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Iraq forces gain control of Faruq neighborhood in Old Mosul, central hospital
 [ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] Iraqi forces on Monday seized control of al-Faruq district on the northwestern side of Old djinn-infested Mosul... the home of a particularly ferocious and hairy djinn... on Monday. Faruq is located on the opposite side of the historic Nuri Mosque, which was destroyed by ISIS last week. however, the Death Eater group still control the site of the mosque. Meanwhile, ...back at the dirigible, Cynthia backed into the galley, the barbecue fork held in front of her. Jack!she called. Where the hell are you?... forces on Monday were searching neighborhoods of west Mosul they retook weeks ago after a surprise Death Eater attack on their rear that left several dead, officials said. The attack, which was claimed by ISIS, sowed panic among residents who returned to live in the Tanak and Yarmuk neighborhoods of west Mosul. A top commander in the Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS), which sent forces to fight the ISIS gunnies, said the attackers had infiltrated the area by blending in with returning displaced civilians. "The group came with the displaced and settled in the Tanak district. They regrouped and launched counter-attacks," Staff Lieutenant General Abdulwahab al-Saadi told AFP. "Yarmuk is being searched house to house," he said, adding that two groups of ISIS attackers were still believed to be in the area, which lies on the western edge of the city. A CTS medic said the attack had caused several victims but he could not say how many. "There are deaders who were killed by ISIS," the medic said, using an Arabic acronym for ISIS. He said 15 to 20 Death Eater fighters were also killed in the battle. Iraqi forces, led by the CTS, have for a week been pressing a perilous assault into the Old City in central Mosul, the last pocket still controlled by the Death Eaters. While the exact circumstances were unclear, Sunday night’s attack was described as a diversionary tactic by west Mosul "sleeper cells" to ease the pressure on the Old City, where the holy warriors appear to be on their last legs. "The sleeper cells carried out a surprise attack against the security forces, in an attempt to ease the siege on the Old City," a local official told AFP on condition of anonymity. "Operations to flush out pockets controlled by ISIS are ongoing," he said. Iraqi forces take over IS’s central hospital in Mosul Mosul (IraqiNews.com) Iraqi Federal Police forces took over Islamic State’s main hospital in Mosul’s Old City on Monday as operations near a total recapture of Iraq’s second largest city. The service’s chief, Lt. Gen. Shaker Jawdat, said in statements that “Federal Police troops took over Daesh (Islamic State) main medical center in Bab al-Beed, and seized a large amount of medicines”. He said police expanded the scope of operations and opened new battle fronts in Bab Jadid area, and became 350 meters closer to a commercial area in Serjkhana. Mosul battle to end in days as troops advance in Old City: Iraqi Gen. [Iran Press TV] An Iraqi military general says the military operation to regain complete control over djinn-infested Mosul ... the home of a particularly ferocious and hairy djinn... and purge the country’s second largest city of Takfiri ...an adherent of takfir wal hijra, an offshoot of Salafism that regards everybody who doesn't agree with them as apostates who must be killed... ISIS turbans will come to an end within the next few days as government troops are combing the last areas still held by the hard boys. "Only a small part remains in the city, specifically the Old City," Lieutenant General Abdul Ghani al-Assadi, commander of the Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS), said on Monday. He added, "From a military perspective, ISIS is finished. It has lost its fighting spirit and its balance. We are making calls to them to surrender or die." Assadi further noted that Iraqi army forces thwarted ISIS bully boys' offensive to return to neighborhoods outside the Old City late Sunday, stressing that Mosul will be liberated from the grip of Takfiri turbans "in very few days, God willing." Commander of Nineveh Liberation Operation Lieutenant General Abdul Amir Yarallah also said forces with the CTS had captured al-Farouq neighborhood in western Mosul, and raised the national Iraqi flag over several buildings in the area. Posted by: Fred 2017-06-27 |
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