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82 civilians killed, wounded by random Shiite mortar shells on Fallujah
[RUDAW.NET] Eighty-two civilians in the embattled town of Fallujah have been killed and maimed due to random bombardments of the Shiite militias in two days of military operations, and that has concerned US military personnel involved in operations in the battle for Fallujah."As a result of mortar shells by [Shiite militia] Hashd al-Shaabi, 32 people were killed and 50 maimed including women and kiddies in Fallujah, ... the City of Mosques, which might have somthing to do with why it's not called Center of Prosperityor a really nice place to raise your kids... " said Uzal Fahdawi, a member of Anbar Provincial Council. Iraqi troops backed by Shiite militia and coalition air support launched a major offensive on Sunday to wrest control of Fallujah from the Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... (ISIS) two years after the group captured the Sunni city. Concerning the random mortar shells Hashd al-Shaabi has been launching on Fallujah, US military personnel have held urgent meetings with top commanders of the offensive, namely Abdul Wahab Saadi, commander of the Fallujah operations command and many other high-ranking Iraqi military officers. "Shiite militia have to immediately stop random mortar shells and also no barriers should be put before civilians fleeing the town and their men should not be imprisoned," said Fahdawi quoting US military officials during a three hour long meeting with Iraqi army officials. He added that "in the meeting it was also decreed that Hashd al-Shaabi should be withdrawn and renounce the battle for Fallujah, but they are still bombing the town." Of 10,000 families believed to be still living in the city, only 80 have been able to flee, according to information obtained by Rudaw. They fear that any family seen trying to escape the terrorist group will be executed. The Anbar provincial council member also disclosed that ISIS has been using civilians as human shields since day one. The Iraqi army continues to bring in large reinforcements to increase the pressure on ISIS to abandon the contested town. "Anbar tactical police regiment has a record number of 400 coppers that have been fully equipped by the USA to take part in military operations and have been based on the outskirts of Fallujah," said Hadi Rzich, Anbar police commander. An estimated 400 to 600 ISIS forces of Evil are believed to have been fighting off Iraqi joint forces from Fallujah, while 22,000 Iraqi joint forces have been moved to the outskirts of Fallujah to liberate the long-held ISIS town. The United Nations ...the Oyster Bay money pit... special envoy to Iraq called on military officials and parties involved in the ongoing battle for Fallujah "to protect the lives of civilians and preserve the city’s infrastructure," the organization’s mission in Baghdad said in a statement. Posted by: Fred 2016-05-27 |
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