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Anbar Antics: 16 die
ISIS prepares to attack Haditha District from two axes(IraqiNews.com) Anbar – On Thursday, Haditha Council in Anbar Province revealed, that the ISIS organization is preparing to attack the district west of Ramadi (110 km west of Baghdad) from two axes, while pointed out that the joint forces reinforced its presence to repel the ISIS attack. The Head of the Council Khalid Nassif said in a statement followed by IraqiNews.com, “The intelligence information revealed that the ISIS organization is preparing to attack Haditha District (170 km west of Ramadi) from the forests area on the north side and the old warehouse area on the west side,” pointing out that, “ISIS mobilized its elements and equipped them with a number of car bombs to attack the earth mounds and defensive barriers of the security forces in the district.” Nassif added, “The security forces from the army, police and tribal fighters in Haditha District have reinforced their combat and military presence to repel any possible attack by ISIS elements.” Noteworthy, most of Anbar Province was controlled by ISIS elements, while the security forces began wide cleansing operations and managed to retake the city of Ramadi after a fierce battle, in addition to another areas in Fallujah and killed dozens of ISIS gangs. 3 ISIS elements stabbed to death in Fallujah (IraqiNews.com) Anbar – On Thursday, a source in Anbar Operations Command announced, that three elements of the so-called the Islamic state in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) were stabbed to death in the center of Fallujah (62 km west of Baghdad). The source said in a statement followed by IraqiNews.com, “This morning, unidentified gunmen attacked a gathering of ISIS elements with knives in Jolan neighborhood in the center of Fallujah, killing three elements and seizing their weapons,” pointing out that, “The attackers are probably belonging to the tribal fighters.” The source, on condition of anonymity, added, “ISIS threatened to behead the attackers who killed its elements in Fallujah and began a search operation on a number of civilian houses in Jolan neighborhood, while abused children and adults verbally and physically.” 13 ISIS Bad Guys die in eastern Ramadi (IraqiNews.com) al-Anbar – The commander of the federal police, Raed Shaker Jawdat, announced on Thursday killing 13 ISIS elements during a raid operation that was carried out in eastern Ramadi. Jawdat said in a statement received by IraqiNews.com, “A force from the federal police had managed to attack a number of ISIS shelters in the area of Husaibyah (7 km east of Ramadi), resulting in the death of 13 elements of the organization.” “A force from the Third Brigade destroyed four mortar detachments and tubular launchers, while killed a number of elements of the ISIS organization in the area of Husaibyah,” he also added. Security forces destruct ISIS tunnel east of Ramadi (IraqiNews.com) al-Anbar – A security source in Anbar province said on Thursday, that the security forces had managed to destruct an ISIS tunnel that links between al-Madiq and Husaiybah east of Ramadi. The source reported for IraqiNews.com, “The security forces were able to find a tunnel for ISIS that extends from the area of al-Madiq to the area of al-Husaiybah east of Ramadi,” noting that, “The force found explosive materials and devices in the tunnel, in addition to dead bodies belonging to the ISIS elements.” “The security forces destructed the tunnel,” the source added. Posted by: badanov 2016-01-22 |
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