Five years later .. Nujaifi reveals the "real cause" of the fall of Mosul

[10 YEARS LATER]

1 hour ago, DWS112 said:

Federal declares to break into the old city of Mosul Ayman in the coming hours

May 24, 2017

Federal deputy police chief Maj. Gen. Jaafar al-Battat revealed that the next few hours will break into the old city of several axes and the liberation of the remaining neighborhoods in the right coast of the city of Mosul from the terrorist organization Daesh.

 

He pointed to his cross Mrbd to end all federal cuts and rapid response preparations for the start of the process of intrusion if the zero hour by the commander of the armed forces Haider al-Abadi to complete the second page of the second phase of operations are coming Aaninoy.

 

As Battat pointed out that federal cuts are currently stationed in the northern and southern axes of the old city, announced the opening of five safe corridors for the displacement of civilians from the area three of them in the southern axis and the two passages in the North, noting that it will be dropped leaflets on civilians in the region later to guide them to go about those passages if they wish to displacement towards the safe areas.

 

He noted to open the sixth corridor represents the establishment of a bridge over the Tigris River along the 200 meters to cross the displaced from the right side of the connector toward Acer city as well as wheels support for military cuts that are fighting to eliminate the terrorists on the right coast of the passage, expected to nearby roads leading insurance is completed to the bridge of both ends of coasts on Wednesday by the anti-terrorism forces.

 

With regard to the numbers of terrorists who are in the old city and the neighborhoods that are still under the control of Daesh predicted deputy federal police chief to surpass those numbers a thousand terrorist, holed up inside the neighborhoods, which includes inside more than 150 thousand citizens represented by district healing and Zndjeli health old and Mosul, which contains the viewing area and the door new brick door, according to intelligence information received by the security services.

 

Can U say " Pincer Movement " ??? They're coming at them from several points along the front.  Hopefully steamroller the bad guys - tear'em up !!!!!

[gregp]

10 minutes ago, 10 YEARS LATER said:

 

Can U say " Pincer Movement " ??? They're coming at them from several points along the front.  Hopefully steamroller the bad guys - tear'em up !!!!!

Amen!!!

[10 YEARS LATER]

11 minutes ago, gregp said:

Amen!!!

Won't be long now - with Parliament happily on vacation and out of the way ( so to speak ), let's see what happens when Mosul is liberated. 

 

Are they to " delay " the release of Ch7/RV Until after Ramadan, or damn the torpedoes and full speed ahead ???

[BETTYBOOP]

How many years have the people of Iraq been promised "the best Ramadan ever?"Hopefully, this will be the year that their government will fulfill that promise.....

[nannab]

All we can do is to keep praying for them.

[DWS112]

Move with your mouse, ( like you view a PDF file)

 

 

 

[ChuckFinley]

Just getting in from work. I want to thank everyone for posting and keeping this current.  

[nannab]

Wow that was something. Thanks DWS112

[tigergorzow]

Pictured: ISIS 'mass grave of satellite dishes' discovered in Mosul

May 24 2017 01:11 PM

mass grave for satellite

 

Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service (CTS) on Wednesday found a pile of satellite dishes deliberately vandalized by ISIS terrorist group in al-Thawra district in Mosul.





ISIS terrorists had banned the use of satellites as they considered it 'atheism', but in fact they were trying to cover up their losses, LT. Tha'er Ahmed said.



Counter Terrorism Forces are pushing to liberate the rest of Mosul, claiming lives of ISIS terrorists and destroying their arms, he added.



On February 19 US-backed Iraqi forces launched a wide-scale military operation to liberate Mosul city, the once ISIS-stronghold.
  

http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/11022/Pictured-ISIS-mass-grave-of-satellite-dishes-discovered-in-Mosul

[tigergorzow]

ISIS fires mortar shells at families fleeing al-Najar district

May 24 2017 02:07 PM

ISIS targets civilians

 

 

ISIS terror group has targeted civilians fleeing al-Najar district by mortar shells, a video attained by the Baghdad Post showed.

In the video, ISIS snipers appear to be targeting unarmed civilians while they were fleeing the city through safe passages.
 

These mortar shells targeted security forces, inflicting several injuries in their ranks.

 

Also, these mortar shells landed on a family in the area, killing dozens of innocent civilians.
 

Command of Operations 'We are coming,  Nineveh' declared on Monday al-Najar district in the right bank of Mosul has been liberated.
 

This comes as the Iraqi forces are pushing against the terror group of ISIS in the right bank of Mosul since February 19^th with the aid of the US-led coalition.

 

http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/11024/ISIS-fires-mortar-shells-at-families-fleeing-al-Najar-district

[tigergorzow]

MP: Security forces 'instilling terror' in souls of civilians in Mosul

May 24 2017 12:42 PM

displaced civilians

 

Iraqi Lawmaker  Mahassen Hamdoun on Wednesday accused security forces of fostering terror among civilians in Mosul city.

In a press conference, Hamdoun said that security forces posted at checkpoints in Mosul deliberately delay civilians, returning to the liberated areas, during self-inspection although they were already subjected to several inspections before arriving in Mosul.

The deliberate mistreatment is considered kind of terrorism, she added, noting that Nineveh residents were freed from ISIS terrorists to suffer the poor treatment of Iraqi security forces. 

 

This comes as the Iraqi forces are pushing against the terror group of ISIS in the right bank of Mosul since February 19th with the aid of the US-led coalition.

 

http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/11021/MP-Security-forces-instilling-terror-in-souls-of-civilians-in-Mosul

[King Bean]

Still nibbling away at the toughest part. Courtesy The Baghdad Post, 5-24-2017.

 

[tigergorzow]

Photos show devastation in Mosul's al-Najar neighborhood

May 24 2017 10:41 PM

Devastation in al-Najar neighborhood

 

The Baghdad Post has obtained photos of the size of devastation that occurred in the newly-retaken al-Najar 
district in Mosul's right bank.

The district was recaptured from ISIS terror group on Monday.

Until now, the Iraqi army, supported by air covering from the US-led international coalition, has liberated 98 percent of the right bank of the city.

 

http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/11054/Photos-show-devastation-in-Mosul-s-al-Najar-neighborhood

[tigergorzow]

Iraqi forces seize ISIS largest explosives depot in Mosul

May 24 2017 10:23 PM

Explosive depot (archive)

 

Iraqi Military Intelligence Directorate announced Wednesday an ISIS explosive depot had been seized in Hawi al-Kanisa district in Mosul's right bank, The Baghdad Post reported. 

A press statement released by the directorate said, "Upon accurate intelligence tip-offs, the forces seized the largest explosive depot in the right bank of Mosul".

The statement added the explosives seized were enough to detonate an entire governorate. 

To date, the Iraqi army, backed by the US-led International Coalition, has recaptured 98 percent of the city of Mosul from ISIS terror group. 

The Iraqi second-largest city fell to ISIS in June 2014. 

 

http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/11052/Iraqi-forces-seize-ISIS-largest-explosives-depot-in-Mosul

[tigergorzow]

Exclusive: Parts freed so far in Mosul explained on map

May 24 2017 08:38 PM

Iraqi security forces

 

An updated version of Mosul's map showing the latest developments in the battle to oust ISIS from occupied districts in the city's right bank has been obtained by The Baghdad Post on Wednesday. 

On the map, the spots marked in green represent the previously ISIS-held areas that have been liberated.  

As the map shows, the white spots represent the parts of the war-torn city where ISIS is still controlling.

In Mosul, there are areas still witnessing clashes between the Iraqi forces, backed by international coalition, and ISIS terrorists. They are marked in orange on the map.



Only seven out of 54 neighborhoods have not liberated in Mosul's right bank, a local official in Nineveh Governorate confirmed on Tuesday.   

On Tusday, ISIS executed seven of its top leaders in Mosul upon their attempt to escape Mosul battles, a security source said.



In a statement, the Center said it renews its commitment to neutrality when covering stories of the battles and the other issues. Our aim is nothing but the truth, the statement concluded. 

Publishing the maps relating to the progress of the Iraqi forces in Mosul is done after contacts with multiple military sources and local officials, it added.

Iraqi Forces launched a major offensive on 19th of February to retake the western part of Mosul after declaring total control of the eastern part of the city on 24th of January as part of the military operations to liberate the city that started on 17th of October 2016.

 

http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/11047/Exclusive-Parts-freed-so-far-in-Mosul-explained-on-map

[tigergorzow]

ISIS leader al-Baghdadi flees Mosul as terrorists are liquidated

May 24 2017 06:56 PM

ISIS leader al-Baghdadi

 

Leader of ISIS terrorist group Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi escaped the Iraqi city of Mosul which is about to witness the last stand for the terrorists, Sputnik quoted representative of the Democratic Party of Kurdistan in Mosul.

Baghdadi has allegedly fled to the Syrian border. It is reported that only four quarters of Mosul are currently under ISIS control. The rest of the city has been liberated.

The representative further said that another emir of ISIS, a citizen of Denmark named Humany, has managed to escape from Mosul.

However, most of the foreign emirs and militants of ISIS have been liquidated.

He added that before fleeing Mosul, the terrorists destroy all documents and papers relating to the activities of the organization.

On February 19, US-led coalition and Iraqi forces launched a wide-scale  offensive to liberate Mosul's right bank from ISIS terrorists. More than 95% of the city has been liberated.

 

http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/11042/ISIS-leader-al-Baghdadi-flees-Mosul-as-terrorists-are-liquidated

[tigergorzow]

Abadi orders counterterrorism forces to regain rest of Mosul right bank

May 24 2017 05:48 PM

Abadi orders counterterrorism forces to regain rest of Mosul right bank

 

 

Prime Minister Haider al Abadi ordered on Wednesday counterterrorism forces to engage in current military operations aiming to recapture the remaining areas in the right bank of Mosul in Nineveh governorate, media reports said.
 

Iraqi Forces launched a major offensive on 19th of February to retake the western part of Mosul after declaring total control of the eastern part of the city on 24th of January as part of the military operations to liberate the city that started on 17th of October 2016.

More details will be reported soon.

 

http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/11037/Abadi-orders-counterterrorism-forces-to-regain-rest-of-Mosul-right-bank

[tigergorzow]

Iraqi security forces seize so-called ISIS courthouse in Mosul

May 24 2017 05:43 PM

Federal Police forces

 

 

Iraqi security forces have launched a surgical attack in the Old City district of Mosul, Federal Police commander Gen. Raed Shakir Jawdat said on Wednesday.
 

Federal Police elite forces have pushed deep towards Great al-Nuri Mosque, clashed with ISIS, killed six terrorists and destroyed four booby-trapped vehicles, Jawdat added.
 

The police commander asserted that his forces have seized so-called ISIS courthouse in southern 17 Tamuz neighborhood where it found confidential documents as well as detention and  torture cells in the building.
 

These efforts come as part of an offensive launched on 19^th of February by US-backed Iraqi security forces, supported by Iranian-backed sectarian IMIS Shiite militias to oust ISIS from Mosul, their last major stronghold in Iraq.

 

http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/11036/Iraqi-security-forces-seize-so-called-ISIS-courthouse-in-Mosul

[tigergorzow]

ISIS sniper shoots down 3 civilians in Mosul

May 24 2017 04:50 PM

ISIS sniper

 

Three civilians were shoot dead by ISIS sniper in Mosul's right bank, a security source told The Baghdad Post on Wednesday.

The victims were trying to flee ISIS-hold al-Seha district to al-Thawra district in western Mosul city, the source added.

At least 95% of Mosul's right bank has been recaptured from ISIS terrorists since US-backed Iraqi forces launched a wide-scale military operation to eradicate ISIS terrorists from the once ISIS-stronghold city.

 

http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/11033/ISIS-sniper-shoots-down-3-civilians-in-Mosul

[tigergorzow]

IMIS militiamen chant sectarian slogans in Mosul's al-Qayrawan

May 24 2017 10:43 AM

IMIS terror militia

 

Social media activists posted a video on Wednesday showing IMIS militias chanting sectarian slogans as they stormed the neighborhood of al-Qayrawan in Mosul.

Sayyed Ali al-Sistani is our master, the terrorists chanted.


IMIS is a sectarian militia backed mainly by Iran and seek to implement the Iranian agenda in Iraq through making demographic changes in the war-torn areas.

 

http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/11012/IMIS-militiamen-chant-sectarian-slogans-in-Mosul-s-al-Qayrawan

[tigergorzow]

Security forces seize booby-trapped vehicles in Mosul

May 24 2017 12:30 PM

Mosul battle continues

 

Security forces have seized several booby-trapped vehicles in the district of 17 Tamuz in the right bank of Mosul.

The forces have seized a number of vehicles in the district of 17 Tamuz as they are purging the area from ISIS terrorists after completely freeing it, a Wednesday statement released by the Federal Police Units and Rapid Response Forces said.

This comes as the Iraqi forces are pushing against the terror group of ISIS in the right bank of Mosul since February 19th with the aid of the US-led coalition.
 

http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/11020/Security-forces-seize-booby-trapped-vehicles-in-Mosul

[tigergorzow]

New bridge reunites Mosul as Iraqi forces gear up for final assault

May 24 2017 12:41 AM

New bridge reunites Mosul as Iraqi forces gear up for final assault

 

 

Iraqi military engineers installed a new floating bridge across the Tigris river on Wednesday, reconnecting the two halves of Mosul to facilitate troop deployments ahead of a final assault to dislodge ISIS, Reuters reported.
 

All five bridges connecting the two sides of the city bisected by the Tigris were struck by the US-led coalition in order to hinder the militants' movements in the early stages of the campaign to retake Mosul last year.

 

Seven months on, Iraqi forces have removed ISIS from all but a pocket of territory in the western half of Mosul, including the Old City, where the militants are expected to make their last stand.

 It is set to be the most complex battleground yet.

 "This floating bridge is very important for deploying reinforcements to the west side rapidly to build up adequate forces to sweep the Old City soon," Colonel Haitham al-Taie told Reuters.

 Taie said the bridge in the Hawi al-Kaneesa area would also spare fleeing civilians from making a long journey to the nearest crossing point, about 30 km south of Mosul.

 The United Nations said last week up to 200,000 more people may flee as Iraqi forces push to retake the rest of the city.

 The militants are effectively holding hundreds of thousands of civilians hostage as human shields to slow their advance.

 

http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/11008/New-bridge-reunites-Mosul-as-Iraqi-forces-gear-up-for-final-assault

[tigergorzow]

Iraqi military advances in historical part of Mosul: video

By

Leith Fadel

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24/05/2017

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Iraqi Federal Police continued their advance into self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS; formerly ISIS/ISIL) controlled areas of the old city of Mosul, Wednesday.

Unit 3 of the Iraqi Federal Police under the command of Major Aesar Abulla Aluqaede can be seen firing towards ISIS positions, using BKC guns, AK 47, mortars, RPGs and rockets.

 

 

The military operation against IS in Mosul began on October 17 last year. IS captured the city in 2014 and the offensive is now fronted by the US-led anti-IS coalition and the Iraqi military.

 

https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/iraqi-military-advances-historical-part-mosul-video/

[tigergorzow]

Iraqi Forces Control 97% of West Mosul, 350 IS Militants Remaining

 

Basnews English

24/05/2017 - 17:13

Iraq

 

 

 

 

MOSUL — A federal police officer said on Wednesday that dozens of Islamic State (IS) men were killed and three car bombs were detonated following the incursion into the al-Zanjili neighborhood in west Mosul.

Capt. Ahmed al-Obeidi told Basnews that "Police forces stormed the Zanjili neighborhood and penetrated its alleys, killing dozens of armed men, including three suicide bombers."

"Security forces also found three car bombs and managed to detonate them remotely," said the official.

The Nineveh Provincial Council revealed that about 350 IS militants are remaining in the western half of Mosul, and that the security forces control about 97% of the total western part of the city.

Hussam al-Abbar, member of Nineveh Provincial Council said "the number of remaining IS militants in west Mosul is estimated to be only 350."

The anti-terrorism forces liberated al-Najjar neighborhood in west Mosul on Tuesday, said Brigadier General Yahya Rasool, a spokesperson for the Joint Operations Command, noting that "the security forces control about 97% of west Mosul."

He added that the liberation of the entire city will be completed before the end of this month.

The Iraqi forces backed by the US-led coalition launched a massive offensive against the IS militants in west Mosul back in February this year, as part of the wider operation for liberating the city of Mosul. The operation was launched in October 2016, and the entire eastern part was declared liberated and up to 97% of western Mosul has been recaptured up to this point.

 

http://www.basnews.com/index.php/en/news/iraq/352737

[gregp]

What a mess. Concrete crap hole!