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The Beatings Will Continue: Iraqi Edition
 IS leader, companion killed during infighting on Salahuddin-Diyala borders Diyala (IraqiNews.com) An Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... leader and one of his Speaking to AlSumaria News on Saturday, Jabbar al-Maamouri, a leader with al-Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces) said, "We have confirmed news over festivities between the group’s elite leaders in Um al-Sharr in Mutaibija, on borders between Diyala and Salahuddin. One of the leaders and his "Mutaibija has the elite of five of the so-called Islamic State Wilayas (provinces). Each of them tries to dominate the other, which created the conflicts," Maamouri added. He also urged necessity to expedite the battle at Um al-Sharr and eliminate presence of the gunnies there before the group leaders destabilize security at other places. In November, Maamouri told Alsumaria News that the elite of five IS so-called "wilayas" (provinces) remain in hiding at Mutaibija. Mutaibija has complicated terrain, with numerous hills that serve as a good hideout for holy warriors. Occasional attacks have been witnessed there by Islamic State against government and paramilitary troops deployments since Iraqi forces, backed by a U.S.-led coalition and PMUs, launched a major offensive to retake areas occupied by IS since 2014 Posted by: trailing wife 2017-12-04 |
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