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Fourth phase of ‘Will of Victory’ operation begins: Iraqi defense ministry
[Rudaw] The Iraqi Ministry of Defense announced the start of the fourth phase of its "Will of Victory" campaign to defeat Islamic State...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really 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 western pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... (ISIS  ...embracing their inner Islamic Brute...) Death Eaters in the country’s western deserts on Saturday. The Iraqi Security Media Cell said the latest phase of the operation will clear ISIS’ presence in the Anbar province. "The aim of the operation is to clean the desert of Anbar from Islamic State (ISIS) sleeper cells," the Iraqi Security Media Cell said in a statement on Saturday. The third phase of Will of Victory, which was in the eastern Diyala province, "achieved the targets successfully," the cell said. The operation is a collaboration between various domestic forces, including the Anbar Operations Command, al-Jazira Operation Command, Hashd al-Ashairi paramilitias, federal police, the army, the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF, also known as Hashd al-Shaabi), Border Guard Command and the air force, as well as the US-led international coalition, according to the statement. Iraqi security forces aim to clear a nearly 43,000 kilometer area, the security cell also said in the statement. The PMF also released a statement on Saturday announcing that the Iran-backed, predominantly Shiite militias are part of the operation, and it will be in the Wadi Houran valley in the province. "PMF Anbar units are participating in the fourth phase of the Will of Victory operation through three frontlines," the PMF said in a statement. "The main aim of the operation is to clear Wadi Houran area from ISIS sleeper cells in Anbar province." The PMF also announced that deputy chairman of PMF, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, is personally supervising the movements and frontlines of the PMF in Anbar during the operation. Muhandis caused a controversy recently when he accused the US and Israel of causing mysterious explosions at PMF sites, after which PMF head Faleh al-Fayyadh distanced the militias from Muhandis’ comments. Israeli media later reported that the country is indeed conducting military operations in Iraq, while the US said it did not attack any PMF bases. Iran’s support for many PMF units has caused tension between them and the US and Israel. PMF units are currently conducting a wide military operation in the deserts of the Nineveh province claiming to hunt ISIS sleeper cells. The Iraqi government announced the territorial defeat of ISIS in December 2017. However, you can observe a lot just by watching... remnants of the group have returned to earlier insurgency tactics of ambushing security forces, kidnapping, executing suspected informants, and extorting money from vulnerable, rural populations. ISIS is particularly active near the Syrian border, in the Nineveh province, and in disputed territories between Iraq and the Kurdistan Region. A report from the US Department of Defense released in August said there are 14,000 to 18,000 ISIS fighters in Iraq and Syria.
 ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really 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 western pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... jacket wallah and a Death Eater, as well as dismantling 12 improvised bomb and a number of land mines, Rabei added. Earlier today, Joint Operations Command announced launching the fourth phase of operation "Will of Victory", while indicated that this phase was launched to cleanse the full desert and areas in Anbar Province. Posted by: trailing wife 2019-08-25 |
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