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| Mosul Offensive News |
| 2016-11-06 |
| Iraqi security forces capture Hamam al-Alil (IraqiNews.com) Nineveh – Commander of operation “We are coming, Nineveh” Major General Abdel Amir Yar announced on Saturday, that Iraqi security forces stormed into the center of Hamam al-Alil area, south of Mosul, and raised the Iraqi flag over its buildings. Yar said in a press statement, “Troops of Federal Police, army’s 9th Armored Brigade and 15th brigade stormed into Hamam al-Alil area and raised the Iraqi flag over its buildings.” “Security forces inflicted heavy losses on the enemy,” Yar added. Earlier today, Federal Police Chief, Raed Shaker Jawdat announced, that security forces started to storm into Hamam al-Alil area, south of the city of Mosul. Iraqi airstrike destroys 3 ISIS supply vehicles (IraqiNews.com) Nineveh – An aerial strike destroyed three vehicles carrying heavy weapons belonging to the Islamic State extremist group in Mosul, Al Sumaria News reported on Saturday. Al Sumaria News stated, “An aerial strike hit three vehicles carrying heavy weapons belonging to the ISIS in Hayy al-Islah al-Zeraei, in the east coast of the city of Mosul, destructing them completely.” “The appearance of vehicles carrying heavy weapons in main roads of the east coast of Mosul became rare lately due to the fear of air strikes,” Al Sumaria added. The joint security forces backed by Army Aviation and international coalition continue liberating the city of Mosul from the ISIS grip. Iraqi forces attack Tel Keppe (IraqiNews.com) Nineveh – Mayor of Tel Keppe district Bassem Yacoub announced on Saturday, that Iraqi forces are besieging the district from all axes and preparing to storm into it soon, while pointed out to the arrival of food aids to 1200 civilians who were besieged in some villages near the district. Yacoub said in a press statement, “Tel Keppe district is under the ISIS control, and the security forces will storm into it soon, especially after the army forces besieged the district from all axes in coordination with Kurdish Peshmerga forces.” “Military commanders delayed the operation to storm into Tel Keppe because some civilians are still in the district and they are used by the ISIS as human shields,” Yacoub added. “The extremist group inflicted significant losses on the infrastructure of the district that will need a long time for reconstruction,” Yacoub explained. Yacoub also revealed that the joint coordination between the district’s administration, army and Peshmerga facilitated the arrival of food aid to 1200 civilians who were besieged in villages near the areas of ongoing military operations. 5 Top Dawgs make off with ISIS treasury money (IraqiNews.com) Nineveh – Iraqi media outlets reported on Saturday, that five elite leaders of the Islamic State extremist group fled Nineveh after robbing millions of dollars from the group’s treasury, and pointed out that the group mobilized its members in the east coast of Nineveh and Tel Afar district to search for the fugitives. Al Sumaria News stated, “Five elite members of the Islamic state including the Treasury Official Abu al-Bara al-Qahtani, fled from the extremist group in Nineveh, after robbing millions of dollars.” “The ISIS mobilized a group of its members to pursue the fugitives, arrest and execute them immediately,” Al Sumaria added. “The five elite leaders who hold Arab and foreign nationalities flee toward Tel Afar district then to the Syrian territories,” Al Sumaria explained. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #4 YPG and US SECDEF announced the beginning of the Raqqa offensive. Not sure if this is the real thing or a holding attack to keep ISIS from reinforcing with their folks from Syria. Stating 30,000 Kurd backed SDF are massed...attacking on a single axes. |
| Posted by: Tennessee 2016-11-06 19:36 |
| #3 Even if not true, this is good practice as they'll likely get the "So where's the goods? Bring us the pliers and blowtorch" treatment IF they make it back to ISIS-held zones |
| Posted by: Frank G 2016-11-06 12:37 |
| #2 “The five elite leaders who hold Arab and foreign nationalities flee toward Tel Afar district then to the Syrian territories” Where a plane was waiting bound for Barbados. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2016-11-06 11:25 |
| #1 Shot out the lights, grabbed stakes and left at a goodly pace. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2016-11-06 10:59 |