ISIS bomb lab destroyed in airstrike
(IraqiNews.com) Anbar – Media officials in the Ministry of Defense announced, that Iraqi F16 aircraft bombed explosives laboratories of ISIS in Qa’im.
The officials, in a statement, added, ” followed by Iraqi News, “Iraqi F16 aircraft conducted an airstrike in Qa’im and it destroyed ISIS laboratories used for manufacturing explosives. A cache of weapons was also destroyed in the bombing.”
“Adding further, the statement said, “Tens of ISIS fighters, who at the bombing were present in the laboratories, were also killed in the bombing.”
Iraqi forces capture munitions caches in Fallujah, Khalidiya
(IraqiNews.com) Anbar – Baghdad Operations command announced liberating a number of important roads and killing a dozens of terrorists, in addition to dismantling two booby-trapped vehicles and seizing a cache of weapons and rockets in different areas.
The command, in a statement, said, “Security forces continue to exercise more efforts to remove explosives from roads and dismantle booby-trapped houses. The Rapid Intervention Brigade dismantled two booby-trapped vehicles and 38 locally made IEDs in Fallujah axis.”
“Forces from the Rapid Intervention Brigade’s 1st regiment dismantled a booby-trapped house and 16 IEDs in the same axis,” the statement further stated, adding, “Forces from the 4th regiment of the Rapid Intervention Brigade also seized 4 RBG7 weapons, 68 IEDs, 7 Austrian cannons and 3 SPG9 rockets.”
“Security forces also clashed with the enemy and managed to liberate a 5.4 km long road and dismantle 15 IEDs in Khalidiya Island,” the statement concluded.
30 die in airstrikes in al-Qa’im
(IraqiNews.com) Anbar – An official source in Anbar Province confirmed that dozens of civilians were killed in an aerial bombing carried out by military aircraft upon Qa’im near the Syrian borders.
Member of Anbar Province Farhan Mohamed, said, “Unidentified warplanes, likely belonging to the international coalition aviation, bombed a number of houses in Qa’im city on the Syrian borders.”
“The bombardment targeted the area of al-Sanjek in Qa’im city and resulted in numerous casualties. The bombing was targeting on ISIS headquarters in al-Qa’im but it hit civilian houses situated near the headquarters.” Mohamed added.
On the other hand, a military source in Anbar stated, “The international coalition aircraft conducted air strikes against targets belonging to ISIS in al-Sanjek area and killed a number of ISIS leaders.”
The source added, “The air strikes also targeted the houses of civilians near ISIS headquarters, resulting in the death of 30 persons including women and children, as well as wounding 17 others.”
Iraqi militia forces capture al-Waleed
(IraqiNews.com) Anbar – A local official in Anbar province announced on Wednesday that the clans supported by the international coalition liberated al-Waleed and other areas along the Syrian border.
Al-Rathba Mayor Imad al-Dulaimi said, “Shia militia fighters, supported by the international coalition fighters, today morning launched a wide military operation for liberating al-Waleed and al-Waleed port- Iraq’s border with Syria.”
Al-Dulaimi added, “The liberation process began from al-Rathba and it continued towards al-Waleed and liberation became possible after ISIS fighters stepped back.
4 ISIS Bad Guys toes up in airstrike in Haditha
(IraqiNews.com) Anbar – Jazeera Operations Command in Anbar province announced that four ISIS members were killed in a bombing carried out by the internation coalition aviation, targeting its headquarters at Rawa and Haditha west of Anbar.
The commander of al-Jazeera Operations Major General Qassim al-Mohamadi said, “Today the international coalition aviation, acting on accurate intelligence information, carried out two air strikes- one of them targeted an ISIS gathering at al-Qutniyah in Rawa district. Four ISIS members were killed in the strike and a rocket launcher and a cache of fuel were also destroyed.”
“In the second strike, which targeted a stronghold of ISIS at al-Kasriyat in east of Haditha district, killed the armed members who were present inside it. The exact number of members killed is not yet ascertained,” Mohamadi added.