IS launched multiple assaults against Samara, tharthar, albu haya, berwana and tikrit acadamy. All the attacks failed to achieve any of their goals, no territorial gains for IS.
In Tikrit. 5 policemen from Mosul undergoing training detonated thenselves killing 15 ISF. Most of the...
Dash has also launched a massive attack with multiple VBIED's and hundreds of fighters against tharthar dam and near samara dam. They are attempting to open new fronts to save what little they have inside Ramadi. However they won't be able to hold these areas for long.
The humvees used in the attack weren't taken, they just had them from many months ago from before the counter assault. Neede you can see picture labeled "before the assault". However, no one can deny the lack of proper defences and loss of equipment due to sabatoge.
They never show...
IS attacked the 10th division with multiple VBIED's North of Ramadi and close to a hundred fights. They managed to stay there a few hours before being beaten back. Losses of equipment is present. They didn't have a chance to loot the vehicles so they burnt most of them. However IS...
There's a stretch of towns and villages from Ramadi going to towards Falujah. The iraqi forces will probably work on taking these smaller pockets before launching an operation in Falujah which is already under siege. Shirqat and hawijah will also be a target.
Once these areas are taken there...
60% of Ramadi is liberated including the government complex area. 20% is contested and 20% under IS control.
Some of the areas liberated were under IS control even before they took over the entire city.
Operations will be ongoing to liberate the entire Ramadi area and eliminate any possible...
After the no fly zone imposed in the 1990's in northern Iraq, sad dam gave permission for Turkish troops to enter Iraqi land to counter Kurdish insurgency.
To this day the Turkish military still has a camp in northern Iraq. However after the IS and the developments now the Turks are trying to...
This is just a proposal which will never see light; in the near future at least. Just because some western news sources reported, doesn't mean it's true.
Besides with the current economic crises there is no way to fund such projects. And if there was this sort of funding it needs to be spent...
Sunni fighters holding positions in eastern salahidden province.
Recent video from Ramadi. Iraqi forces has so far captured 40%+ of the city.
PMF and police evacuation civilians who escaped from deash territory. Sunni civilians escape IS territory and walk through the Hamrin mountains for...
France needs to stop supporting "moderate" terrorists in syria and take care of its own terrorist preaching saudi funded mosques inside France. 1000+ people from france travelled to join IS.
Besides the coalition has been targeting Raqqa for months now, they neutralized just about every...
What a load of crap. Peshmerga helped IS takeover a quarter of Iraq and it was he PMF which loberated Amirli. Peshmerga just handed Sinjar, and refused to assist the people of Tel Afar or even open them a logistic route. Kurdish militias attempted to take over Tuz khurmato by "exercising"...
Actually the vast majority of SAA allies are Iraqis and lebanons hezbollah.
Some 80% of southern front is led by the Iraqis.
And Syria/ Assad is not exactly a "puppet" or no one. We could counter that by saying the Russia is syrias puppet since they are assisting and putting in resources...
An evolution.
Baathists+ jihadists turned Alqaeda. Soon they turned ISIS and were joined by new foriegn masses from syria as well as tens of thousands of local sunni youth who were hyped when the group took over after the big treason.
Most of the supporters are in a tight spot now. They...
Recent developments.
Thousands of IED's uncovered by heavy rain. Hundreds were detonated as a result of hail which followed the rain.
IS recently took advantage of the fog and attempted to advance from the anbar desert towards the areas west of Samara. However, a sudden change in weather...
PMF and defence forces have besieged Ramadi from all directions and have taken over strategic areas including former military barracks. They have managed to advanced on one front, however IS suicidals have been launching a series of large truck bombs which is slowing down the advance.
Air...
Iraqi forces cleared entire baiji, seniyah and all the surrounding villages up to the fat-ha bridge to the north. Mak'houl mountains are also loberated.
IS carried out a series of poorly planned counter attacks towards Samara from the Anbar desert and from Hawijah and shirqat towards the...
The entire baiji city was evacuated many months ago. ALL the civilians left the city. When baiji and areas to the north were liberated, Some sunni villagers set up ambushes against retreating IS convoys and killed over 20 of them.
Sunni Civilians from the "mas7ag" village walked many miles...