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Anbar Antics: 15 die
ISIS claims Iraqi helo shot down(IraqiNews.com) Anbar – An Anbar police source disclosed on Wednesday that a pilot was killed and another injured by an ISIS attack on their helicopter south of Fallujah contrary to government claims that the helicopter crashed due to technical failures. The source said in an interview with IraqiNews.com: “A helicopter belonging to the Iraqi Army crashed in the area of Albu Duaij in the Amiriya district south of Fallujah during a military operation by Iraqi Security Forces to cleanse a number of areas of ISIS positions.” The source added that: “The helicopter crashed due to an ISIS attack, killing the pilot and injuring another,” noting that “the security forces evacuated the bodies of the two pilots.” Noteworthy, joint forces are besieging ISIS positions in Fallujah and continuing efforts to liberate it from ISIS. 15 ISIS Bad Guys have a Very Bad Day (IraqiNews.com) al-Anbar – On Wednesday the leader of Albu Nimir tribe, Naeem Kawood, announced the killing of 15 ISIS elements in a tactical operation west of Ramadi. Kawood said in a statement received by IraqiNews.com, “A force from clan Albu Nimir, with support from an army force consisting of 3 Hummer vehicles, carried out a tactical operation against ISIS elements in the village of al-Amiriyah located east of al-Baghdadi (90 km west of Ramadi).” Kawood added, “The force managed to kill 15 ISIS elements and destroy three platforms, in addition to inflicting big human and material losses upon the ISIS ranks.” Iraqi militia rocket artillery destroys ISIS HQ (IraqiNews.com) al-Anbar – The Shia militia of Saraya al-Jihad announced on Wednesday the destruction of the ISIS headquarters in the area of al-Thurthar during a rocket shelling by the Saraya forces. Saraya al-Jihad said in a statement followed by IraqiNews.com, “Our rockets force, based on intelligence information, destructed immune ISIS headquarters including the main headquarters southeast of Thurthar during a rockets shelling by Jihad-3 missiles.” The statement added, “The shelling resulted in direct hit, while flames as well as smoke had been spotted rising from the headquarters.” Posted by: badanov 2016-02-18 |
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