Gunmen attack ISIS Top Turban residence; 2 die
(IraqiNews.com) Nineveh – A group of unknown armed individuals attacked on Saturday the home of the so-called “Governor of Nineveh” at the self-proclaimed Islamic State militant group, killing two of his guards at central Mosul, according to a local source in Nineveh.
Abu Mohamed al-Hayyali, a senior leader at the Islamic State, had his home raided and two of his bodyguards killed, after which the group imposed tight security at the incident’s scene and deployed extra members to search for the attackers, disclosed the source.
“This is the first attack of its kined to target the Governor of Mosul,” the source explained.
ISIS fighters are sustaining severe losses in personnel and supply as Iraqi government forces, assisted by US-led air forces and Shia militias, continue a three-week-old campaign to liberate the city of Mosul, the last ISIS strong-hold in Iraq. Losses were so painful that the group apparently ceased to refer to Mosul as the capital of its bloodily-sought “Caliphate”. Other reports said the group transferred its wounded fighters out of the city and was suffering a biting shortage in food supplies.
ISIS executes 7 for malingering
(IraqiNews.com) Nineveh – Islamic State militants have beheaded some fighters in central Mosul for “delinquency” during the ongoing battles with Iraqi troops and Shia militias seeking to liberate the city, Alsumaria News reported on Sunday.
Alsumaria news stated, “The extremist group, infamous for heinous executions of its local opponents as well as foreign workers and journalists in Iraq, executed seven of its members for fleeing battlefields in Kokajli, west of Mosul.”
“The so-called legislative court affiliated with the group sentenced them to death for delinquency,” Alsumaria revealed.
“Those elements were laid to the ground, with their hands and legs cuffed at one of ISIS quarter in central Mosul. Their heads were cut with blunt knives,” said Alsumaria, adding that the executioners deemed the convicts “infidels”.
ISIS militants have suffered huge losses in their battles with Iraqi troops and allied Shia militias seeking to drive out the group from its last stronghold in Iraq in an operation that set on mid October.
Iraqi forces release 1K prisoners from Ninevah prison
(IraqiNews.com) Nineveh – Member of Nineveh Provincial Council, Hussam al-Din al-Abbar, announced on Sunday, that security forces discovered one of the largest prisons of the Islamic State extremist group in al-Shura area, south of the province.
Abbar said in a press interview that Iraqi security forces found an underground prison belonging to the Islamic State in al-Shura while removing explosives and securing the area, and added that the prison contains more than 1000 prisoners, including officers and members of Iraqi army and police who were captured by the extremist group.
“The detainees were freed and transferred to a safe destination,” Abbar added. “The ISIS tortured and arrested thousands of Nineveh residents and committed many crimes against the citizens who violated its instructions,” Abbar explained.
The joint security forces, backed by Army Aviation and international coalition are advancing in the military operations to retake the city of Mosul from the Islamic State’s grip, after the General Commander of the Armed Forces, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced launching the battle to liberate the city of Mosul in October 17.