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| Anbar Antics |
| 2016-03-28 |
| Iraqi forces capture cop shop in Anbar (IraqiNews.com) Anbar – Haditha Police Command in Anbar Province announced on Sunday, that the joint forces managed to cleanse the building of Heet Police Directorate west of Ramadi and killed dozens of ISIS militants. The spokesman of the emergency police’s 14th regiment in Haditha District Lieutenant Saud Harb al-Obeidi said in a statement received by IraqiNews.com, “The security forces carried out a wide-scale military operation and were able to cleanse the building of Heet Police Directorate after fierce battles,” pointing out that, “Dozens of ISIS members were killed during the operation.” Obeidi added, “The security forces raised the Iraqi flag over the building and dismantled the improvised explosive devices that were planted around the building,” indicating that, “The cleansing battles in the areas west of Anbar are continuous.” ISIS cuts off water for resident of Kabisa If you thought it was for line maintenance, I have news for you... (IraqiNews.com) al-Anbar – The mayor of Heet District in Anbar province, Mohanad Zbar, said on Sunday, that the ISIS militants had cut off the water supply for the people of Kabisa vicinity from the city of Heet. Zbar said in a brief statement followed by IraqiNews.com, “The ISIS controls the city of Heet (70 km west of Ramadi) and cut off the water [supply], completely, for the residents of Kabisa vicinity south of the city,” adding that, “The ISIS is trying to kill the people of Kabisa of thirst after the liberation of the vicinity from these criminal gangs,” pointing out that, “Army forces within the Seventh Division and al-Jazeera Operations began delivering water to the people in order to alleviate their suffering.” ISIS attack US air base [ARA News] ERBIL ــ Radical group of the Islamic State (ISIS) launched suicide attacks on the Ayn al-Asad Airbase in western Iraq, clashing with U.S. and Iraqi military forces in the area, Iraqi media sources reported on Saturday. Local military sources confirmed that around nine ISIS suicide bombers were able to infiltrate into the airbase in western Anbar. Ayn al-Asad Airbase, a U.S.-Iraqi base, is located in the largely Sunni province of al-Anbar. The U.S. forces intervened to support the Iraqi troops after hours from ISIS attacks, according to media reports. “The U.S. special forces were able to repel the attack and killed eight suicide bombers, while an Iraqi lieutenant pilot and two other soldiers were killed in addition to the injury of six other soldiers in the operations,” an official from the Iraqi army told ARA News, speaking on condition of anonymity. In this regard, Iraqi political activist Jassim Khalaf said that the United States is determined to eliminate the terror group “after becoming a real threat to the global security.” “Daesh will receive painful blows from the U.S.-led coalition forces in the coming days,” he stressed, using an acronym for ISIS. Earlier, the hardline group had attacked another U.S. military base north of Mosul and was able to kill an American soldier. Over the past few weeks, U.S.-led coalition forces conducted several airstrikes on the Iraqi province of Anbar, killing a number of jihadi leaders and other militants from the extremist group, according to Iraqi officials. The coalition’s airstrikes have recently killed dozens of prominent leaders of the radical group across Syria and Iraq, besides hitting tactical units and oil fields held by ISIS. The group has been suffering an apparent shortage in manpower in the recent weeks. |
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