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| Iraq |
| Salahuddin Combat Courier |
| 2016-11-14 |
| ISIS Diyala chieftain turns into a fine, red mist (IraqiNews.com) Salahuddin – The so-called “governor of Diyala” at the self-proclaimed Islamic State militant group was killed in an IED blast on Saturday in Salahuddin, Alsumaria News reported. He was killed along with one of his aids in a booby-trapped car explosion north of the province, a security source told the network. “An IED placed by unknown individuals inside the car of the so-called ‘governor of Diyala’, nicknamed Abi Talha al-Ansari, went off this evening at the Hamrin mountains….leading to his death along with one of his aids,” the source stated. The pair was moving from Hawijah to the northern areas of Salahuddin, he added, on condition of anonymity. ISIS have lost many of their leaderships in targeted attacks and ambushes at their locations, the source explained Iraqi government forces, US-led aircrafts and popular militias are in continuous campaigns to clear Iraqi provinces of ISIS who took over large areas of the country since 2014 to establish their proclaimed “Islamic Caliphate”. The most decisive battle is now in Mosul, ISiS’s last stronghold on Iraq where forces continue operations that kicked off mid October. 3 die in ISIS chemical artillery attack on Sharqat (IraqiNews.com) Salahuddin – Three people were killed and two others were wounded, including women and children, when Islamic State fighters shelled a village in Sharqat, Salahuddin, Alsumaria News reported. ISIS bombed the liberated village of Khanouka on Saturday evening with more than 15 bombs, some of which contained toxic chlorine, according to a security source who asked not to be named. ISIS, currently sustaining severe losses due to continuing, nation-wide security operations, occasionally wage suicide bombings and shellings targeting areas they had lost in battles. The most notable battle is now in Mosul, Nineveh, where the group continues to labour in defense of its last stronghold in Iraq but only to lose more ground, according to security officials and news reports. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #1 An IED placed by unknown individuals inside the car of the so-called ‘governor of Diyala’, nicknamed Abi Talha al-Ansari, went off this evening at the Hamrin mountains… I believe the correct term in this case is 'bomb'. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2016-11-14 07:43 |