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Iraqi forces retake two W. Mosul villages, clash with IS at recaptured district
[Iraq News] Iraqi army forces recaptured two villages in western djinn-infested Mosul... the home of a particularly ferocious and hairy djinn... on Wednesday, while clashing with 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.... Maj. Adnan Mostafa, from the army’s 9th division, was quoted by Bas News website saying the forces recaptured Bawabat al-Sham (Syria Gate) and al-Rihani, thus completing a siege around the town of Badush, preparing to invade it. Iraqi forces killed tens of IS members and nabbed Maw! They're comin' to get me, Maw! 25 during battles at the two villages, according to Mostafa. Hours earlier, Iraqi security commanders were quoted saying they had recaptured a nearby road linking the town of Tal Afar with Mosul effectively blocking the las exit available for Meanwhile, ...back at the hoedown, the fiddler suddenly struck a sour note. The dancing stopped abruptly. Everyone looked at Bob... Alsumaria News reported festivities between the army’s Counter-Terrorism Forces and IS fighters at the residential Wadi Hajar area, which the Iraqi Joint Operations Command said Tuesday it recaptured from Death Eaters. The Iraqi government recaptured eastern Mosul late January and launched a new phase of operations to clear the western region last month. The troops, backed by forces and advisers from a U.S.-backed coalition, has made remarkable gains since the start of operations, with Iraqi and coalition commanders reporting speedy collapses in IS defenses. Iraqi and United Nations ...the Oyster Bay money pit... migration bodies say at least 16.000 civilians have been displaced since the start of the western Mosul onslaught, with 250.000 more threatened with displacement. Posted by: Fred 2017-03-02 |
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