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Mosul Offensive News
Iraqi forces capture GeliokhanNineveh – (IraqiNews.com) Iraqi army forces on Saturday captured the village of Geliokhan advancing towards the eastern shore of Tigris River, which cuts through the city of Mosul, as part of operations to recapture the city from Islamic State militants, army media said. Troops from the army’s 9th division moved towards the east of Tigris River and liberated the village of “Geliokhan”, Lt. Gen Abdul Amir Yarallah, commander of operation “We Are Coming Nineveh,” stated. Iraqi army forces, backed by popular militias and US-led air forces, continue a major campaign that launched in mid October to liberate Mosul, ISIS’s last bastion in Iraq. Popular militias said recently that victories over the extremist group practically isolated the province of Nineveh from the rest of Iraq as well as from escape routes to Syria. ISIS has reportedly been losing ground, lives and equipment since the start of operations, with many of its prominent cadres reported as either dead or fugitive. 50 percent of Mosul captured Baghdad – (IraqiNews.com) The Iraqi army said Saturday that joint police and army operations have managed to retake 50 percent of Nineveh regions since launching in mid October, whereas police forces said they killed 50 Islamic State militants south of the city of Mosul. “Our forces have become in control of 50 percent of Nineveh since the launch of military operations,” said Brig. Gen. Yahia Rasoul, a spokesperson for the Iraqi Joint Operations Command. Earlier on Saturday, army forces said they had advanced towards the eastern shores of Tigris River, which cuts through Mosul, and liberated the village of Geliokhan. Nineveh’s Mosul is the last outstanding ISIS stronghold in Iraq, and the group has been sustaining losses in lives, ground and equipment fighting off the successfully-advancing Iraqi government and popular troops over the past month. Recent military victories over ISIS in Nineveh reportedly isolated the province from Iraq and the group’s strongholds in Syria. Iraqi forces capture key road in Mosul Nineveh – (IraqiNews.com) Federal Police Chief, Raed Shakir Jawdat announced on Saturday recapturing the road linking between the city of Mosul and Tel Afar district. Jawdat said in a press statement, “Troops of the Federal Police managed, at noon today, to recapture the road linking between the city of Mosul and the district of Tel Afar.” “Security forces also managed to liberate Umm al-Masa’id village within the southwestern axis of the battle to retake Nineveh from the Islamic State’s grip,” Jawdat added. Joint security forces, backed by Army Aviation and international coalition are progressing in the operations to liberate the city of Mosul from the ISIS control. Iraqi militia forces capture 2 villages in Tel Afar Nineveh – (IraqiNews.com) Al-Hashd al-Shaabi forces managed to liberate two villages in Tel Afar district, west of the province, and raised the Iraqi flag over the buildings, after killing dozens of the Islamic State’s members, Alsumaria News reported on Saturday. “This morning, al-Hahsd al-Shaabi forces managed to liberate the villages of al-Ajbouri and al-Fatsa, in Tel Afar district (62 km west of Mosul), and raised the Iraqi flag over their buildings,” the media outlet stated. “Security forces also were able to kill large group of the Islamic State’s militants, after clashing with them inside the villages,” it added. Forces from al-Hashd al-Shaabi are deployed in the western axis of the province of Nineveh, and announced on 16 November 2016, that the forces managed to liberate Tel Afar Airport. Iraqi forces capture 3 more areas in Mosul Nineveh – (IraqiNews.com) Media officials with the Ministry of Defense announced on Saturday, that security forces liberated three areas in Mosul completely, and killed four members of the Islamic State extremist group, including a senior leader, by an air strike in the southeastern axis of the city. The officials said in a press statement, “Today, heroes of the Anti-Terrorism Directorate liberated the areas of Hayy al-Amn, Shafaq al-Khadraa and Shafaq al-Karama completely, and raised the Iraqi flag on their buildings, as well as recapturing Mosul Radio building.” “International coalition air force conducted an air strike, resulting in the destruction of a vehicle and killing of four terrorists, including a senior leader the so-called Abu Anas al-Shishani, in al-Shomaysat village, in addition to destroying 3 mortar detachments in Jelikhan village,” the statement added. “Troops of the army’s 9th Armored Brigade killed six terrorists, and destroyed two motorcycles in the southeastern axis,” the statement explained. 50 ISIS Turbans pining for the Fjords [ARA News] Duhok – More than 50 ISIS jihadists were killed and 32 others were taken captive by the Iraqi forces in the battle for Mosul in Iraq’s northwestern Nineveh Governorate, military sources reported on Saturday. Backed by the US-led coalition’s air forces, the Iraqi Army attacked major ISIS headquarters in southern Mosul. “The Daesh terrorist group has suffered heavy losses in manpower and equipment under heavy bombardment by our forces over the past two days,” The Iraqi General Command said in a statement, using an Arabic acronym for the Islamic State group (ISIS). “Over 50 terrorists were killed and 32 others were taken captive in southern Mosul.” Also, the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Units reported new gains west of the city. “Our units liberated three new neighbourhoods in western Mosul, including al-Masaref, Qahira and al-Amin,” an Iraqi officer told ARA News over the phone. On the other hand, the Islamic State issued a statement, published by the jihadi Amaq News Agency, saying that at least 15 Iraqi forces were killed in what the group described as “a martyrdom operation” [a suicide attack] in eastern Mosul earlier on Friday. The Iraqi Army and Kurdish Peshmerga launched a joint operation on October 17, to capture the city and its surroundings from ISIS. Bolstered by the coalition’s air support, Iraqi security forces recently took control of dozens of towns and villages in Mosul’s countryside. They also captured several neighborhoods in the city itself. Iraqi Forces Liberate 5 More Towns in Tal Afar [AlManar] Iraqi Popular Mobilization forces (PMF) continue to advance in Tal Afar, with the volunteer fighters on Saturday liberated five towns in the strategic district form the Takfiri terrorists of ISIL. Earlier on Friday, the PMF, who is also known as al-Hashd al-Shaabi, announced the start of the fifth stage of the operation to liberate western Mosul. On Saturday, the PMF fighters tightened grip on ISIL terrorists as they liberated Tal Samir, Northern Tal Samir, Tal Abtan, Om Nakhila and Om al-Hujairat, Iraqi sources said. The volunteer forces met no resistance during its advance and managed to control Om al-Hujairat in a short time after the Takfiri insurgents fled the area. Posted by: badanov 2016-11-27 |
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