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Iraq
Misc. Iraqi Relevancies
2015-04-07
There doesn't seem to be much going on around the country at the moment, based on the few articles in today's Iraqi News.
U.S.-led aircrafts bomb Biji intensively, 25 ISIS militants killed

[IraqiNews.com] On Sunday, a security source in Salahuddin province said, that the U.S.-led international coalition have begun bombing ISIS sites intensively in the district of Biji, located 40 km north of Tikrit.

The source stated to IraqiNews in an interview, "Today, warplanes of the international coalition have begun intensively bombing shelters and headquarters for the ISIS group forces of Evil in central Biji," pointing out that, "The coalition's warplanes have used high missile technology that works to destroy ISIS shelters that contains improvised explosives."

The air strikes have come in preparation for storming the district and liberating it from ISIS myrmidons,"

"25 elements of the ISIS group have been killed in the strikes on al-Mallaha area in south of Biji," the source affirmed.

Security forces kill 3 terrorists in Baghdad

[IraqiNews.com] On Sunday, Baghdad Operations Command announced, that a number of snuffies have been either killed or injured in a security operation in Baghdad.

Baghdad Operations Command said in a statement obtained by IraqiNews.com, "A force from the army's 60th brigade has managed destroy a house that contained explosives and killed a number of snuffies inside it, while also killed a terrorist in the area of al-Ma'amir and two snuffies in the area of al-Itr."

"The security forces have also detained a number of wanted individuals and seized loads of weaponry and equipment from different areas of Baghdad," the statement also added.

4 policemen killed, 1 injured in militant attack eastern Baghdad

[IraqiNews.com] On Sunday, a source within the police force in Baghdad said, that four elements of the police force have been killed and one was injured in a attack in eastern Baghdad.

The source informed IraqNews, "This morning, unknown Death Eaters have opened their fire on a security post in the area of al-Amin, located in eastern Baghdad," pointing out that, "The attack resulted in killing 4 police elements and wounding 1 officer."

"A security force shortly blockaded the area and transferred the dead to the Forensic Medicine Authority and the injured to a near hospital to receive medical treatment," the source added.

ISIS attack on Fallujah leaves 2 deaths, 13 injuries on second day
Update of this from yesterday's Anbar Activities report.
[IraqiNews.com] Anbar Provincial Council announced Sunday, that the ISIS attack on Ameriyet al-Fallujah has killed two women and injured 13 civilians in the district.

Head of Ameriyet al-Fallujah Council Shaker Mahmoud stated for IraqiNews, "ISIS Death Eaters have intensively fired 40 Katyusha rockets on Ameriyet al-Fallujah,
... the City of Mosques, which might have somthing to do with why it's not called Center of Prosperity or a really nice place to raise your kids...
in addition to launching a number of mortar shells on the residential areas of the district."

"These rockets and shells have left two dead women and 13 injured civilians including children," he added.

Security forces kill, wound 13 ISIS elements in al-Karma

[IraqiNews.com] On Sunday, a security source in Anbar province said, that the security forces have either killed or injured 13 elements of the ISIS group in an operation in al-Karma district, located in eastern Fallujah.

The source stated to IraqiNew.com in an interview, "Today, a force from the special rapid intervention units conducted a military operation against ISIS bandidos murderous Moslems in the area of al-Harirat in the district of al-Karma (53 km east of al-Fallujah)," pointing out that, "The military operation has resulted in killing 6 elements of the ISIS group and badly injuring 7 others."

"The force has managed to destroy 4 armored vehicles and deactivating 9 explosives in the area," the source added.

Posted by:trailing wife

#1  the U.S.-led international coalition have begun bombing ISIS sites intensively

Translation: The lawyers (and the Iranians) signed off on the backlog of requests.
Posted by: Pappy   2015-04-07 14:25  

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