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Mosul Offensive News
 Shiite auxiliaries kill 35 Islamic State fighters west of Mosul Nineveh (IraqiNews.com) Al-Hashd Al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Units) killed 35 members of the Islamic State in western Mosul on Monday, Iraq’s state TV reported in breaking news. Al-Hashd’s media service has not yet, however, given count of the number of militants, but only said the forces eradicated a group of IS militants that had attacked PMUs at the 16th kilometer area, west of the city. Al-Hashd al-Shaabi has been actively involved in the Iraqi government’s fight against Islamic State militants since its formation in 2014. Curfews adopted to counter IS shelling of recaptured Mosul areas Nineveh (IraqiNews.com) Iraqi military forces have imposed a curfew at districts along the eastern bank of the Tigris River in Mosul to protect civilians from bombardment from the west by Islamic State militants. Anadolu Agency quoted Saber al-Falahi, a brigadier-general at the army’s Counter-Terrorism Forces, as saying that directives had been made to the residents at districts parallel to the eastern bank of the Tigris River to stay home between 3 pm and 6 am (Iraq’s local time). He said the measure is aimed to protect the residents from projectiles launched by the extremist group, especially during night times when U.S.-led fighter jets become less active above those areas. Falahi said Katyusha and mortar bombardments killed 13 civilians and wounded 48 last week at liberated areas. Falahi told the agency the curfew was the only solution to protect civilians, adding that the only means to stop the bombardment are either to ensure an around-the-clock aerial patrols or to speed up with the invasion of the western section of the city, where IS still maintains a majority of territory. MOMD: Over 3200 displaced persons return back to eastern Mosul Nineveh (IraqiNews.com) Iraqi Ministry of Migration and Displacement announced on Monday, that more than 3200 displaced persons have returned back to their liberated areas in eastern Mosul, while pointed out that more displaced families will return to their areas in the coming days. The Ministry’s IDP Camps’ Official in Khazir and Hosn Sham, Mostafa Hamed, said in a press statement, “Today, the Ministry’s IDP camps received 3,237 displaced persons who returned back to their liberated areas in eastern Mosul.” “The Ministry allocated 26 buses, in coordination with the Ministry of Transportation, to tack the residents back to their areas, in addition to 11 vehicles provided by the Joint Operations Command to transfer their furniture and belongings,” Hamed added. “The majority of displaced families will return back to their liberated areas in the few coming days,” Hamed further explained. Earlier this month, Iraqi Ministry of Migration and Displacement announced that 1200 displaced persons returned back to their areas in eastern Mosul. Posted by: trailing wife 2017-01-31 |
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