Mosul update

[nannab]

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Edited March 30, 2017 by nannab

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Iraqi troops liberates Qadib al-Ban neighborhood, western Mosul

 

by Nehal Mustafa Mar 30, 2017, 6:26 pm

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Iraqi soldiers gather to go battle against Islamic State militants south of Mosul , Iraq, June 15, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer

 

Mosul (IraqiNews.com) Commander of We Are Coming, Nineveh Operations Command, Lieutenant General Abdel Amir Yarallah, has declared liberating Qadib al-Ban district, located west of Mosul, Shafaq News reported.

Federal Police and Rapid Response Forces, according to Yarallah, freed the district from IS and raised the Iraqi flag above the buildings.

Iraqi troops are now making their way toward al-Zangeli neighborhood.

Mosul is the Islamic State’s strongest stronghold in Iraq. Eastern Mosul was recaptured from IS in January, after a US-backed offensive was launched in October. A new offensive started in February to retake the west.

Battles in the west are believed to be much more difficult due to the density of residential areas and the high number of civilians who the commanders believe are used as human shields by IS members.

IS lost control on most of the cities it captured in northern and western Iraq in 2014 and 2015.

http://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/iraqi-troops-liberates-qadib-al-ban-neighborhood-western-mosul/

[SnowGlobe7]

3 minutes ago, tigergorzow said:

Over 18,000 children recruited by IS: Source

 

 

by Nehal Mustafa Mar 30, 2017, 4:59 pm

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Mosul (IraqiNews.com) Number of children who were recruited by the Islamic State fighters in Mosul have exceeded 18,000, according to a senior security source. Many of them resorted to refugee camps with their families.

Speaking to Al-Ghad Press on Thursday, the source said that IS recruited more than 18,000 children below the age of 18 years old through mobilization of the school students.

Security troops obtained the full names of those recruited by IS, he said, adding that university students were forcibly divided among different specializations that serve IS purposes in Mosul.

“The security committee in charge of reviewing the situation in Mosul revealed that thousands of recruited children are there among displaced families,” he said indicating follow up on them to seeking rehabilitation in coordination with religious endowments and education ministries.

IS recruits children to carry out terrorist and suicide attacks.

Iraqi Observatory for Human Rights reported earlier this week that 197 children have been taken hostage by the IS militants near al-Nouri Grand Mosque in west Mosul where the Iraqi troops have closed in on the militant group.

Mosul is the Islamic State’s strongest stronghold in Iraq. Eastern Mosul was recaptured from IS in January, after a US-backed offensive was launched in October. A new offensive started in February to retake the west.

http://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/18000-children-recruited-source/

 

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Airstrike leaves casualties among IS militants southwest of Kirkuk

 

by Nehal Mustafa Mar 30, 2017, 6:28 pm

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Smoke rises after an airstrike, during the battle against Islamic State militants, at the district of al-Mamoun in Mosul, Iraq, March 1, 2017. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani – RTS10XG7

 

Kirkuk (IraqiNews.com) 17 militants of the Islamic State were killed and injured in a strike launched by the US-led coalition, southwest of Kirkuk, a security source from the province said on Thursday.

Speaking to AlSumaria News, the source said, “the airstrikes by the international coalition striked on Thursday sites of the IS in villages of Olw Borhan, al-Sheikh Zakaa and al-Khabbaz, 35 KM southwest of Kirkuk. Seven members were killed including a prominent leader, while ten others were injured.”

“The airstrike was launched in coordination with Iraqi intelligence authorities,” the source, who preferred anonymity said.

Military operations in Iraq are resumed at places where IS control it. International coalition launch airstrikes against the IS sites leaving casualties.

Islamic State has been holding areas in southwestern Kirkuk since the group emerged in 2014 to announce a self-styled “Islamic Caliphate” In Iraq. It has executed hundreds of civilians in Kirkuk for collaborating with security forces or attempting to escape those areas.

The Iraqi government is expected to launch an offensive to retake IS-occupied areas in Kirkuk once it is done with eradicating IS from Mosul, the group’s biggest bastion in Iraq where U.S.-backed government troops and allied militias have entered a sixth month of operations seeking to recapture the city.

http://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/airstrike-leaves-casualties-among-militants-southwest-kirkuk/

[nannab]

They look like 5-7 year olds!  Dear God in heaven forgive me but they all

need do die.

[tigergorzow]

Federal police advances toward Hadba Minaret in central Mosul

 

by Loaa Adel Mar 30, 2017, 8:15 pm

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Federal police carry their weapons during a battle against Islamic State militants, at the entrance to the city of Dawasa in Mosul, Iraq, March 5, 2017. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani – RTS11ISC

 

Mosul (IraqiNews.com) Iraqi Federal Police Chief, Lieutenant General Raed Shaker Jawdat announced on Thursday, that security forces advanced toward al-Hadba Minaret, in central the city of Mosul.

Jawdat said in a press statement that troops of the Federal Police continued their advance toward al-Hadba Minaret, after recapturing Qadib al-Ban, in western Mosul.

The Federal Police troops also continue raiding IS-held areas, backed by snipers and drones, in the vicinity of the Great Mosque of Nuri, as well as opening safe havens for civilians to leave the city, Jawdat added.

Earlier today, Federal Police and Rapid Response Forces freed Qadib al-Ban district, in western Mosul, from the Islamic State and raised the Iraqi flag above the buildings.

http://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/federal-police-advances-toward-hadba-minaret-central-mosul/

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US denies relaxing rules of engagement for its forces in Mosul against ISIS

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BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:54 A.M.) – The Commander of US Central Command, Joseph Votel, stated that the rigorous rules of engagement under which US forces have been combating ISIS in Iraq remain unchanged.

This is despite allegations that subtle changes to the rules have led to the increased risk of civilian casualties in Mosul.

This came as he was testifying before the House Armed Services Committee in Washington DC on Wednesday.

 

 

In the month of March alone, over 1,000 civilians were killed from US-led airstrikes.

https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/us-denies-relaxing-rules-engagement-forces-mosul-isis/

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4 minutes ago, SnowGlobe7 said:

Mark 9 verse 42

“Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him if a great millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea.

ISIS will pay dearly

 SnowGlobe7! I ran out of emeralds so I will stop back later!

[nannab]

6 minutes ago, SnowGlobe7 said:

Mark 9 verse 42

“Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him if a great millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea.

ISIS will pay dearly

AMEN 

[tigergorzow]

Battle for Mosul (Video in link)

101 East reports from the front lines in the fight to take back the city of Mosul from the Islamic State

30 Mar 2017 22:14 GMTIraq, ISIS, Middle East

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More than two years ago, ISIL forces overran the largest city in northern Iraq, Mosul, shocking the world with the speed and the ferocity of their victory.

It was here that the Islamic State leader announced the formation of his caliphate. Today, the city is an active combat zone, as Iraqi forces fight to take the city back, street by street, in fierce urban warfare.

101 East travels to the front line, recording the experiences of the soldiers fighting to liberate their home towns, and the civilians caught in the crossfire.

Join the conversation @AJ101East

Source: Al Jazeera News

http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/101east/2017/03/battle-mosul-170330125006747.html

Edited March 30, 2017 by tigergorzow

[DWS112]

International Alliance announces that "less than" a thousand armed remain in Mosul  March 30, 2017

As the international coalition against the organization "Daesh" that less than a thousand armed are still in Mosul, where Iraqi forces are engaged in fierce battles with the support of the coalition, according to a US military official said Thursday.

Colonel Joe Skeroka coalition spokesman said the number of militants was "approximately two thousand" at the start of the attack on the west of Mosul mid - February, and "we believe they are less than a thousand now."

And it has already seized control of Iraqi forces , which includes about one hundred thousand element to the east of the city and is advancing in the west, particularly in the old and the middle of an air backed by the coalition while civilians were killed in air strikes.

He said the US spokesman said the organization "Daesh" deliberately pushing the alliance to commit mistakes by collecting civilians in buildings and then attempt to expose it to the air raids.

"The Daesh paid civilians to enter the building and urged the coalition to try to launch an attack" to take advantage of "public discontent" and climate of "terror".

" The first time yesterday filmed video scenes" for this style, pointing out that "fighters Daesh forced civilians to enter the building through the killing of one of them showing resistance and then use this building" to shoot the Iraqi forces.

He acknowledged the military commander of the alliance Gen. Stephen Townsend this week that a blow to the coalition in the March 17 caused "probably" the killing of dozens of civilians.

But US military commanders contend that the munitions used in the day in question is not sufficient to bring about the quantum of destruction and human losses. They suspect that the building Fajkh or the explosion of a truck bomb the latest deal greater damage.

 

 

[siberian_shaddow]

much appreciated DWS112,  I wonder if these remaining cowards think that a scared tactic like using innocent people is going to make this go away.There done less then a thousand, it's going to be a slaughter and the military is looking forward to it. no prisoners eradicate them into extinction make a example out of this show the rest of the terrorists and world were not going to stand for this anymore.

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2 hours ago, nannab said:

They look like 5-7 year olds!  Dear God in heaven forgive me but they all

need do die.

There looks to be something wrong with the photo - IMHO - last time I saw Feet that large on something So Short it was attached to a Hobbit !

[Drunk_Viking64]

57 minutes ago, DWS112 said:

"we believe they are less than a thousand now."

And if a bounty of $10,000 a head was offer it would turn 1,000 armed men into 1,000 running cowards because at $10,000 a head everyone in Mosul would be hunting them down.

 

[nannab]

 I see what you mean I even got out the big glasses because they have awful

big stomach's too. And it explains why their hands are behind their backs.

Thank ya sir.

[Hotcurl]

I am willing to throw a 10K IQD note toward the cause. A RV @ 1 USD - 1 IQD should cover it.

A small price to pay to eradicate these bastards.

Happy hunting ...........................

[tigergorzow]

ISIS propaganda official, three aides killed western Iraq

March 31 2017 10:41 AM

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US-led International Coalition against ISIS has announced the terror group's propaganda official had been killed along with three aides in an airstrike in Qa'im, western Iraq, The Baghdad Post reported on Friday.

In a statement, spokesman for the coalition, Joseph Scrocca said, "Airstrikes on March 25th killed ISIS propaganda official Ibrahim al-Ansary and three of his aides".

Scrocca added  al-Ansary has played a major role in recruiting foreign jihadists from the West as well as supporting stabbing and run over attacks".  

A Pentagon official, who requested anonymity, said the airstrikes had killed an ISIS whole propaganda team.

ISIS has released two propaganda magazines—Rumiyah and Dabiq—that sought to recruit jihadists from the West and promote for the group's ideology. 

The magazines were issued in a number of languages including English.

The terror group that controlled large swathes of Iraq and Syria also recruited children for bloody attacks.

The International Coalition was formed in 2015 to curb ISIS expansion in Iraq and Syria. 

Fierce battles are currently going on in Mosul's right bank, the terror group's last stronghold in Iraq. 

http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/8814/ISIS-propaganda-official-three-aides-killed-western-Iraq

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Two suicide bombers killed in Mosul

March 31 2017 10:24 AM

Iraqi security forces

Iraqi security forces killed two suicide bombers at Hamam al-Alil district in southern Mosul, Iraqi Defense Ministry announced on Thursday night.
 

In a statement, spokesman for Defense Ministry Gen. Saad Maan said, "The security forces used accurate information from Intelligence Directorate and Nineveh Counter-terrorism command to kill two suicide bombers who wore explosive belts at Hammam al-Alil".
 

The suicide bombers were targeting civilian areas in southern Mosul, Maan added.

http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/8813/Two-suicide-bombers-killed-in-Mosul

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Pentagon to release footage linking ISIS to Mosul Jadedeh massacre

March 31 2017 11:07 AM

Mosul Jadedeh massacre

The Pentagon announced on Friday it would release a footage that prove ISIS terror group had planned for the Mosul Jadedeh massacre.

Spokesman for the International Coalition against ISIS, Joseph Scrocca, said the footage shows the terror group's militants forcing civilians into buildings from which they fired guns at the coalition forces.

On March 24th, the Pentagon and the US-led coalition in Iraq announced they were conducting an investigation into suspected airstrike that may have killed more than 300 Iraqi civilians in an ISIS-held part of Mosul.

The strikes were carried out on March 17 and 23.

The coalition also confirmed the strikes had been carried out at the request of the Iraqi government.

Intelligence sources say  Iranian spies have infiltrated the Iraqi security apparatus and those who gave the coalition misleading information on the strikes. 

http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/8817/Pentagon-to-release-footage-linking-ISIS-to-Mosul-Jadedeh-massacre

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Less than 1.000 ISIS militants still in Mosul: US-led Coalition

March 31 2017 10:51 AM

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Less than a thousand ISIS militants still remain in Mosul, the US-led International Coalition against ISIS said on Friday.
 

At the beginning of the offensive to recapture Mosul, ISIS militants number was estimated by more than two thousands and are now less than a thousand, according to the Coalition spokesman, Joseph Scrocca.

http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/8815/Less-than-1-000-ISIS-militants-still-in-Mosul-US-led-Coalition

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ISIS storms Mosul houses in search of mobiles

March 31 2017 11:36 AM

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ISIS terrorists have stormed houses in Mosul's right bank in search of cell phones, sources told The Baghdad Post on Friday. 

The terror group has killed hundreds of civilians in Yarmouk neighborhood for possessing mobiles. 

ISIS still captures parts of the city's right bank, its last stronghold in Iraq. 

http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/8819/ISIS-storms-Mosul-houses-in-search-of-mobiles

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Federal Police approach Nuri Mosque in Mosul

March 31 2017 01:18 PM

Federal Police forces

Federal Police forces are currently approaching the historic Hadbaa Minaret of Great Nuri Mosque in the right bank of Mosul.
 

The Police forces continued their advance towards Hadbaa Minaret after controlling Kadeib Alban in western Mosul, Federal Police commander Gen. Raed Shakir Jawdat said in a statement on Friday.
 

Forces positioned east to the Minaret at Bab al-Tob continue their offensive with support of snipers and drones to capture Great Nuri Mosque, according to Jawdat.

It is noteworthy that al-Hadbaa lighthouse Nuri is located within the historic mosque where ISIS leader Baghdadi preached the terrorist when they took control of the city of Mosul in 2014.

http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/8824/Federal-Police-approach-Nuri-Mosque-in-Mosul

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ISIS preacher stabbed to death in Tal Afar

March 31 2017 01:18 PM

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An ISIS preacher has been stabbed to death in Tal Afar, Mosul, eyewitnesses told The Baghdad Post on Friday. 

Anonymous attacker stabbed the terror group's preacher while walking in a narrow alley in the city, leaving him killed, the eyewitnesses said. 

After the incident, ISIS terrorists opened fire randomly, killing two civilians including a teenager, security sources confirmed. 

The terror group that captured Mosul in June 2014 has received continuous losses in battles against the Iraqi army and the US-led International Coalition. 

Joint Operations Command has announced ISIS had been ousted from most of Mosul's right bank, its last stronghold in Iraq. 

http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/8823/ISIS-preacher-stabbed-to-death-in-Tal-Afar

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Video: New massacre in Mosul's right bank

March 31 2017 01:47 PM

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A new massacre in Mosul's right bank will be apparently revealed within the coming days, a footage obtained by The Baghdad Post showed. 

The footage that is circulated on social media shows a random and brutal shelling dozens of casualties, including children, in Zanjily neighborhood in Mosul's right bank.

 

On March 24th, the US-led International Coalition announced it would probe into the fall of hundreds of civilians in Mosul Jadedeh neighborhood in airstrikes between March 13-17. 

Within the same context, a child has been killed in an airstrike that targeted his home in Eqtsadean district also in Mosul's right bank.   

http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/8825/Video-New-massacre-in-Mosul-s-right-bank

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Video: Gov't forces, IMIS brutally assault Mosul displaced civilians (Video in link)

March 31 2017 02:10 PM

Mosul's displaced people

 

Governmental forces supported by IMIS militias have brutally assaulted civilians who displaced Mosul's right bank amid escalating military confrontations, a video circulated on social media revealed. 

The footage shows the forces storming houses and committing atrocities against the men whom they detained. 

They beat men and then take them blindfolded to unknown places. 

According to the footage, the forces also physically assaulted women who were pleading them to stop. 

The reason behind such brutal attacks are not known. But locals say they are always subject to similar assaults. 

The Iran-backed militias have repeatedly attacked and killed civilians in Mosul, particularly the Sunni ones. 

http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/8826/Video-Gov-t-forces-IMIS-brutally-assault-Mosul-displaced-civilians

 

Edited March 31, 2017 by tigergorzow