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Salahuddin Kombat Kronicle
20 ISIS Bad Guys smoked in airstrikesShirqat (IraqiNews.com) Over twenty Islamic State militants were killed as Iraqi jets shelled the group’s locations in north of Salahuddin, according to military media. “Based on accurate information, Iraqi fighter jets carried out twelve air raids, leaving 23 militants killed and five vehicles destroyed in western Shirqat,” the Defense Ministry’s War Media Cell said on Friday. Earlier on the day, the Joint Operations Command said troops managed to gain more areas, retaking 19 villages in western Shirqat. In another statement, Lt. Gen. Shaker Jawdat, chief of Federal Police, said, “troops regained control on 60 percent of the total area of western Shirqat, liberating 30 villages.” On Thursday, Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi and the Joint Operations Command announced launch of first phase of operations to liberate Hawija and western Shirqat. Federal Police, Rapid Response and the pro-government Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) are carrying out the attaISISck, according to the command. Iraqis capture ISIS position near Shirqat Shirqat (IraqiNews.com) Federal Police announced liberation of Islamic State’s holdout in north of Salahuddin on Saturday. Lt. Gen. Shaker Jawdat, chief of Federal Police, said in a statement that “troops liberated the eastern side of Shirqat, concluding the third part of the third phase of operations to free Hawija.” 225 militants had been killed since the launch of operations in Shirqat, Jawdat previously announced. In a previous statement, Jawdat said troops seized an IS prison with 14 prisoners inside, during operations to liberate south of the eastern side of Shirqat. Earlier on the day, Jawdat said troops became in control over 90 percent of the holdout. The Iraqi army said in September its forces recaptured the eastern 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 western coast of Shirqat, is still under the IS control. Posted by: badanov 2017-09-24 |
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