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Anbar Antics
 Iraqi forces begin offensive at Heet (IraqiNews.com) Anbar – On Sunday the leadership of al-Jazeera and al-Badiya Operations in Anbar province announced the launch of a military operation to liberate Heet Island west of Ramadi (110 km west of Baghdad) from ISIS control. The commander of Anbar Operations, Maj. Gen. Ali Ibrahim Dbon, said in a brief statement received by IraqiNews.com, “Today, joint security forces belonging to the army, police and tribal fighters carried out, before noon, a security operation with the participation of International Coalition Aviation for the liberation of Heet Island (70 km west of Ramadi) from ISIS control.” Dbon added: “The security forces shelled ISIS gatherings at the entrances to Heet Island,” indicating that, “The next few hours will witness the announcement of liberating areas in Heet Island.” Iraqi forces take 3 more villages in Baghdadi (IraqiNews.com) al-Anbar – The commander of al-Jazeerah Operations, Maj. Gen. Ali Ibrahim Dboun, announced on Sunday the liberation of three villages during military operations by the security forces and clan fighters northwest of the vicinity of al-Baghdadi. Dboun said in a statement obtained by IraqiNews.com, “The army’s Seventh Division as well as the police and clan fighters had managed to liberate the villages of Duwailiya, Ouwaniya and al-Sama’niya northwest of the vicinity of al-Baghdadi (90 km west of Ramadi) from the ISIS [control],” noting that, “These forces raised the Iraqi flags over a number of buildings in those villages.” He also added, “The liberation operation came after ISIS had suffered big material and human losses.” Iraqi warbirds hit ISIS weapons cache near Ramadi (IraqiNews.com) al-Anbar – The commander of Anbar Operations, Maj. Gen. Ismail al-Mahalawi, announced on Sunday, that the international coalition aviation destructed a cache of weapons belonging to the ISIS east of Ramadi. Mahalawi said in a press statement obtained by IraqiNews.com, “The international coalition aviation, in coordination with Anbar Operations, had managed to bombard a cache of weapons belonging to the ISIS east of Albu Obeid area, east of Ramadi, located on the international highway road.” “The bombing resulted in the destruction of the cache, in addition to killing six ISIS terrorists,” Mahalawi added. Posted by: badanov 2016-05-16 |
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