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Anbar Antics: 29+ die
16 ISIS troops die near Ramadi(IraqiNews.com) Anbar – On Wednesday, Commander of Anbar tribal fighters in the eastern sector of Ramadi announced, that 16 elements of the ISIS organization were killed in the cleansing battles east of Ramadi (110 km west of Baghdad), while emphasized that the organization besieged 700 families in the eastern axis of the city. Eyal Mohammadi said in a statement followed by IraqiNews.com, “Today, the security forces carried out a large-scale military operation against ISIS strongholds in the areas of al-Sofiya, Joabiya and al-Took east of Ramadi, killing 16 elements of the organization and destructing nine booby-trapped vehicles.” Mohammadi added, “The security forces are advancing in the eastern axis of Ramadi backed by the coalition aviation,” pointing out that, “The number of ISIS elements in the eastern areas of Ramadi does not exceed 200 insurgents, while the number of families besieged by ISIS in those areas reaches 700 families.” Iraqis liberate Abu Aitha (IraqiNews.com) al-Anbar – The commander of Anbar Operations Command, Maj. Gen. Ismail al-Mahalawi, announced on Wednesday the complete liberation of the area of Albu Aitha northeast of Ramadi. Mahalawi said in a brief statement followed by IraqiNews.com, “The joint security forces managed to liberate the area of Albu Aitha completely and raised the Iraqi flag over one of its buildings,” pointing out that, “The operation resulted in killing a number of ISIS elements.” He added, “The joint forces gained full control over the area and began to put fortifications in the area.” 18 ISIS Bad Guys die in airstrikes in Anbar (IraqiNews.com) Baghdad – On Wednesday, Joint Special Operations Command announced, that 18 senior leader of the ISIS organization including the so-called Wali of Baghdad (Governor of Baghdad) had been either killed or wounded in an Iraqi air strike on their gathering in western Anbar. The Joint Special Operations Command said in a statement received by IraqiNews.com, “The Falcons Intelligence Cell in the Ministry of Interior monitored the movements of the ISIS gangs, while detected the presence of a suspicious gathering of ISIS dangerous leaders in Gamaheer neighborhood in Qaim District,” adding that, “The Joint Special Operations Command planes shelled the gathering’s headquarters, killing 11 elements of the organization including the so-called Wali of Baghdad and seriously wounding seven others.” Dozens of ISIS Bad Guys die in Anbar airstikes (IraqiNews.com) al-Anbar – A security source in Anbar province said on Wednesday, that dozens of ISIS elements had been killed in an aerial bombardment by the international coalition west of Ramadi. The source said in a statement received by IraqiNews.com, “The international coalition aviation, in coordination with the Seventh Brigade, bombed headquarters and vital sites belonging to the ISIS in the district of Kabisa in the city of Heet west of Ramadi.” “The bombing resulted in killing dozens of ISIS elements, in addition to destroying a number of weaponry and vehicles for the organization,” the source added. ISIS executes four in Anbar (IraqiNews.com) Anbar – On Wednesday, a source in Anbar Operations Command announced, that the ISIS organization has executed four of its elements in western Anbar, after fleeing from the battles with the security forces in the city of Ramadi (110 km west of Baghdad). The source said in a statement followed by IraqiNews.com, “Today, ISIS organization executed four of its elements by firing squad in Hit District (70 km west of Ramadi), after fleeing from the city of Ramadi in the past few days,” adding that, “The ISIS organization threatened its elements in Anbar with death, in addition to burning their homes and detaining their families.” Noteworthy, ISIS organization controlled most of Anbar cities, while the security forces begun wide cleansing battles and restored the city of Ramadi after fierce confrontations with the ISIS elements. Posted by: badanov 2016-01-14 |
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