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ISIS repels several assaults at the gates of Mosul
 [ALMASDARNEWS] With the campaign to liberate djinn-infested Mosul ... the home of a particularly ferocious and hairy djinn... nearing week two, 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.... claimed to have fended off several Peshmerga and Iraqi Army attacks south, east and north of the ISIS stronghold on Tuesday. A convoy of some 40 Peshmerga armored vehicles attempted to storm Umar Qabshi village, northeast of Mosul, but encountered fierce ISIS resistance and were forced to withdraw after an hour-long battle. Skirmishes were also observed at Qarqush (Al-Hamdaniyah) as the Iraqi Army's 9th Division clashed with a few dozen ISIS turbans still held up in the town. At their closest, the Iraqi Armed Forces on the eastern flank of Mosul are 12 kilometers from the city. A report from al-Sumaria TV stating the Iraqi Army had entered the city of Mosul itself proved false; however, the Iraqi Army's 16th Division is still stationed inside Tel Keppe, a town only 6 kilometers north of Mosul. Despite not gaining any ground in the Nineveh governorate today, the Iraqi Army's 9th, 15th and 16th Divisions are expected to support the Iraqi Army's special forces 'Golden Division' in the final offensive to liberate Mosul city. While liberating several villages on the outskirts of Mosul from ISIS, the Peshmerga has announced it will not participate in the actual battle for Mosul city, an Arab city which is home to some 1,500,000 people. Meanwhile, ...back at the comedy club, Boogie sadly admitted that he was a better peeping Tom than he was a comedian... three diversionary ISIS offensives on the cities of Rutbah, Sinjar and Kirkuk have been repelled while the Islamic State is stiffening its frontline around Mosul in anticipation of the publicly announced offensive. At Ar-Rutbah in western Anbar near the Syrian border, a four-day long battle saw 40 ISIS turbans and 14 ISIS vehicle destroyed. Meanwhile, ...back at the comedy club, Boogie sadly admitted that he was a better peeping Tom than he was a comedian... Amaq Agency said over 70 Iraqi soldiers were killed in the battle for Ar-Rutbah which eventually saw ISIS forces retreat after a massive batch of reinforcements arrived at the town. Posted by: Fred 2016-10-28 |
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