Conclusion of a week victory ceremony lit up the skies of Baghdad

[Jaygo]

29 minutes ago, gregp said:

Great News!!! 

 

Thanks Thugs!!!

 

It won't be long!!!

 

Don't play with my emotions gregp!! Don't you do it!! 

[DinarThug]

26 minutes ago, Boozer said:

But tomorrow I want a Holiday show me an RV !!!!!

 

Boozer Drops The Empty Jack Daniels Bottle And Passes Out Face First Against A Startled Drive Thru Tellers Window !  

 

     

[gregp]

Hopefully it doesn't take to long for the dust to settle. 

[Synopsis]

May be a cool video to watch:

 

 

[boosterbglee]

Thanks Synopsis!  Iraq has so much potential....hopefully it is not wasted by corruption (Iran, Maliki, etc..)

[Synopsis]

1 minute ago, boosterbglee said:

Thanks Synopsis!  Iraq has so much potential....hopefully it is not wasted by corruption (Iran, Maliki, etc..)

 

I agree, BoosterBGlee!

 

I can't help but wonder if we will see how much potential Iraq really does have right around the corner!

 

[SnowGlobe7]

3 hours ago, DinarThug said:

 

Boozer Drops The Empty Jack Daniels Bottle And Passes Out Face First Against A Startled Drive Thru Tellers Window !  

 

     

 

again

[Officiallytook]

 

[blueskyline]

Thanks Thug ....

[DinarThug]

8 hours ago, DinarThug said:

Iraqi PM congratulates troops on 'big victory' in Mosul

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/.....spartanntp

feature=youtu.be

 

MOSUL, Iraq — Iraq's prime minister on Tuesday congratulated his fighters on "this big victory in Mosul" — even as fighting with Islamic State militants continued in Mosul's Old City neighborhood where Iraqi forces are about 250 meters from the Tigris River and facing increasingly brutal resistance.

Haider al-Abadi spoke during a press conference in Baghdad, less than a week after he declared an end to IS' self-styled caliphate after Iraqi forces achieved an incremental win by retaking the landmark al-Nuri Mosque in the Old City.

"Praise be to God, we managed to liberate (Mosul) and proved the others were wrong, the people of Mosul supported and stood with our security forces against terrorism," al-Abadi said.

His remarks came on the third anniversary of IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's sermon at the al-Nuri Mosque, from where he declared an Islamic caliphate on IS-held lands in Syria and Iraq.

Also during the press conference, al-Abadi added that he has given instructions to rebuild and stabilize areas of the city already freed from the militant group.

Lt. Gen. Abdel Ghani al-Asadi, of Iraq's special forces, said earlier in the day that Iraqi forces are just 250 meters (yards) from the Tigris River, in the western half of Mosul. The Tigris divides the city roughly into its western and eastern half, which was liberated from IS militants back in January.

IS militants who remain trapped in just a few hundred meters of territory in the Old City are now in a "fight to the death," al-Asadi said, adding that IS fighters are increasingly resorting to suicide bombings and that he expects the fighting to get even heavier as they are pushed closer to the river.

Iraqi forces marked a significant victory this week when the Rapid Response Division retook Mosul's main hospital complex on the city's western side.

The building that once held the city's best medical facilities now sits devastated by the fight. For weeks, a handful of IS snipers perched in the main hospital's top floors held back hundreds of Iraqi forces.

Iraqi forces launched the operation to retake Mosul, the country's second largest city, in October. IS overran Mosul in a matter of days in 2014. At the height of the extremists' power, they held nearly a third of Iraq.

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Associated Press writer Ahmed Sami in Baghdad contributed to this report.

 

 

[siberian_shaddow]

Much Appreciated Thugs,  just tying up some loose ends, the eradication on these cockroaches is coming to a end now all eyes will start to focus on who and why and get the rope. Malaki your time is coming now. 

[DinarThug]

(by don961)

 

US newspaper: Abadi is preparing to declare victory in Mosul after reducing the gap between Iraqi politicians

 

 

 Translation / Hamid Ahmed 

Three years ago, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi announced the establishment of the Caliphate State and continued the march of elements across northern Iraq as well as towards the capital Baghdad, threatening the survival of a fragile country to exist. Today, the leader of this country declares the end of the state of the Caliphate alleged, that Prime Minister Haider Abadi, To remain in office. A person who is seen as the best choice. 

The 65-year-old former electrical engineer was able to transform his quiet, tolerant nature into a decisive force. 

In nearly three years of his administration, Abbadi has reduced gaps between rival Shi'ites and Sunni politicians. It also struck a balance in geopolitical competitive interests between rivals Iran and the United States. He also rehabilitated the leaders of the Iraqi security forces, which retreated or the march of gunmen urged accurate qualification. Iraq is now close to Mosul. 

"Abadi has cleverly moved between leadership and budget," says John Alterman, director of the Middle East Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, the Washington Post. "If he goes too far in the leadership, there may be a lot of marginalized people. If he goes too far in the budget, There is no progress in the march. " 

Iraqi security forces are now on the verge of defeating an oppressive organization, a key demand if the country wants to have a stable and cohesive future despite daunting challenges. Sectarian fanaticism still exists and the country's economy and infrastructure have been ravaged by years of fighting. 

"Abadi is riding the wave high, but the government has to show that it can work to make people's lives better. Perhaps the window left is a bit limited, and if it does not, everything Abadi built in good faith will collapse," said one American official in Washington. 

There is not always a sense of this possibility in Iraq. Before the invasion of Iraq in 2014, the country has been at the height of its backwardness since the fall of Saddam's regime. Nouri al-Maliki,the predecessor of Abadi, was a polarized person accused of igniting sectarian rivalry and bringing his own ministries closer. 

Transparency International placed Iraq at the bottom of the list of corrupt countries, ranking 171 out of a total of 177. 

The Wall Street Journal says Maliki did not respond to a request for comment, but issued a statement Sunday congratulating the army and militias. 

After the invasion of the city of Mosul in 2014 and the submission of millions of civilians under duplicitous rule, some Sunnis initially welcomed insurgents as an alternative to the authority of Maliki's Shi'ite government. 

However, the application of sharia law, which was followed by the imprisonment of anyone for simply smoking a cigarette or being sentenced to death for its unauthorized use of the mobile device, has caused a decline in the popularity of the militants. 

Amidst these problems and dilemmas, Abbadi was chosen consensually to be prime minister, who is seen as a antidote to the controversial rules of governance. He faced a growing warning from Iraq's allies. 

Iran and its neighbors did not rest with a Sunni extremist group. In 2014, the supreme religious authority, Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, called on his followers in the country to help protect the country and formed the forces of the crowd and were subject to the authority of the central government. The Quds Force of the IRGC funded many of them and trained them. 

According to the Wall Street Journal, a representative of Sistani's office, often issuing statements during Friday prayers, did not respond to the newspaper's request for comment. 

For Iran, the formulation of such a partnership paves the way for building a force on its behalf in Iraq as well as for another upbringing. 

Iran may rekindle its supply routes across Iraqi territory and its ally Syria to Lebanon, where Hezbollah's political and military group is based. 

For Abadi, this relationship provides him with a weak Iraqi army. As well as the provision of a partner with skills in the battlefields, such as Qasim Soleimani, commander of the Revolutionary Guards. Meanwhile, Iran's major incursion into Iraq also exposes Abbadi on charges of turning his country into a chessboard with Iran. 

An official at Iran's UN office did not respond to Wall Street's request to comment on Iran's relationship with Abadi, the paper said. 

US State Department officials often avoid Iran's thorny issue in the Iraq war against a hawkish organization, pointing out that Baghdad is ultimately responsible for managing the powerful crowd. As part of his efforts to achieve the budget in this area, Abadi asked the United States for military assistance only a few years after the withdrawal of US troops from the country. 

In 2014, the US military began increasing its military presence gradually with the launch of the Al-Azmam campaign against the international coalition against Da'ash. At the end of Barack Obama's presidency, more than 5,000 US troops have been deployed in Iraq, with hundreds of them mobilized near the forward fighting lines in Mosul. And US support increased under President Donald Trump. 

Iraq has also benefited from the investment of more than one billion dollars by the United States to train and arm its army with conventional weapons as well as special operations forces. 

Abbadi also sacked generals from the Maliki era and also called on senior officers to avoid sectarian issues. These steps helped increase US assistance, including Iraq's sophisticated weapons and air support. 

Comparing the status of the current force with that of the military nearly a decade ago, Col. James Downing, a US military adviser stationed near the front lines in Mosul, said, "They are certainly more capable than before." As the war intensified with a fervent organization, Iraq became a battleground for rival clashes And sectarian tensions. The Christian minority and Sunnis in Iraq have become more concerned about Iran's growing influence, prompting them to form their own armed factions. 

On the other hand, some pro-Iranian factions have become hostile and openly against US forces. In late 2015, several factions pledged to fight US forces if they kept their military bases in the country, thus refuting their previous attempts against the Americans during the war in Iraq. 

Abadi sought to maintain an equal distance from each side in an effort to preserve the benefits of a unified Iraq. And involved Kurdish and Sunni elements in the ministry's cabin, while maintaining contact with Sunni leaders for dialogue. 

Since his inauguration, Prime Minister Abadi has been in contact with Sunni Arab states in the region while maintaining relations with Iran. 

In 2015, the Saudi government reopened its embassy in Baghdad after decades of closure in response to Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait. 

Inside Iraq, Abbadi began to win the year. "This government, led by Abadi, has not met the required level of ambition, but if we compare it with the previous government, there will be a big difference," said Ahmed al-Masari, head of the Sunni political bloc in parliament. "Now there are reforms and progress. "He said. 

"Sunni leaders are becoming aware that a resilient Shiite leader may be their last choice, especially if they wish to exercise some power as a minority in a democratic Iraq," said Reinhard Mansour, a fellow at the Gotham Center for Studies and Research in London. 

"The Sunnis have gone beyond their denial of the truth and now realize that they will be a minority," said Mansour. 

Abadi, on the other hand, did not neglect the majority of the country's Shiites. By 2015, Sistani's reference to Abadi was strong and he worked to ensure that militias were ultimately legalized under the control of the Iraqi government. 

On the other hand, Abadi praised the reference this week, pointing out that his fatwa in the formation of the forces of the crowd was a fundamental step to save the country from the dominance of a pro-Islamic organization. 

Stimulated by external and internal support, Abadi's government began to achieve successes. By mid-2015, Iraqi forces had recovered from Tikrit's grip, the first major victory on the ground. In November 2015, the Kurdish Peshmerga forces moved into the city of Sinjar. The Iraqi forces immediately announced the liberation of Ramadi from the control of Daash, and then Fallujah was liberated a few months later. 

Today, Iraqi forces are fighting the remaining gunmen in the Old City of Mosul. 

In eastern Mosul, shops selling mobile phones, fashion shops and jeans were reopened with restaurants that remained open during the month of Ramadan, something that would not have been under duress. 

However, the seeds of new conflicts are still found underground. Human Rights Watch accused Iraqi forces in a report Friday of beating and carrying out mock executions of unarmed men and boys fleeing the fighting zones in the heart of Mosul, and these charges could rekindle sectarian tensions. 

According to Saad al-Hadithi, a spokesman for Abadi, the Iraqi government will investigate any real charges of these violations, but said the accusations should be based on facts and not on people's words. Abadi said he would not tolerate any abuse of human rights by the troops. 

In Anbar province, tribal officials denied the families of members of an organization advocating their regions. In the city of Mosul, the council recently issued a resolution announcing the same procedure. For his part, Abbadi said he would use his federal authority to prevent the local government from taking such measures. 

Furat Latif, owner of a mobile phone store in Mosul, says the environment is fertile for producing another anti-government group to lure Sunnis into more fighting. 

"We will return again to the same environment in which he grew up," Latif said. "It's the same cloud that came with all this rain." 

The parliamentary elections will take place in April 2018 and Abadi may face rivals for his post. But he managed to maintain good relations with both the United States and Iran, and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson publicly praised the prime minister last March. 

But with the deterioration of relations between the United States and Iran, there is a danger that Iran will support defiance of the prime minister within the Tehran camp and Maliki has continued to be in the political arena. 

On Thursday, while announcing the end of the caliphate, Abadi insisted on continuing his defeat in a duel when he said, "We will continue to fight one more advocate, one of whom is killed or brought to justice." 

It happened on a day when four improvised explosive devices exploded in several areas of Baghdad, killing several people. Such attacks are a reminder that the war against Da'ash is moving beyond the battlefield to the daily lives of Iraqis, something the Iraqis wanted the prime minister to keep. 
عن About: The Wall Street Journal

 

http://almadapaper.net/ar/news.....32451/link

 

[blueskyline]

You Rock Thug Thanks ...

[DinarThug]

3 minutes ago, blueskyline said:

You Rock Thug Thanks ...

 

If The Clown Pants Are A Rockin' - Don't Come A Knockin' !  

 

5 hours ago, SnowGlobe7 said:

 

     

 

[DinarThug]

http://alnujaba.tv/10987--.html

Joint Operations denies what has been circulated to set a date for the declaration of full liberalization in Mosul

 

Today, 15:17

 

Joint Operations Command denied what has been circulated to set a date for the declaration of victory over the "Daesh in the city of Mosul.

Leadership in a statement said that the news dealt with some networking sites on the date of announcement of Mosul editing is incorrect, confirming that the declaration of full liberalization will be by the commander of the armed forces. Leadership, adding that the security forces are continuing to liberation of the remaining parts of the old Mosul.

 

[DinarThug]

ISIS controls its final few meters in Mosul

By Hunar Ahmed 3 hours ago

 

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The Iraqi forces are so close to each other that friendly fire remains a concern. 
They are all attacking an area of about 300 square-meters.

The federal police say there are about 100 ISIS militants in the Jewish district of western Mosul.

A decision was made to minimize the bombardments because there is no significant distance between the Iraqi forces and ISIS militan

ISIS controls its final few meters in Mosul By Hunar Ahmed 3 hours ago - The Iraqi forces are so close to each other that friendly fire remains a concern.  They are all attacking an area of about 300 square-meters. The federal police say there are about 100 ISIS militants in the Jewish district of western Mosul. A decision was made to minimize the bombardments because there is no significant distance between the Iraqi forces and ISIS militants

 

http://www.rudaw.net/english/m...../060720171

 

[Boozer]

These people cant even agree to disagree , what a Joke. Done no wait tomorrow done, no wait 2 days done , no wait end of week done, no wait just another day. no wait what did we say last month ? The FAT lady has gotten up so many times to sing in the last 2 weeks she has lost 100lbs , New FAT lady on order so we wait

[10 YEARS LATER]

3 minutes ago, Boozer said:

These people cant even agree to disagree , what a Joke. Done no wait tomorrow done, no wait 2 days done , no wait end of week done, no wait just another day. no wait what did we say last month ? The FAT lady has gotten up so many times to sing in the last 2 weeks she has lost 100lbs , New FAT lady on order so we wait

 

DAMN STRAIGHT---Kinda sums up the last 14 years as well. 

[DinarThug]

7-6-2017   Below is the latest Mosul Map - The Old City District.  

 

These are the final areas of Mosul needed to be liberated.  

 

The GREEN areas are the liberated areas.  The RED areas are the remaining clash zones.  

 

Prime Minsiter Abadi is expected to officially announce the liberation of Mosul once these areas have been secured. 

 

Stay tuned as this historic news story unfolds.

 

 

[DinarThug]

#BREAKING - #Iraqi forces have completely liberated #Mosul city from #ISIS.

 

[DinarThug]

11 minutes ago, DinarThug said:

#BREAKING - #Iraqi forces have completely liberated #Mosul city from #ISIS.

 

The Link Is In The Word 'Breaking' - Apparently There's A Lot Of Chatter All Over Social Media In Iraq Right Now About This !

 

     

 

[blueskyline]

Thug Thanks . I thought I read somewhere that Abadi said the forces have the right to be the first to raise the Banner of Victory ???

[yota691]

Complete preparations for organizing a week of victory

08/07/2017 0:00    Plan for the rehabilitation of the children of Mosul , psychologically and socially  Baghdad / delegates morning      prepared the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs integrated plan for the rehabilitation of the children of Mosul , psychologically and socially in coordination with 12 Zarh.ufema completed the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and Antiquities preparations to organize the activities of a week victory, raising Nineveh organized a celebration to sing the victories of the armed forces. a program for the rehabilitation of the children of Mosul ,  said Director of the Department of Special needs with Abeer Chalabi »Sabah» that an integrated program developed by child care , whose membership includes 12 ministries , including the Ministries of Education and Health Authority, as well as a number of community organizations , pain Ne, including the opening of centers for the rehabilitation of children from psychological trauma and their treatment and review of the curriculum and the development of areas such as the establishment gardens and make them child - friendly in coordination with the Ministry of Culture, as well as the establishment of events and activating children 's theater because he works to instill the right ideas and the principles of peaceful coexistence.  She noted that children between the ages of 5 to 10 years will be thrown in rehabilitation centers commensurate with the age to reintegrate into society after subjecting them to specialized programs by supervisors psychologists.  Abeer He noted that the main difficulties facing the Commission 's work will be for ages confined between 15 and 18 years because they are in natural conditions facing families difficulty in dealing with them because they are characterized by sharp Btabaa and overcome feelings of violence and revolution on their behavior and the speed of their acceptance of ideas and their faith in them, so the conditions experienced by Mosul has made them more responsive and influenced by the ideas planted by gangs «Daesh» terrorist, and thus will be in accordance with the psychological rehabilitation programs , intensive work on the re - tame their ideas and work to bring them back to school and to exploit their energy positively.  She said the program aims to reintegrate the children into society properly and cleanse them of all that has been instilled in them ideas takfiri and extremist and from all the sediment suspended vituperative through the presence of «Daesh», as well as the rehabilitation of the family and built to play its rightful role in the social construction.  Platform for an intensive week of victory  in the meantime, has prepared the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and Antiquities platform to celebrate the victory a week , which will hopefully launch the event announced the completion of liberation from the city of Mosul «Daesh» terrorist.  The official spokesman for the Ministry of Omran al - Obeidi delegate «morning» the roar of Imad: that the ministry has prepared a platform busy to celebrate a week of victory if you have finished editing the city of Mosul from the terrorists «Daesh» and announce it by the prime minister, as it includes the establishment of the festival of national song on the stage of the National Theater , punctuated by poems, in addition to organizing a photo exhibition and plastic arts exhibitions and exhibition of important documents that review the beginnings of excavations and book fairs in Qishleh Square, as well as the establishment of fashion shows.  He said the activities of the celebration will continue throughout the week and will be assessed by the ministry departments represented in cinema, theater, arts , musical affairs cultural and fine arts and the culture of children and cultural relations and the bodies of Antiquities and Tourism, blessed the Iraqi armed forces and the popular crowd big victories achieved and the expulsion of the remnants of the evil from the land of Mesopotamia and the liberation of Mosul humpback.  He called al - Obeidi , all institutions and ministries to give this victory it deserves a celebration, noting that what our people of his sacrifices and steadfastness in the face of gangs «Daesh» criminal is a place of pride for the whole world.  Celebrate on the land of humpback and  in the same regard, the Ministry of Education organized in coordination with the Organization (UNICEF) , art festival in the Nineveh province to celebrate the victories achieved.   The Director of Relations and Information at the Ministry of Education Bushra Hassan Hamoudi to delegate «morning» Isra al - Samarrai, said the Directorate General of Education has set up on the land of Nineveh humpback art festival expresses the joy of liberation from the gangs «Daesh» terrorist.  It showed that the festival was held in coordination with the Sports Activity Directorate (UNICEF), organized under the slogan «Liberation Festival», as it saw the presence of Director General of Education Nineveh and associates the Directorate and the deputy governor of Nineveh province and a number of members of the provincial council (UNICEF), as well as the participation of educators and media professionals and artists .  She said the festival included art events and Aobritta for pupils and students in Mosul , embodied the crimes «Daesh» against the people of Nineveh, as well as activities illustrate the achievements of the security forces from the honorable results in the liberation of Mosul.  In turn, he blessed Director of Education Nineveh Lamis Ahmed Hassan during her speech »Sabah» victories achieved in the province of Nineveh, as thanks to which will return to normal educational life.  And praised Lamis great sacrifices of the armed forces for the liberation of Nineveh from the Conception of terrorism, as it is an important step to restore social cohesion between all shades of society and to stand with responsibility and determination of the direction of the people of Nineveh to serve in various fields and to communicate with them and take care of them and help them stand on their needs and ensure their requirements of families and students and students and educational bodies to move forward towards a bright future.

[ChuckFinley]

Thanks Thug and Yota, just checking in to  see the latest.  

[Wiljor]

3 hours ago, ChuckFinley said:

Thanks Thug and Yota, just checking in to  see the latest.  

 

Evening Chuck, the news is looking good, nice to go into the weekend.