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Salahuddin Combat Courier
URGENT: ISIS captures road connecting Tikrit and Kirkuk(IraqiNews.com) Erbil – On Thursday, ISIS militants carried out an offensive attack on Tikrit District and were able to control the road connecting Tikrit and Kirkuk, while seized two regions east of the district. ISIS militants carried out the attack from several axes including Hamrin Mountains, al-Fatha, and Tel Ksaiba area and were able to control Tel Ksaiba area (30 km east of Tikrit), while captured the road connecting Tikrit and Kirkuk. The Governor of Salahuddin Province Raed al-Jubouri said in a statements followed by IraqiNews.com, “The ISIS militants had carried out an attack, at dawn today, on Tel Ksaiba area using seven car bombs,” adding that, “A large number of the security forces were either killed or wounded during the attack.” “The Iraqi Air Force warplanes are shelling the area that was captured by ISIS and the clashes are still ongoing,” Jubouri added. Preliminary information indicates to the death of 12 elements of ISIS and seven members of the Iraqi security forces in the attack. Tel Ksaiba Liberated (IraqiNews.com) Salahaddin – On Thursday, Governor of Salahaddin Raed al-Jubouri announced, that the security forces backed by al-Hashd al-Shaabi managed to liberate Tel Ksaiba area east of Tikrit. Jubouri said in a statement followed by IraqiNews.com, “The security forces backed by al-Hashed al-Shaabi fighters have inflicted heavy human and material losses on the ISIS organization, after the liberation of Tel Ksaiba area east of Tikrit,” pointing out that, “Dozens of the ISIS organization including Arabs and foreigners were killed during the operation.” The statement added, “Jubouri praised the role of the security forces including Salahuddin Operations, the local police and al-Hashed al-Shaabi fighters in repulsing the terrorist gangs and defeating them completely.” PMF foils ISIS attack in northern Salahuddin (IraqiNews.com) Salahuddin – On Thursday, Leader in al-Hashd al-Shaabi Jabbar al-Maamouri announced, that the security forces backed by al-Hashd al-Shaabi forces foiled a massive attack carried out by the ISIS organization in Tal Kasiba area in northern Salahuddin, while inflicted heavy losses on the organization. Maamouri said in a statement followed by IraqiNews.com, “The ISIS organization has carried out a massive attack on Tal Kasiba and Albu Ogail areas north of Salahuddin,” pointing out that, “ISIS carried out the attack on the first defense lines using 17 vehicles carrying militants, in addition to three booby-trapped vehicles.” He added, “The joint security forces backed by al-Hashd al-Shaabi and Shamr tribe fighters, in addition to the Iraqi Air Force managed to foil the attack and inflicted heavy losses on ISIS.” Salahuddin Operations Commander escapes suicide bomb (IraqiNews.com) Salahaddin – On Thursday, a source in Salahuddin Operations Command announced, that the Commander of Salahuddin operations Lt. Gen. Juma Anad survived a suicide car bomb attack east of Tikrit (170 km north of Baghdad), while emphasized that a senior officer was wounded in the attack, along with one of the army’s members. The source said in an a statement followed by IraqiNews.com, “A car bomb driven by a suicide bomber exploded, at noon today, on the parade of the Commander of Salahuddin Operations Lt. Gen. Juma Anad during his presence in Tel Kasibah area east of Tikrit, wounding a senior officer and one of the army’s members,” pointing out that, “Anad was not harmed.” The source added: “Armed clashes between the elements of the ISIS organization and the joint security forces are ongoing in this region.” Noteworthy, joint forces managed to free the city of Tikrit in the 31st of March 2015, while continued its progress to expel ISIS from the province, after the liberation of Baiji. Posted by: badanov 2016-01-15 |
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