens.

“My sisters are living in extreme conditions. There is nothing available there, no bread, no water, no food. They all have young children who are a similar age to my children. 

“I have heard many things from my sisters. They are surviving off food they have kept in their stores but they only have supplies for a maximum of one month and they are afraid they will starve to death after this if the area remains besieged and under Isis control for much longer. 

“There are people worse off than them, they told me that in another area there are people who are surviving off eating the meat of cats.”

He added that no medical supplies had reached the area for the past four months. 

“If someone gets sick they die. There’s nothing to keep them warm except blankets.”

Victory over Isis in Mosul could mean defeat in Deir Ezzor

Aid agencies are racing against the clock to prepare for an expected mass exodus of civilians as Iraqi forces surround the city in the final stages of the battle for Mosul.

Supplies have been dwindling in the west after the main road to Syria was cut off three months ago.

Half the food shops are shuttered, and the price of fuel has leapt with reports that families have burned furniture to keep warm or cook food during the winter.

Around 60 per cent of Mosul residents lack drinking water, according to the UN, with many forced to drink untreated water from wells.

Save the Children’s Country Director for Iraq, Maurizo Criveallero, said: “What we're hearing from inside western Mosul right now is deeply concerning. 

“Even when there is food available at the markets, people don't have any money left to buy it. Families and their children are on the brink of starvation.

“This is a siege by any other name, and a brutal one. If civilians try to flee they risk almost certain death at the hands of ISIS fighters. If they stay, then they could be killed by bombs and crossfire.” 

He added that Iraqi forces and their coalition allies, who include the UK and the US, must ensure they protect children as they advance and secure humanitarian relief for them as soon as possible.

 

Mosul set to be completely 'destroyed' in battle to free it from Isis

Emergency camps are under construction in nine Iraqi cities and tents are being erected in existing camps to try and absorb displaced people.

Food and other basic supplies are being brought in for up to 400,000 Iraqis who aid workers anticipate will flee in the coming weeks.

Aid agencies on the ground say there are three possible scenarios for how the battle for Mosul will play out – either a protracted siege of the city, the mass displacement of 400,000 people or the “best case scenario” of an orderly evacuation of Iraqis as the western part is gradually made secure.

Since the offensive was launched against Isis in October last year, more than 217,000 people have been displaced from eastern Mosul, which was retaken by Iraqi forces last month. An estimated 57,000 people have since been able to return to their neighbourhoods.

The battle for the western part of the city has proved more challenging because tanks cannot pass through the narrow streets and alleyways, according to Iraqi commanders.

 

Iraqi forces begin bitter battle for Mosul in effort to destroy Isis

Some civilians being smuggled out of western Mosul are said to be paying $2,000 and risking their lives to escape after Isis fighters issued a warning to stay put or be killed. Until recently, if civilians were caught trying to flee, they could pay a fine to Isis soldiers and return home.

But the jihadis tactics have hardened and it is feared that as allied troops begin retaking western part of the city, Isis fighters could use remaining citizens as human shields to prolong the stalemate.

Mosul is the Isis heartland and it was here that the group’s leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, made his first and only public appearance at the al-Nuri mosque.

It has become clear from the fierce fighting so far that the jihadis will not retreat as easily as they did from the Iraqi cities of Falluja and Ramadi because losing their prized stronghold could pose an existential crisis for Isis.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people-trapped-eastern-mosul-having-to-eat-cats-due-to-food-shortage-endgame-isis-soldier-a7590591.html

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#Iraq MAP UPDATE: the situation in Iraq as of 20/02/2017, bigger resolution at http://www.mediafire.com/convkey/5d55/kn8sikc17vt89hrzg.jpg … #ISF #IS #Peshmerga #PMU #Mosul

Edited February 21, 2017 by tigergorzow

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Iraqi forces reach vicinity of Mosul airport

by Mohamed Mostafa Feb 21, 2017, 8:24 am

 

 

Mosul Airport

 

(Reuters/IraqiNews.com) U.S.-backed Iraqi forces reached the vicinity of Mosul airport on Monday after dislodging Islamic State fighters from a nearby hill, the Iraqi military said in a statement.

The Iraqi forces launched the offensive on Sunday to capture the west side of Mosul that remains under the control of the militants. The militants were dislodged from the eastern part of the city last month.

The Iraqi forces aim to take the airport, just south of Mosul, and turn it into a close support base for the offensive into the city itself.

Shortly before reaching the airport’s premises, the forces invaded a major Iraqi military base in Ghozlani, which had been under Islamic State control since taking over Mosul in 2014.

Losing Mosul would be the most serious defeat the extremist group would have sustained in the years that followed its emergence in 2014 to proclaim a self-styled Islamic Caliphate. The group has lost thousands of personnel, including senior leaders, and has been struck with divisions since security operations to retake the city launched in mid October.

Iraqi commanders said Monday the total of villages recaptured by the government forces and allied militias since Sunday reached 17, and a total of 120 square kilometers of soil.

http://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/iraqi-forces-reach-vicinity-mosul-airport/

Edited February 21, 2017 by tigergorzow

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LIVE UPDATES: Abadi announces start of military campaign for west Mosul By Rudaw yesterday at 11:48

Tanks and armoured vehicles of the Iraqi forces, supported by the Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitaries, advance towards the village of Sheikh Younis, south of Mosul on Sunday. Photo:AFP

11:48 pm

Iraqi forces face army of 1800 ISIS militants, 200 suicide bombers in West Mosul

The Iraqi forces will face an army of at least 1,800 militants, and 200 suicide bombers, Brigadier General Yahya Rasul, spokesperson for the Joint Operations Command, told Rudaw TV on Sunday night, noting that they have “accurate intelligence” on ISIS positions, methods, and their movements in the ISIS-held areas in western Mosul.
 
“The figures for the armed militants, based on the intelligence, are somewhere between 1,800 to 2,000, and there are about 200 suiciders.”

He avoided giving an exact timeline of the operation, adding that it will depend on the course of the battle. However he said that based on his observation of the advances made on Sunday, the Iraqi forces will reach the southern edges of Mosul very soon. 
 
“Within the next few days, we will reach the edges of [western] Mosul, the districts of the [western] Mosul. And then the real fight will begin with the members of the terrorist organization that will involve street fighting and fighting in the residential areas. 

9:04 pm

 

Iraqi military seize key power station that supplies electricity to the entire western Mosul
 
The Iraqi armed forces have reportedly taken control of the main power station which supplies electricity to Mosul’s entire western bank, commander of the Nineveh operation said, also confirming that more than a dozen villages have thus far been liberated in the renewed offensive to free the other half of the city from ISIS. 
 
Lt. Gen. Abdul Amir Rashid Yarallah said that the Iraqi federal police controlled the Lazakah power station, south of Mosul on Saturday, along with nine villages, including Lazakah itself. 
 
They are also now in control of the intersection that connects Hamam al-Alil to the Baghdad-Mosul road. 
 
A joint operation by the Iraqi army, the federal police, the elite Quick Response Units and the mainly Shiite Hashd al-Shaabi forces launched a coordinated multi-front military operation early on Sunday morning, after a pause in the military advance of about one month since the prime minister declared the full liberation of the eastern half of the ISIS stronghold of Mosul on January 24.
 
The federal police have destroyed 14 car bombs and six improvised explosive devices (IED), the military's statement said without giving any details of whether there were any casualties among the Iraqi forces.
 
The ninth armored division of the Iraqi forces also liberated six villages, including Ibrahimiya, southwest of Mosul, which is close to Ghazlani military base, while destroying two car bombs.
 
The Hashd al-Shaabi forces, the statement claimed, have liberated two villages of Tal Kaysum, in coordination with the Iraqi military, and Imam Hamza. The latter however was announced liberated on October 31, three days after the paramilitary forces joined the Mosul offensive last year. 
 
Hashd al-Shaabi in total destroyed three ISIS car bombs.
 
The Iraqi army liberated an area of 63 square kilometers and the federal police 60 square kilometers. 

The Iraqi air force and the US-led international coalition against the extremist group provided airstrikes in support of the Iraqi forces, Lt. Gen Yarallah said.

As ISIS lost the control over the eastern half of Mosul, it cut off the national power grid to the liberated areas, leaving locals to depend on private generators. Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi told reporters late last month that the government was trying to solve the issue. He confirmed that the national grid is delivered to the liberated areas in Mosul from the western half, which was then under full control of the extremist group.

It is not clear whether ISIS controls other power stations still under its control. 

7:15 pm 

Iraqi army closes in on Ghazlani military base
 
The Iraqi government forces said that two more villages have been liberated, Dibajah and Zakrutiyah, south and southwest of Mosul.
 
Zarkutiyah is to the southeast of the Ghazlani base, a target for the Iraqi forces, and to the west of it is the liberated village of Ibrahimiyah. 
 
The UN reported in late October that one hundred and ninety former Iraqi Security Forces were killed in the Ghazlani military base.
 
Rudaw’s correspondent at the scene earlier said that the army's next focus is the base, where the Iraqi army left a significant amount of weapons when ISIS took the city in June 2014. Ghazlani base is located just west of Mosul airport on the southern edge of the city.

5:08 pm

ISIS continues to retreat, losing five more villages southwest of Mosul

The Iraqi army and the mainly Shiite Hashd al-Shaabi forces have liberated five more villages southwest of Mosul, the country's war media office for the Joint Command announced.

The 9th division of the Iraqi army continued their advance south of Mosul as they were able to control the four villages of Husainyah, Sheikh Yunis, Huraqiyat, and Ibrahimiyah southwest of Mosul.

The Iraqi army and the Hashd al-Shaabi were also able to jointly force out the ISIS militants from Tal Kaysum village, also southwest of the city.

3:17pm

 

 

"The Iraqi forces consisting of the Iraqi army, Hashd al-Shaabi, and Federal Police managed to accomplish today's military plans successfully, inflicting major damages to the enemy,” Shaalan Ali, commander of the Iraqi Federal Police told Rudaw from Hammam al-Alil. “Like before, they routinely use car bombs, send suicide bombers, plant bombs. But we quickly reached our targets, liberating [seven villages]." 

"On our front we killed around 37 ISIS militants. We have not obtained the death toll among ISIS militants on the other fronts, but we have dealt a major blow to the enemy by also detonating 10 car bombs and clearing 20 houses of booby traps.”

Speaking of ISIS resistance, he said "Since our forces are familiar with ISIS war tactics, which are dependence on snipers, car bombs and suicide bombers, they cannot withstand our forces from advancing... Overall, the foe's morale is broken. Many of their leaders have defected from the battlefields. And these kinds of defections have caused fights among the militants themselves.”

Rudaw’s correspondent at the scene said the army's next focus is Ghazlani base, where the Iraqi army left a significant amount of weapons when ISIS took the city in June 2014. Ghazlani base is located just west of Mosul airport on the southern edge of the city.

2:23pm

 

The Iraqi Federal Police have entered and taken control of the villages of al-Kanttira and al-Abyath, the war media cell stated. The police are progressing along the Mosul-Baghdad road south of the Mosul airport.

1:22pm

 

Brett McGurk, US special presidential envoy to the global anti-ISIS coalition, met with Kurdish President Masoud Barzani in Munich Sunday morning. He described the meeting as “poignant,” held as the operation in west Mosul began. He said they had the opportunity to reflect on how far they have come in the fight against ISIS, progress that could not have been made without the close cooperation between Peshmerga and Iraqi forces. 

 

1:15pm

 

One person has been killed and nine wounded in a suicide bombing in east Mosul’s My Fair Lady, al-Zuhur, neighbourhood, Reuters reported citing security sources. 

12:46pm

The Iraqi army began a four-frontal attack on ISIS in west Mosul Sunday morning. 

"From four fronts we started our attack on the right side of Mosul. We cannot set a timeframe for full control over it due to the conditions of the fight. But we hope we will implement a plan set by the commander of the armed forces and the 'We are Coming Nineveh' operations as soon as possible," Brig. Najim Jabouri, commander of the We Are Coming Nineveh operation, told Rudaw TV by phone.

Jabouri added, "Our main task is to free people, before land."

Brig. Yahya Rasoul, spokesperson of the Iraqi joint forces command, told Rudaw TV, “With the launch of the offensive, the Iraqi air forces and coalition forces began to extensively bomb the area together with our artillery units."

Concerning damages inflicted on ISIS Sunday morning, "major blows have been made on the group,” he said. “The Ninth Armored Division has taken over Bakhira village and the federal police forces have controlled Azba village on the Baghdad-Mosul road, as well as Lazaka village on the old Hammam al-Alil-Mosul road and its electricity station, raising the Iraqi flag there."

Commented on the Peshmerga involvement in the operation, Jabouri explained "As a supporting force from their positions on the left side of Mosul, the Peshmerga are on alert for any possibilities."

"The coalition is taking part in it. Their task is to bomb ISIS militants' positions with long-ranging weapons widely. Therefore, since early in the morning the coalition's long-ranging artillery have been targeting an ISIS prison, allowing the prisoners to escape."

11:36

 

The Iraqi federal police continue to progress along the Baghdad-Mosul road, retaking another group of sites: al-Kafoor, al-Jamasa, al-Bijwari, and al-Aqrab, the war media cell announced.

They are advancing towards the southern edge of the city where the Mosul airport is located.

10:18am

Iraqi forces are progressing from the south of Mosul, along the Tigris River. Their forces have taken Azba village on the Mosul-Baghdad road and Alzaka village in the Hammam al-Alil area, the war media cell announced.  

The global anti-ISIS coalition released a statement commending the Iraqi forces leading the fight for west Mosul. 

“ISIS’s cruelty, brutality and reach show they are not just a threat in Iraq and Syria, but to the region and the entire world,” said Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander of the coalition’s Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve, according to the press release.

The statement hailed the capability and professionalism of the Iraqi forces. 
 
“Mosul would be a tough fight for any army in the world, and the Iraqi forces have risen to the challenge,” said Townsend. “They have taken the fight to the enemy and sacrificed their blood for the people of Iraq and the rest of the world.”
 
“The entire Coalition salutes and wishes God’s blessings on the brave Iraqi soldiers, police and militias who today are fighting to liberate their country and make the region and the world a safer place,” said Townsend.

The coalition has carried out more than 10,000 airstrikes against ISIS in Iraq and trained and equipped more than 70,000 Iraqi forces, the statement detailed. 

8:17am

Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has announced the start of the military operation to retake west Mosul from ISIS.

 

Addressing the Iraqi forces taking part in the operation, Abadi said, "I have told the world how brave you are and everyone is proud of you, of your success and victory with the people."

The western half of the city is estimated to be home to approximately 750,000 civilians whom the United Nations warned on Saturday were already suffering from a humanitarian crisis. The people are suffering from shortages of basic necessities including food and fuel. Prices for what goods there are in the city have skyrocketed, the UN stated. 

This part of the city, also known as the right bank is surrounded by Iraqi and Kurdish forces. ISIS militants have attempted to reopen their supply lines to Raqqa, Syria, launching attacks on the Hashd al-Shaabi forces who control a segment of the road linking the two cities.

In west Mosul, predictions for the military offensive are that it may take up to five or six months. 

 

“You don’t retake towns and cities the size of Mosul heavily defended quickly,” Maj. Gen. Rupert Jones, deputy commander for strategy and support of the US-led international coalition, told the BBC on Saturday. “The Iraqis know that it will be a tough fight. But I am confident they will prevail with our support.”

The city is more densely populated, with many narrow streets and alleyways. On Friday, Reuters reported that ISIS militants were developing networks of tunnels and passageways, knocking holes between houses in order to move around the city undetected. 

http://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iraq/19022017

[Theseus]

Wait wasn't it estimated that only 1200 ISIS terrorists remained in Mosul? And it was easy peasy from here on out?

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Bombed Mosul airport in preparation for conquerable

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Video .. Kurdistan 24 enters the first giant tunnel through western Mosul attack

 

Erbil (Kurdistan 24) - Kurdistan team was able to reach 24 of the first giant tunnel seized by Iraqi forces during the new offensive aimed to regain control of the western part of the city of Mosul.

It showed exclusive footage aired Kurdistan 24 to cover what looks like a private home Integrated dug underground organization included rooms with electric power.

Our correspondent says Zoroaster virus that contained the family room and personal belongings, blankets and some canned food and apparatus for conditioning.

The total height of the entrance to the tunnel meters long and half a meter almost but expands whenever the trend in depth.

He said one of the officers of the Kurdistan 24. The federal police forces, which seized control of the tunnel found a lot of weapons in place.

The officer escorted the reporter to Kurdistan 24 across the tunnel and offered samples of food that were militants Daesh eat.

He said the officers "were taking rice .. they Tabgen Pamia too."

 

It was seen along the stretch of the tunnel a number of electrical wires that were apparently supplying small-powered rooms. He also inspected the room, our correspondent officer said it has allocated for "sleeping Aldoash."

Some of the rooms are built of concrete bricks. When one of the entrances of some dishes still contain the remains of rice. It was found in one of the corners on the Koran.

During the tour, advised the officer, Kurdistan reporter 24 out due to gravity.

It uses the tunnels to hide from the blows of the international airline alliance and also to escape the troops advanced towards the main stronghold in Iraq.

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This might be a temporary solution to house the civilians after checking the

 stability of the tunnel's. Naturally cooled with electricity. Good morning Yota, DV

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Urgent Daesh escape from the area around Mosul airport

History of edits:: 21/2/2017 12:15 • 203 visits readable

{Baghdad: Euphrates News} escaped terrorists gangs Daesh, from the area around the southern city of Mosul Mosul airport in the liberalization process of the right side of them.

He said the federal police chief, Raed Shakir Jawdat team said in a statement the agency {Euphrates News} received a copy of it, that " the federal police used military tactics surprised Aldoaash and forced them to withdraw from the vicinity of the airport." 
He pointed out that " the fifth and sixth federal police forces of two opinions written in terms finest heroic epics in the right side of the connector" .anthy

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Incredible progress by #Iraq's Federal Police south of #Mosul. The Albu Sayf district has been retaken. Da'ish corpses fill the streets.

 

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Retaking Mosul Airport 'Matter of Hours': Commander

50 IS militants killed in the airport

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21 February 2017

 

 

MOSUL — The Iraqi federal police stated that the troops will storm Mosul airport in the next few hours after the Islamic State (IS) militants were targeted intensely by the international coalition airstrikes and federal police.

Raid Jawdat, a commander from the Iraqi federal police told BasNews the police shelled the IS militants inside Mosul airport, simultaneously with coalition's strikes from the air.

The shelling resulted in the destruction of 9 IS positions, killing around 50 militants as well as eliminating 14 suicide bombers on the outskirts of the airport, he said.

"The security forces are preparing to storm the airport in the next few hours," he added.

http://www.basnews.com/index.php/en/news/iraq/331835

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Kirkuk Asayish Arrests IS Terrorist, Former Iraqi Soldier

He was trying to enter central Kirkuk

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21 February 2017

 

 

KIRKUK — Security Forces of Kirkuk province released a statement, announcing the arrest of a "terrorist" of the Islamic State (IS) in the city.

Relying on precise intelligence, "our forces managed to arrest an IS terrorist named Th. H. [referred to by his initials] from Rubiza village," the statement reads.

The IS member is a former Iraqi soldier from brigade 12. He joined the IS organization after it took over Hawija district and has taken part in a number of battles against the Peshmerga forces in southern Kirkuk villages.

The IS extremist was arrested while entering central Kirkuk to hide and settle in the city, the statement added.

http://www.basnews.com/index.php/en/news/kurdistan/331842

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The campaign seems to be going very, very well.

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ISIS boosts its defenses over old Mosul

February 21 2017 04:25 PM

ISIS terrorists

ISIS terrorist group has boosted its defenses over old Mosul which is considered the capital of  the city, local source in Nineveh governorate said on Tuesday.

ISIS sent its elite brigades included "al-Gund" Brigade and al-Murabitun brigade which is group of Arabs and foreign terrorists in order to tacckle breakdowns in its defensive caused by Iraqi security forces.

On Sunday, the Iraqi Forces backed by US troops launched a massive operation to retake the right bank of Mosul from ISIS.

The operation comes after the Iraqi joint forces successfully controlled the left bank of Mosul and announced its full liberation from the militants group last month.

http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/6315/ISIS-boosts-its-defenses-over-old-Mosul

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MP: ISIS militants flee to EU with their Yazidi sex slaves

February 21 2017 03:18 PM

Vian Dakhil

ISIS militants began to escape to Europe via Turkey using fake IDs with their Yazidi sex slaves, Yazidi MP Vian Dakhil revealed on Tuesday.
 

Dakhil said in a press statement that ISIS militants began to systematically escape to European countries via Turkey by fake IDs after seizing printing equipment, and seals.
 

Most of these terrorists take with them Yazidi sex slaves and kidnapped Yazidi children, Dakhil added.
 

Dakhil urged the Iraqi government and Kurdistan Regional government to check every Iraqi with fake IDs to prevent those terrorists from escaping to Europe with their Yazidi slaves.

On Sunday, Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi announced Sunday the launch of a military operation to retake the western bank of Mosul from ISIS terrorist group.

“We announce the start of a new phase in the operation, we are coming to Nineveh to liberate the western side of Mosul,” Abadi said in a brief televised address.

Iraqi jets have dropped millions of leaflets in western Mosul, calling on residents to get ready to welcome the Iraqi troops as they continue the siege on the militants.

The latest operation to free the city from the terrorists began on October 17. After months of fighting, the coalition managed to secure the right bank of the city last month. The densely-populated west bank of Mosul is now the operation's target.

http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/6308/MP-ISIS-militants-flee-to-EU-with-their-Yazidi-sex-slaves

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Security forces sneak into 3 Mosul districts; ISIS imposes curfew

February 21 2017 04:00 PM

Mosul battle

Iraqi joint security forces had sneaked into the center of Mosul city as well as three of its districts, sources said.

The sources added that ISIS terrorist group had imposed curfew in these districts.

On Sunday, Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi announced Sunday the launch of a military operation to retake the western bank of Mosul from ISIS terrorist group.

“We announce the start of a new phase in the operation, we are coming to Nineveh to liberate the western side of Mosul,” Abadi said in a brief televised address.

Iraqi jets have dropped millions of leaflets in western Mosul, calling on residents to get ready to welcome the Iraqi troops as they continue the siege on the militants.

The latest operation to free the city from the terrorists began on October 17. After months of fighting, the coalition managed to secure the right bank of the city last month. The densely-populated west bank of Mosul is now the operation's target.

http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/6313/Security-forces-sneak-into-3-Mosul-districts-ISIS-imposes-curfew

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ISIS attacks IMIS in Tal Afar of Mosul

February 21 2017 03:52 PM

Mosul battle

The ISIS militants attacked on Tuesday IMIS militants stationed in the area of Ain Hossan west of Tal Afar.

Tal Afar is a town located west of Mosul city.

On Sunday, Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi announced Sunday the launch of a military operation to retake the western bank of Mosul from ISIS terrorist group.

“We announce the start of a new phase in the operation, we are coming to Nineveh to liberate the western side of Mosul,” Abadi said in a brief televised address.

Iraqi jets have dropped millions of leaflets in western Mosul, calling on residents to get ready to welcome the Iraqi troops as they continue the siege on the militants.

The latest operation to free the city from the terrorists began on October 17. After months of fighting, the coalition managed to secure the right bank of the city last month. The densely-populated west bank of Mosul is now the operation's target.

http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/6311/ISIS-attacks-IMIS-in-Tal-Afar-of-Mosul

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Iraqi Forces uncover ISIS lab, rocket workshops on Mosul's right bank

February 21 2017 02:26 PM

Breaking

Iraqi Forces on Tuesday uncovered a chemistry lab, a rocket workshop and an ammunition depot belonging to the terrorist group of ISIS or Daesh in Albu Sayf neighborhood on the right bank of Mosul.

The military campaign by the Iraqi Forces comes in the wake of the launch of a major offensive to retake the right bank of Mosul from ISIS terrorists.  

Early on Tuesday, the Iraqi Air Forces carried out ten raids targeting Daesh sites in the surroundings of Mosul Airport.

The raids were sponsored by the US-led coalition since the onset of a major military operation in the wee hours of Sunday.

http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/6302/Iraqi-Forces-uncover-ISIS-lab-rocket-workshops-on-Mosul-s-right-bank

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Iraqi elite forces control Ghazlani military base south of Mosul

February 21 2017 07:00 PM

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Iraq's elite Rapid Response Division, affiliated to the joint forces, controlled on Tuesday al Ghazlani military base south of Mosul city.

Ghazlani was controlled by the ISIS terrorist group.

On Sunday, Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi announced Sunday the launch of a military operation to retake the western bank of Mosul from ISIS terrorist group.

“We announce the start of a new phase in the operation, we are coming to Nineveh to liberate the western side of Mosul,” Abadi said in a brief televised address.

Iraqi jets have dropped millions of leaflets in western Mosul, calling on residents to get ready to welcome the Iraqi troops as they continue the siege on the militants.

The latest operation to free the city from the terrorists began on October 17. After months of fighting, the coalition managed to secure the right bank of the city last month. The densely-populated west bank of Mosul is now the operation's target.

http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/6325/Iraqi-elite-forces-control-Ghazlani-military-base-south-of-Mosul

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Police chief says Busev hills controlled ahead of retaking Mousl airport

February 21 2017 07:36 PM

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Head of Iraqi Federal Police Lieutenant General Raed Shakir Jawdat  said on Tuesday that the Iraqi forces regained the Busev hills in the right bank of Mosul from ISIS terrorist group.

This comes as a prelude to controlling Mosul airport, Jawdat further said.

On Sunday, Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi announced the launch of a military operation to retake the western bank of Mosul from ISIS terrorist group.

“We announce the start of a new phase in the operation, we are coming to Nineveh to liberate the western side of Mosul,” Abadi said in a brief televised address.

Iraqi jets have dropped millions of leaflets in western Mosul, calling on residents to get ready to welcome the Iraqi troops as they continue the siege on the militants.

The latest operation to free the city from the terrorists began on October 17. After months of fighting, the coalition managed to secure the right bank of the city last month. The densely-populated west bank of Mosul is now the operation's target.

http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/6328/Police-chief-says-Busev-hills-controlled-ahead-of-retaking-Mousl-airport

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Scores of ISIS militants killed, injured in air raid in Mosul

February 21 2017 06:38 PM

ISIS Militants Killed

Dozens of militants of ISIS terrorist group were killed while others were injured when US-led coalition shelled an ISIS headquarters in the right bank of Mosul city, a source in Nineveh governorate who requested anonymity said on Tuesday.

In statements, the source added that the militants of the terrorist group were using Al Mohamadi Mosque as their headquarters in Al Jawsaq district.

The group's headquarters was totally destroyed during the air raid, the source further said, adding that the terrorist group prevented the residents of the area from approaching in order to not reveal the exact number of the fatalities and casualties.

On Sunday, Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi announced Sunday the launch of a military operation to retake the western bank of Mosul from ISIS terrorist group.

“We announce the start of a new phase in the operation, we are coming to Nineveh to liberate the western side of Mosul,” Abadi said in a brief televised address.

Iraqi jets have dropped millions of leaflets in western Mosul, calling on residents to get ready to welcome the Iraqi troops as they continue the siege on the militants.

The latest operation to free the city from the terrorists began on October 17. After months of fighting, the coalition managed to secure the right bank of the city last month. The densely-populated west bank of Mosul is now the operation's target.

http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/6323/Scores-of-ISIS-militants-killed-injured-in-air-raid-in-Mosul

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9 ISIS suicide attackers killed in Mosul

February 21 2017 05:56 PM

ISIS Fatalities

Iraqi joint security forces foiled on Tuesday an ISIS attack on Ain Hossan area west of Tal Afar, well-informed security sources said.

The sources added that nine militants of ISIS terrorist group were killed while two booby-trapped cars were destroyed in the failed attack.

Security forces forestalled ISIS supply vehicles from reaching their destinations in the western axis of the city, leading the terrorist group to carry out an unsuccessful attack in order to pave their way towards Syria.

On Sunday, Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi announced the launch of a military operation to retake the western bank of Mosul from ISIS terrorist group.

“We announce the start of a new phase in the operation, we are coming to Nineveh to liberate the western side of Mosul,” Abadi said in a brief televised address.

Iraqi jets have dropped millions of leaflets in western Mosul, calling on residents to get ready to welcome the Iraqi troops as they continue the siege on the militants.

The latest operation to free the city from the terrorists began on October 17. After months of fighting, the coalition managed to secure the right bank of the city last month. The densely-populated west bank of Mosul is now the operation's target.

http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/6319/9-ISIS-suicide-attackers-killed-in-Mosul