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Tikrit [agonizingly slow] Reconquista
[IraqiNews.com] Chief of Staff of the French army announced Thursday, launching La Belle France's first air strike against ISIS sites in the city of Tikrit. The front man for the Chief of Staff of the French army said, "We launched on Wednesday evening an air strike in the framework of the US-led international coalition operation in Tikrit." "This was La Belle France's first participation in the attack on Tikrit," he added. The US Department of Defense (Pentagon) announced on Wednesday, that the US-led international coalition was ordered to strike led by the United the ISIS group in Tikrit. This comes in conjunction with the announcement of Prime Minister General Commander of the Armed Forces Haider al-Abadi, in a televised speech that the hour of salvation and victory has come and Salahuddin is finally "coming home," stressing that ISIS no longer has a foothold in Iraq.
[IraqiNews.com] On Thursday, a security source in Salahuddin province said, that 80 ISIS turbans have been either killed or injured in air strikes in Tikrit. The source stated for IraqiNews, "Warplanes of the international coalition have carried out air strikes against headquarters and gathering sites for the ISIS group turbans in the areas of Wadi-Sheyshin, located in southern Tikrit, and al-Qadesiyah, located in northern Tikrit, and the presidential palaces in the center of the city." "The air strikes resulted in killing 50 ISIS turbans and injuring around 30 others," the source added. IAF conduct 25 airstrikes against ISIL terrorists in Tikrit [IraqiNews.com] Iraqi Sukhoi aircrafts of the Iraqi Air Force conducted 25 A security source told Iraqi News that " Sukhoi aircrafts of the Iraqi Air Force conducted 25 International coalition raids on Tikrit were Abadi’s request, says Washington
The US State spokeswoman Jen Psaki ...a valley girl who woke up one morning and found she was spokeswoman for the U.S. Department of State... said in a statement followed by IraqiNews.com, "At the request of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, the US-led international coalition launched Jen added that the strikes were designed to destroy ISIS strongholds precisely to protect innocent Iraqis by reducing the damage to infrastructure and enable the Iraqi forces under the command of the Iraqi leadership to continue offensive operations against ISIS in the vicinity of Tikrit. Psaki confirmed that all the air raids were in coordination with the Iraqi government and the Iraqi security forces through the joint operations center in Baghdad. Obaidi personally strikes ISIL shelters in Tikrit
Some photos posted in the Obaidi's personal Facebook account show Obaidi participates in Sokhoi-25 Fighter in striking the ISIL shelters. US led coalition, Iraqi Aviation conduct 17 airstrikes against ISIL targets [IraqiNews.com] The US Army announced on today Thursday that the US-led coalition and Iraqi Aviation have conducted (17) A press statement by the US Armyreceived by IraqiNews.com cited that "The US-led coalition joined to the Iraqi Aviation conducting (17) ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... of Iraq and Levant targets in Tikrit". Tikrit attack on four axes with participation of 500 fighters, says Salahuddin MP [IraqiNews.com] On Thursday, MP of Salahuddin province Badr Fahl revealed that the liberation plan of Tikrit includes the attack from four axes, indicating that 500 fighters from the city participated along with the Iraqi forces in the operation. Fahl informed IraqiNews, "The attack on the remaining areas of Tikrit will be from the four main axes," noting that, "The first axis is the southern side of Awja toward the city, and the second is the western region of al-Diom toward al-Zohour neighborhood in Tikrit." Fahl added, "The northern axis is the third, from Hayakil neighborhood towards the industrial district of the city," pointing out that, "The fourth axis will be across the river between al-Alam district and Tikrit." Federal Police Forces arrive in Tikrit to support ISF [IraqiNews.com] The Federal Police Forces arrived in Tikrit to support the Iraqi Security Forces in liberating the city. Security source stated to IraqiNews.com "A big security force of the Federal Police arrived in Tikrit to support liberating the city from the ISIL terrorists.” Key figure for volunteers assures death of Tikrit military alderman by airstrike in Tikrit [IraqiNews.com] A leader of the Public Mobilization emphasized on Thursday that what is so called the military alderman of Tikrit was killed by Joint force kills 4 suicide bombers in northern Tikrit [IraqiNews.com] On Wednesday, a security source in Salahuddin province said, that the Iraqi security forces have managed to kill 4 jacket wallahs in the area of al-Qadesiya, located in northern Tikrit. The source stated to IraqiNews in an interview, "A joint force, consisting of army troops and local police elements, with support from al-Hashed al-Sha'bi militia fighters have managed to kill 4 suicide bombers who had worn boom belts in an attempt to target gathering sites for the security forces in the neighborhood of al-Qadesiyah, located in northern Tikrit." "The holy warriors are being trapped inside Tikrit, while the security forces advance into the city,” the source added. Posted by: trailing wife 2015-03-28 |
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