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Iraq's war against IS terrorism | Updates and Discussions
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IS militants step up attacks on Iraqi security forces
Islamic State militants have stepped up their attacks on security forces in north-eastern Iraq, reportedly killing at least 18 people since the weekend.
Four tribal militia fighters and three soldiers died in three incidents in Salahuddin, Kirkuk and Diyala provinces on Monday night, security sources said.
Diyala also saw multiple attacks and clashes on Saturday and Sunday.
Analysts believe IS is taking advantage of the coronavirus pandemic, which is occupying the authorities' attention.
Politicians are also distracted by talks on the formation of a new government and the impact on the economy of the collapse in global oil prices.
Iraqi pro-government forces declared victory against the jihadist group in late 2017, but several thousand militants are believed to be still active in the country.
Many have been hiding out in and mounting attacks from tunnel networks and caves in the Hamrin mountains, which straddle Diyala, Kirkuk and Salahuddin.
In one of Monday night's attacks, militants opened fire at an Iraqi army checkpoint on the boundary between Kirkuk and Salahuddin, about 160km (100 miles) north of the capital Baghdad, killing the two soldiers, a security source in Kirkuk said.
Another attack left four members of the paramilitary Tribal Mobilisation Force dead in the village of al-Asiriya, near the town of Tuz Khurmatu, the source added.
A third soldier was killed in the Abu Khamis area, 25km (15 miles) north-east of Baghdad, according to a security source in the city of Baquba.
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Image caption Iraq's security forces have been used to impose a coronavirus lockdown
On Sunday, five Tribal Mobilisation Force fighters were killed in clashes with IS militants in the village of Umm al-Karami, in north-western Diyala, while a soldier was shot dead by a sniper in the Ain Laila area, security sources said.
Four police officers reportedly died on Saturday in an attack in the town of Zaghnia, north of Baquba, while a bomb killed a solider in al-Uzaim.
IS cells have also been hiding out in the remote Western Desert of Anbar province, where Tribal Mobilisation Force units launched an operation on Monday. A military source said three militants were killed in the Mud ham area, two of whom blew themselves up when surrounded inside a mosque.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-52535842
Islamic State militants have stepped up their attacks on security forces in north-eastern Iraq, reportedly killing at least 18 people since the weekend.
Four tribal militia fighters and three soldiers died in three incidents in Salahuddin, Kirkuk and Diyala provinces on Monday night, security sources said.
Diyala also saw multiple attacks and clashes on Saturday and Sunday.
Analysts believe IS is taking advantage of the coronavirus pandemic, which is occupying the authorities' attention.
Politicians are also distracted by talks on the formation of a new government and the impact on the economy of the collapse in global oil prices.
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Iraqi pro-government forces declared victory against the jihadist group in late 2017, but several thousand militants are believed to be still active in the country.
Many have been hiding out in and mounting attacks from tunnel networks and caves in the Hamrin mountains, which straddle Diyala, Kirkuk and Salahuddin.
In one of Monday night's attacks, militants opened fire at an Iraqi army checkpoint on the boundary between Kirkuk and Salahuddin, about 160km (100 miles) north of the capital Baghdad, killing the two soldiers, a security source in Kirkuk said.
Another attack left four members of the paramilitary Tribal Mobilisation Force dead in the village of al-Asiriya, near the town of Tuz Khurmatu, the source added.
A third soldier was killed in the Abu Khamis area, 25km (15 miles) north-east of Baghdad, according to a security source in the city of Baquba.
Image copyright AFP
Image caption Iraq's security forces have been used to impose a coronavirus lockdown
On Sunday, five Tribal Mobilisation Force fighters were killed in clashes with IS militants in the village of Umm al-Karami, in north-western Diyala, while a soldier was shot dead by a sniper in the Ain Laila area, security sources said.
Four police officers reportedly died on Saturday in an attack in the town of Zaghnia, north of Baquba, while a bomb killed a solider in al-Uzaim.
IS cells have also been hiding out in the remote Western Desert of Anbar province, where Tribal Mobilisation Force units launched an operation on Monday. A military source said three militants were killed in the Mud ham area, two of whom blew themselves up when surrounded inside a mosque.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-52535842
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Iraq’s PMU Forces Destroy Several Daesh Hideouts in Salahuddin
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Fighters from Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), also known as Hashd al-Sha’abi, shelled Daesh hideouts in the country's northern Salahuddin province.
According to a statement by Hashd al-Sha’abi, the PMU forces on Tuesday used mortar shells and artillery rounds to destroy a Daesh hideout near the Alas oilfields, located northeast of Tikrit, the provincial capital of Salahuddin province, Iraq's Baghdad al-Youm website reported.
In the western Makishifa district of the province, the popular forces also managed to destroy several hideouts of the terrorists and clear the area of their remnants, it added.
Daesh has intensified its attacks in Iraq amid Baghdad’s call on the US to pull out its forces from the Arab country.
In a vote on January 5, the Iraqi parliament called for an end to the presence of all foreign troops, including Americans.
The vote came two days after the US military - acting on US President Donald Trump’s order - launched a fatal drone strike on senior Iranian anti-terror commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani upon his arrival in the Iraqi capital at the invitation of the Baghdad government.
The attack also claimed the lives of Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the second-in-command of the PMU, and eight other Iranian and Iraqi people.
Washington has threatened sanctions should US troops be expelled instead of heeding the Iraqi parliament’s call to end the occupation of the country.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Fighters from Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), also known as Hashd al-Sha’abi, shelled Daesh hideouts in the country's northern Salahuddin province.
According to a statement by Hashd al-Sha’abi, the PMU forces on Tuesday used mortar shells and artillery rounds to destroy a Daesh hideout near the Alas oilfields, located northeast of Tikrit, the provincial capital of Salahuddin province, Iraq's Baghdad al-Youm website reported.
In the western Makishifa district of the province, the popular forces also managed to destroy several hideouts of the terrorists and clear the area of their remnants, it added.
Daesh has intensified its attacks in Iraq amid Baghdad’s call on the US to pull out its forces from the Arab country.
In a vote on January 5, the Iraqi parliament called for an end to the presence of all foreign troops, including Americans.
The vote came two days after the US military - acting on US President Donald Trump’s order - launched a fatal drone strike on senior Iranian anti-terror commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani upon his arrival in the Iraqi capital at the invitation of the Baghdad government.
The attack also claimed the lives of Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the second-in-command of the PMU, and eight other Iranian and Iraqi people.
Washington has threatened sanctions should US troops be expelled instead of heeding the Iraqi parliament’s call to end the occupation of the country.
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Have they ever considered they are just U.S. troops getting back on the helos instead of the PMU claiming they are transporting ISIS. But then its PMU and they want to make it look like the U.S. is not fighting ISIS.
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Iraqi forces target ISIL's bases in Mosul
TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) – Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units, also known as Hashd al-Sha’abi forces identified two ISIL terrorist bases on the outskirts of Mosul in a reconnaissance operation.
Based on accurate intelligence from Hashd al-Sha’abi forces, Iraq’s Army carried airstrike attacks against the ISIL bases in Mosul.
In two airstrikes launched by Iraq’s Army, two ISIL terrorist bases in the southwestern city of Mosul this morning have been bombed, according to Almaalomah.
All ISIL members present in the two bases were killed and their equipment destroyed in the bombing of Iraqi fighters.
Earlier, Hashd al-Sha’abi forces had targeted seven ISIL’s bases with mortar shells in the northern city of Samarra during a large-scale operation.
On Saturday, Hashd al-Sha’abi forces attacked ISIL’s bases in the eastern province of Saladin with large-scale artillery attacks.
Last week, the ISIL terrorists mounted a coordinated assault in the Salahuddin town of Mekeeshfa and the city of Balad, martyring at least 10 Hashd al-forces.
Hashd al-Sha’abi said its forces had killed and wounded a number of Daesh elements and managed to push them back in the area.
Commander in chief of the Armed Forces Adil Abd Al-Mahdi has ordered the launch of a large-scale operation against the remnants of ISIL Takfiris, according to the spokesperson of Iraq’s Armed Forces on Tuesday.
Extensive operations are being carried out against ISIL's hidden bases with the participation of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units, or Hashd al-Sha’abi, Khalaf said.
TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) – Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units, also known as Hashd al-Sha’abi forces identified two ISIL terrorist bases on the outskirts of Mosul in a reconnaissance operation.
Based on accurate intelligence from Hashd al-Sha’abi forces, Iraq’s Army carried airstrike attacks against the ISIL bases in Mosul.
In two airstrikes launched by Iraq’s Army, two ISIL terrorist bases in the southwestern city of Mosul this morning have been bombed, according to Almaalomah.
All ISIL members present in the two bases were killed and their equipment destroyed in the bombing of Iraqi fighters.
Earlier, Hashd al-Sha’abi forces had targeted seven ISIL’s bases with mortar shells in the northern city of Samarra during a large-scale operation.
On Saturday, Hashd al-Sha’abi forces attacked ISIL’s bases in the eastern province of Saladin with large-scale artillery attacks.
Last week, the ISIL terrorists mounted a coordinated assault in the Salahuddin town of Mekeeshfa and the city of Balad, martyring at least 10 Hashd al-forces.
Hashd al-Sha’abi said its forces had killed and wounded a number of Daesh elements and managed to push them back in the area.
Commander in chief of the Armed Forces Adil Abd Al-Mahdi has ordered the launch of a large-scale operation against the remnants of ISIL Takfiris, according to the spokesperson of Iraq’s Armed Forces on Tuesday.
Extensive operations are being carried out against ISIL's hidden bases with the participation of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units, or Hashd al-Sha’abi, Khalaf said.
why dont you use regular attack helo against those monkeys? 1 missile would be enough. Iraq has Russian attack helis.
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By coincidence, the Mi-17 spotted the pick up truck in the desert. It was not a planned operation
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when ISIS first attacked Iraq with a large convoy of pickup and trucks one f-16 with just rocket pods would bring hell on them but who would knew they will attack...
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6 years ago the religious genocide & massacre of 1700 cadets at Camp Speicher. Killed for being Shi'a, the region was celebrating it. Certain tribes in Iraq carried it out. Shows how degenerated the middle east has become.
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Iraq launches operations against ISIL in Diyala
TEHRAN, Jun. 28 (MNA) – The Iraqi Ministry of Interior announced the launch of new security operations against the remnants of ISIL forces in Diyala Governorate.
In an interview with Al-Maaloma, an informed source said that military operations were launched against the remnants of ISIL in Abu Khanazir in the northeast of Diyala Governorate.
According to the source, the operation was carried out following last night's ISIL attack on a police checkpoint and the martyrdom and wounding of six people.
In other operations, the intelligence forces of the Iraqi Interior Ministry identified and arrested 14 terrorists in different parts of Kirkuk and Samarra.
According to the report, Iraqi Interior Ministry forces have arrested 9 terrorists in various parts of Samarra on charges of collaborating with ISIL.
5 terrorists have been also captured in Kirkuk by Iraqi forces, the report added.
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/160287/Iraq-launches-operations-against-ISIL-in-Diyala
TEHRAN, Jun. 28 (MNA) – The Iraqi Ministry of Interior announced the launch of new security operations against the remnants of ISIL forces in Diyala Governorate.
In an interview with Al-Maaloma, an informed source said that military operations were launched against the remnants of ISIL in Abu Khanazir in the northeast of Diyala Governorate.
According to the source, the operation was carried out following last night's ISIL attack on a police checkpoint and the martyrdom and wounding of six people.
In other operations, the intelligence forces of the Iraqi Interior Ministry identified and arrested 14 terrorists in different parts of Kirkuk and Samarra.
According to the report, Iraqi Interior Ministry forces have arrested 9 terrorists in various parts of Samarra on charges of collaborating with ISIL.
5 terrorists have been also captured in Kirkuk by Iraqi forces, the report added.
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/160287/Iraq-launches-operations-against-ISIL-in-Diyala
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