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Anbar Antix
 12 ISIS Bad Guys smoked near Qaim Anbar (IraqiNews.com) Over 40 Islamic State militants were killed, while others, including Arabs and foreigners, were wounded in airstrikes that targeted a meeting for the group’s members in west of Anbar, Interior Ministry said. A statement by the ministry’s intelligence indicated coordination with the Joint Operations Command targeting five IS pivotal locations in west of Anbar. Iraqi fighter jets, “targeted a meeting for IS leaders in al-Jazeera region, Qaim town, leaving 20 militants killed and others injured.” “An airstrike destroyed a rest house for suicide attackers in Karabla region, Qaim, killing 11 militants and injuring others,” it said. “A booby-trapping workshop of the so-called Baghdad State was destroyed in the region, which was followed by several blasts that occurred due to presence of several booby-trapped vehicles inside. 12 militants were killed, while others, most of whom were Arab and foreigners, were injured.” In related news, a security source from Anbar said “U.S.-led Coalition jets killed Marawan Mohamed Ali Ismail, a senior IS leader in Qaim and profoundly injured his siblings Saud and Ismail.” “Marawan is the brother of an IS militant Abdel Mohsen, who is wanted by the U.S. and Iraqi government,” the source told Alghad Press. Anbar’s western towns of Qaim and Rawa have been held by the extremist group since 2014, when it occupied one third of Iraq to proclaim a self-styled Islamic “Caliphate”. Iraqi troops were able to return life back to normal in the biggest cities of Anbar including Fallujah, Ramadi and others after recapturing them in 2015 and 2016. Iraqi army announced the total recapture of the town of Annah, hours after recapturing neighboring Rayhana area, earlier this month. Troops also liberated Akashat region, between Rutba town, on borders with Jordan, and Qaim, on borders with Syria. 50 ISIS Turbans die in attack near Ramadi Anbar (IraqiNews.com) Fifty Islamic State militants were killed as security thwarted an attack to target regions in south and west of Ramadi, official said on Sunday. In a press conference, Maj. Gen. Hadi Rezeij, chief of Anbar police, said, “the terrorist attack that IS carried out on September 27 on Ramadi was aiming at the fall of regions in west and south of the city.” Security troops, according to Rezeij, “confronted the attack and inflicted huge losses on the enemy in addition to repulsing its scheme.” “The losses were more than 50 murdered members and between 30-40 destroyed vehicles,” he added. Earlier on the day, five suicide attackers were killed as security services and Tribal Mobilization Forces repulsed an IS attack in abul Jeir region, south of Ramadi. On Saturday, six bombers were killed in the same region. Ramadi was recaptured by government and tribal forces from IS in December 2015, however, several occasional attacks by the group have occurred since then. The militant group invaded, last week, al-Tash and the 5th Kilometer regions, south and west of Ramadi. The militants reportedly took over al-Tash and al-Jamea (university) areas after invading them with 20 pickup trucks, however, troops were able to repulse the attack. 40 IS militants were killed, while three injured others were wounded, Brig. Gen. Saad Maan, spokesperson of Baghdad Operations said in a weekly press conference on Thursday. Army, Militia dispatch 5 suicide bombers near Ramadi Ramadi (IraqiNews.com) Security troops and tribal fighters have repelled an Islamic State attack in south of Ramadi, a security source said on Sunday. “Security services and Tribal Mobilization Forces repulsed an IS attack in abul Jeir region, south of Ramadi,” the source told Baghdad News. “Five suicide attackers were besieged and then killed,” the source added. On Friday, army and tribal forces killed six suicide attackers in the same region. Iraqi soldier dies in Heet Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) Four army personnel were killed and wounded in a bomb blast that took place in Hit city, west of Anbar, the military media reported. “A soldier was killed, while three others were wounded as a booby-trapped vehicle targeted convoy of the 29th brigade in central Hit,” the Defense Ministry’s War Media Cell said in a statement. “Security troops cordoned off the blast spot. The wounded were taken to hospital, while the victim was taken to forensic medicine department,” it added. A security source from Anbar previously said that a booby-trapped vehicle targeted army personnel in central Hit. 4 suicide bombers die near Heet Anbar (IraqiNews.com) Four Islamic State suicide attackers were killed after they infiltrated into the city of Hit, west of Anbar, an official was quoted saying on Sunday. “Security troops managed to besiege four IS suicide attackers who infiltrated into Hit city,” Mohamed al-Mohammadi, head of the city council, told AlSumaria News. “The attackers were killed after clashes occurred with security. Explosive belts, they were wearing, exploded,” he said adding that security situation in the city is under control of troops and tribes. On Saturday, an army soldier was killed, while three others were wounded as a booby-trapped vehicle targeted convoy of the 29th brigade in central Hit. Posted by: badanov 2017-10-02 |
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