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Salahuddin Kombat Kronicle
13 ISIS Turban smoked in airstrike near ShirqatSalahuddin (IraqiNews.com) A senior Islamic State leader was killed, along with his companions, in airstrikes, north of Salahuddin, a security source said. “Iraqi warplanes waged airstrikes against IS havens in several villages in the western coast of Shirqat town,” the source told Baghdad Today on Thursday. “The raids destroyed five headquarters and a booby-trapped vehicle as well as killing IS leader, Ali Faraj al-Mardoud, along with 12 of his companions,” the source added. Earlier this month, news reports indicated unprecedented displacement by IS families from Shirqat toward unknown destinations as liberation offensive nears. The Iraqi army said in September its forces recaptured the western coast of Shirqat, located south of Mosul, on the west bank of the Tigris river, after being surrounded for months by Iraqi troops and the pro-government Shi’ite militias. The eastern coast of Shirqat, is still under the IS control. Pivotal regions that link between each of Diyala, Salahuddin and Kirkuk, are still held by the militants which poses threats to the liberated regions. Iraqi troops are urged to prevent the militants infiltration between Salahuddin and Kirkuk provinces, especially the regions stretching along Hamreen mountains and Al-Azeem town. The government is expected to launch military offensives at the few remaining IS havens, including in Salahuddin. 4 ISIS bombers die in suicide attack in Balad Salahuddin (IraqiNews.com) Seven militants were revealed to have carried out the attack that took place earlier on Thursday south of Tikrit, Salahuddin, an official declared. “The attack against Balad town, south of Tikrit, was carried out by seven suicide attackers. Four of them were killed before entering the town, whole two others were killed after reaching to the center,” Salah Eddin Mahdi, member of the security committee of the provincial council, told Baghdad Today. “Security troops are following another attack. No casualties among civilians or security personnel resulted,” he added. Earlier on Thursday, a security source from the province said a suicide attack occurred east of Balad. an army soldier was killed, while three others were wounded as IS militants attacked a joint checkpoint for army and PMFs in Yathrib region, south of Salahuddin. On Tuesday, al-Salam Corps, the military wing of popular Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr’s movement, said it killed three IS suicide bombers late Monday before they could stage an attack against nightclubs in the town of Balad, south of Tikrit, the province’s capital. Pivotal regions that link between each of Diyala, Salahuddin and Kirkuk, are still held by the militants which poses threats to the liberated regions. Iraqi troops are urged to prevent the militants infiltration between Salahuddin and Kirkuk provinces, especially the regions stretching along Hamreen mountains and Al-Azeem town. It’s expected that the Iraqi government will head towards liberating other IS strongholds across Iraq, including in Salahuddin. 3 ISIS Bad Guys turned into a fine, red mist in Shirqat Salahuddin (IraqiNews.com) Three Islamic State militants were killed in shelling in north of Salahuddin province, a security source said on Thursday. “Aerial bombardment of a rest house at the outskirts of the western coast of Shirqat town, north of Salahuddin, left three militants killed and others wounded,” the source told AlSumaria News. Speaking on condition of anonymity, the source added that “four air raids targeted the town over the past 24 hours, which left several militants killed and injured.” Earlier on the day, a senior Islamic State leader was killed, along with his companions, as Iraqi warplanes waged airstrikes against IS havens in several villages in Shirqat. Earlier this month, news reports indicated unprecedented displacement by IS families from Shirqat toward unknown destinations as liberation offensive nears. The Iraqi army said in September its forces recaptured the western coast of Shirqat, located south of Mosul, on the west bank of the Tigris river, after being surrounded for months by Iraqi troops and the pro-government Shi’ite militias. The eastern coast of Shirqat, is still under the IS control. Pivotal regions that link between each of Diyala, Salahuddin and Kirkuk, are still held by the militants which poses threats to the liberated regions. Iraqi troops are urged to prevent the militants infiltration between Salahuddin and Kirkuk provinces, especially the regions stretching along Hamreen mountains and Al-Azeem town Posted by: badanov 2017-09-08 |
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