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Street fighting in civilian populated Mosul neighborhoods
[RUDAW.NET] The Iraqi Counter Terrorism forces (ICTF) face strong resistance put up by 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.... group as they make their way into djinn-infested Mosul ... the home of a particularly ferocious and hairy djinn... 's eastern neighborhoods, Rudaw’s Ranja Jamal who is embedded with the Iraqi forces reported from Al Zahra neighborhood on Friday. The holy warrior group which is still in control of most parts of the city, in particular the right bank of the Tigris river, have used sniper fire and boom-mobiles to stop the advance of the counter terrorism special forces who come from the east, Iraqi commanders told Rudaw. The Iraqi War Media Office reported on Friday that the Iraqi forces from all fronts are clearing the areas that came under their control in the last few days, but indications on the ground point to continued festivities in almost all neighborhoods, including Al Zahra. Jamal reported Friday afternoon that the elite ICTF are making an attempt to enter Qadisiya neighborhood where they are engaged in street-to-street fighting with the ISIS bully boys. The Iraqi government has urged the Mosul residents to stay in their homes, as the result many are caught up between both sides. Some residents in the newly liberated Intisar neighborhood interviewed by Rudaw on Friday complained of lack of fuel and flour while lined up to receive some food items distributed by the Iraqi forces. Posted by: Fred 2016-11-12 |
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