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Anbar Antix
 5 ISIS Turbans have a Very Bad Day Anbar (IraqiNews.com) Five Islamic State members were killed east of al-Razaza lake, south of Anbar province, a military source from Anbar Operations Command said on Sunday. “Army troops in coordination with international coalition jets attacked the al-Abar region, east of al-Razaza, south of the province,” the source told AlSumaria News. Speaking on condition of anonymity, the source said “troops, with support from coalition jets, killed five Islamic State militants.” Anbar’s western towns of Annah, Qaim and Rawa have been held by the extremist group since 2014, when it emerged to proclaim a self-styled Islamic Caliphate. Fighter jets from the Iraqi army and the international coalition have regularly pounded IS locations in the province. The Iraqi government plans a military operation to liberate those regions once it finishes its almost eight-month-old campaign to retake the city of Mosul, Islamic State’s largest stronghold in Iraq. In April, Qutri al-Obeidi, a leader with the paramilitary al-Hashd al-Shaabi troops said IS members were evacuated from Rawa town towards Qaim after the leaders ordered the fighters, along with their families, to leave due to intensified airstrikes. Earlier in March, reports indicated possible joint operations by the Iraqi and U.S. forces to clear the three towns located near the borders with Syria. 4 ISIS Bad Guys die in airstrike in Rawa Rawa (IraqiNews.com) Four Islamic State militants were killed on Sunday when Iraqi warplanes pounded their weapons factory in western Anbar, according to a paramilitary leader. Qutri al-Obeidi, a leader at the Popular Mobilization in Anbar, told Almaalomah website that the warplanes bombarded a booby-trapping and weapons manufacturing workshop in the town of Rawa, west of Anbar. He said the factory also included underground tunnels linking the area to other nearby workshops. Anbar’s western towns of Annah, Qaim and Rawa have been held by the extremist group since 2014, when it emerged to proclaim a self-styled Islamic “Caliphate”. Fighter jets from the Iraqi army and the international coalition have also regularly pounded IS locations in the province. The Iraqi government is expected to aim at those strongholds once the Mosul battle is concluded. Violence and armed conflicts left 824 Iraqis dead and wounded during the month of May, according to a monthly count by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq which excludes security members deaths ISIS HQ wrecked in airstrike Anbar (IraqiNews.com) Commander of Anbar Operations, Major General Mahmoud al-Falahi announced, on Sunday, that a key headquarters belonging to the Islamic State was destroyed by an air strike, south of the province. Falahi said in a press statement that the international coalition air force managed, today, to destroy a main headquarters belonging to the Islamic State, on the banks of al-Razaza Lake, south of Anbar. The headquarters included hideouts, and barrels containing explosive materials, Falahi added. The international coalition air strike killed 7 terrorists inside the headquarters, while security forces seized 6 motorcycles and dismantled 21 improvised explosive devices, Falahi explained. Noteworthy, Islamic State militants are frequently trying to sneak into al-Razaza Lake, while forces from the army’s 8th brigade manage to foil these attempts. Posted by: badanov 2017-06-12 |
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