ISIS smuggling supplies from Syria to Anbar
(IraqiNews.com) Anbar – Anbar Provincial Council announced on Monday, that ISIS is smuggling food and fuel from Syria to Al-Qa’im District west of Anbar to finance its members, while called the security leaders to cleanse the border areas to cut ISIS supply lines.
The member of Anbar Provincial Council Farhan Mohammed Karbouli said in a press statement obtained by IraqiNews.com, “ISIS is smuggling various kinds of food and fuel from al-Raqqah and Albu Kamal areas in Syria to al-Qa’im District (460 km west of Anbar) to finance its fighters in the western regions.”
Karbouli added, “ISIS gangs were using the Syrian areas, for more than two years, in the smuggling of food, fuel, medical supplies and even weapons and missiles.”
“The government of Anbar called the security leaders to cleanse the Iraqi-Syrian border, in order to cut off ISIS funding, weaken their fighting skills and preventing the arrival of food and weapons to ISIS cells in the cities of Anbar,” Karbouli continued.
4 ISIS Bad Guys die in security sweep in Doulab
(IraqiNews.com) Anbar – Jazeera and Badiya Operations Command in Anbar Province announced on Tuesday the killing of four ISIS members, as well as destroying trenches and weapons caches during a security operation west of Ramadi (110 km west of Baghdad).
The commander of al-Jazeera and al-Badiya Operations in Anbar Province Maj. Gen. Ali Ibrahim Dabon said in a press statement obtained by IraqiNews.com, “The joint forces carried out military operations against ISIS targeted its gatherings in Doulab area north of Heet District (70 west of Ramadi km), killing four ISIS members.”
Dabon added, “The security forces also carried out a ground operation in Jaba area in Heet District backed by the coalition aviation, destructing weapons caches, as well as rockets and a large trench,” indicating that, “The cleansing battles are ongoing in Heet axes and Baghdadi, in addition to the painful strikes against the enemy in Haditha axes.”
Allied aviation launches 10 airstrikes in Anbar
(IraqiNews.com) Anbar – On Tuesday the commander of Jazeera and Badiya Operations Major General Ibrahim Dabon announced, that the international coalition aviation conducted 10 air strikes against the so-called ISIS in Baghdadi Island in preparation for its liberation.
Dabon said in a brief statement received by IraqiNews.com, “The international coalition aviation backed by al-Jazeera Operations’ 7th brigade managed to conduct 10 air strikes targeting hideouts, gatherings and a booby-trapped vehicle driven by a suicide bomber belonging to ISIS in al-Baghdadi Island north of Baghdadi vicinity.”
“The bombardment resulted in the destruction of these hideouts and the booby-trapped vehicle, as well as killing 20 ISIS members,” pointing out that, “The bombardment was carried out in preparation for the liberation of al-Baghdadi Island,” Dabon added.
Iraqi forces prepare for al-Rutba operation
(IraqiNews.com) Anbar – A source in Anbar Operations Command announced on Tuesday, that security reinforcements equipped with heavy weapons had arrived in the axes of al-Rutba District in preparation to storm and cleanse it from the ISIS grip.
The source said in a statement followed by IraqiNews.com, “Military reinforcements arrived in al-Sakar, al-Waha and Makr al-Dib areas near Houran valley in al-Rutba District (440 km west of Ramadi) in preparation to cleanse the district from ISIS terrorist gangs.”
The source, who asked anonymity, added, “The cleansing battle of al-Rutba District will start in the early hours of Saturday, based on intelligence information and military orders.”