| Dateline July 6: |
(IraqiNews.com) Nineveh – A security source in Nineveh Province announced on Wednesday that ISIS has mobilized its members after unidentified men raised the Iraqi flag in the main market of the province in central Mosul.
According to information shared by the source, it was mentioned, “ISIS has mobilized its members this evening after unidentified men raised the Iraqi flag in the main market of the province in central Mosul,” further adding, “ISIS members arrested a number of street vendors on the back of the incident. The incident is considered to be the first of its kind since ISIS took control of the city.”
| Dateline July 5: |
(IraqiNews.com) Nineveh – Denizens of Mosul in Nineveh Province drew a graffiti in Arabic on public buildings across the city, expressing their rejection towards ISIS, after the latter prevented the sell of mobile phone recharge cards in the city.
MP Abdel Rahman al-Louisi, in a statement, said, “Mosul denizens drew some Arabic graffiti on public buildings across the city, expressing theirs rejection of ISIS.”
“ISIS prevented the sale of mobile phone recharge cards in the city of a Mosul due to some residents collaborating with the central government’s security forces and international coalition,” he added.
ISIS bans Eid prayers in Mosul mosques
(IraqiNews.com) Nineveh – A local source in Nineveh Province informed on Tuesday that ISIS has banned the citizens of Mosul from praying during Eid al-Fitr. The source further informed that even the markets of the city are devoid of any glitz and glamour of Eid.
Informing in details about the ban imposed by the ISIS, the source said, “Even though tomorrow is the first day of Eid, the ISIS however has imposed a ban on Eid al-Fitr prayers on Wednesday and informed all imams and preachers of the city about this cancellation order.”
“The residents were informed about this cancellation through Diwan al-Hisba,” the source added.
This is not for the first time that ISIS has imposed this ban on Eid al-Fitr prayers in Mosul as in 2015 as well the organization issued a ban against offering prayers on the first day of Eid al-Fitr, claiming it was not part of the religion they practiced.
Moreover, in 2015, the ultra-radical group had banned the performing of Taraweeh prayers and it said that there was nothing religious about the prayers and that it were just a ‘fad’ invented by the Saudi clerics.
It may be mentioned here that since the ISIS takeover of Mosul in 2014, the organization has been imposing new rules and regulations, backed by strict punishments that include threat of death for the offenders.