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The Beatings Will Continue: Iraqi Edition
 Civilian dies in IED blast in Kirkuk Kirkuk (IraqiNews.com) A civilian was killed by an improvised explosive device explosion in Qasbet Bashir area, south of Kirkuk, a source told Alsumaria News on Thursday. The source said, “An improvised explosive device, from the remnants of the Islamic State, exploded in Qasbet Bashir (15 km south of Kirkuk), killing one civilian on the spot.” “Police forces evacuated the body to the forensic medicine department and opened an investigation into the incident,” the source added on condition of anonymity. Noteworthy, 90% of Qasbet Bashir area is destructed by IEDs planted by the Islamic State, before being liberated by Peshmerga forces and al-Hashd al-Shaabi last year. 2 students die in ISIS artillery attack in Mosul Nineveh (IraqiNews.com) Islamic State militants rockets killed and wounded students and teachers in eastern Mosul Thursday as the extremist group continues to target areas it lost to security forces over the last months. Colonel Khodeir Saleh, from the Joint Operations Command, told Bas News that two student girls were killed and others were wounded, including teachers, when Kateyusha missiles, fired by IS, landed on their school in al-Jazair district in eastern Mosul. Ambulances rushed to carry the casualties to hospital, the security officer said. Iraqi government forces drove Islamic State militants out of eastern Mosul late January after three months of fighting that left at least 3000 militants dead, and are preparing to cross the Tigris River to the western section where militants are well-entrenched. IS, however, has waged several attacks on the eastern areas over the past weeks, killing civilians and security personnel. Also on Thursday, security forces managed to deactivate more than 200 explosive devices in al-Houd village, near the southern Mosul town of Qayyara, according to a report by Baghdad Times. They said stashes of grenades and rocket launchers were also discovered. Iraqi and international coalition generals predict the city to be fully recaptured within six months. ISIS closes Sharia Courts in western Mosul Nineveh (IraqiNews.com) A local source in Nineveh Province declared that the Islamic State group closed the so-called Sharia Courts in western Mosul, Alsumaria News reported on Thursday. The source said, “The Islamic State closed the remaining Sharia Courts in western Mosul, and started to evacuate its alternative headquarters immediately.” “The authority of Sharia Courts was transferred to the field’s Emirs, with the approaching offensive in western Mosul,” the source added on condition of anonymity. Islamic State’s Sharia Court is a very important entity in the group, and has many authorities including arrest warrants. ISIS forces western Mosul residents to feed ISIS forces Nineveh (IraqiNews.com) A local source in Nineveh Province that the Islamic State group forced some residents of western Mosul to provide food to its combat detachments, Alsumaria News reported on Thursday. The source said, “The Islamic State forced the residents of western Mosul to feed its combat detachments in the neighborhoods of the area.” “The Islamic State considered the presenting food to its detachments as a support for the group,” the source explained. “The group threatens to punish anyone who violate its instruction,” the source added. The source also declared that the extremist group could not provide food to its fighters, so they started to threaten residents and force them to provide food. Posted by: badanov 2017-02-17 |
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