Iraqi Forces Advance in Eastern Mosul[ENGLISH.ALMANAR.LB] The Iraqi troops liberated on Tuesday Ma’ared area and a shopping mall on the eastern coast of Mosul city from ISIL terrorist group. The advance was reported in a statement which added that the Iraqi forces raised the national flags over the area’s buildings.
Iraqi forces storm 3 districts in eastern Mosul
Nineveh (IraqiNews.com) Iraqi Federal Police forces killed at least 50 Islamic State militants in eastern Mosul on Tuesday as operations continue to recapture the extremist group’s last stronghold in Iraq.
A statement by the police service said the militants were killed as the forces stormed the districts of al-Mithaq and al-Shaimaa.
Earlier, Iraqi army forces stormed on the “Industrial district”, also in eastern Mosul.
A statement by the Defense Ministry’s War Medi Cell said the army’s elite Counter-Terrorism Forces are currently engaged in violent fights with IS militants in the district, saying that the area could be fully recaptured within hours.
The developments come as the government forces, backed by a US-led aerial cover, entered Thursday a second phase of operations that launched in October to retake Iraq’s second largest city which fell to IS in 2014.
Iraqi commanders said Sunday they recaptured 60 percent of the city’s eastern section. IS still maintains hideouts in the west close to its strongholds in Syria, but Iraqi generals and allied militia leaders say the group has become isolated from Syria and Iraq.
Security officials estimate the number of remaining IS combatants by 6000. But those are fighting against at least 100.000 government and militia soldiers.
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said Saturday the battle for Mosul was entering a “decisive” stage, and predicted in December that the operations could realize final victory within two months.
Liberating Mosul, IS last outstanding stronghold in Iraq, could deal a final fatal blow to group’s influence in the country.
Airstrikes destroy ISIS billets in eastern Mosul
Nineveh (IraqiNews.com) Iraqi fighter jets destroyed Islamic State warfare utilities in eastern Mosul on Tuesday as operations continue to retake the city from the extremist group.
Abdul-Amr Yarallah, commander of Operation We Are Coming Nineveh, said in a statement that airstrikes destroyed IS’s so-called hisbah (Islamic vigilantism) office on the road between eastern Mosul and Tal Afar town in the west. The strikes also destroyed booby-trapping workshops, arms storehouses, an IS-run oil station and booby-trapped cars in nearly five districts in the eastern section, according to the military official.
Earlier on Tuesday, army and police forces stormed three districts and claimed to have killed 50 IS militants.
The developments come as the government forces, backed by a US-led aerial cover, entered Thursday a second phase of operations that launched in October to retake Iraq’s second largest city which fell to IS in 2014.
Iraqi commanders said Sunday they recaptured 60 percent of the city’s eastern section. IS still maintains hideouts in the west close to its strongholds in Syria, but Iraqi generals and allied militia leaders say the group has become isolated from Syria and Iraq.
Security officials estimate the number of remaining IS combatants by 6000. But those are fighting against at least 100.000 government and militia soldiers.
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said Saturday the battle for Mosul was entering a “decisive” stage, and predicted in December that the operations could realize final victory within two months.
Liberating Mosul, IS last outstanding stronghold in Iraq, could deal a final fatal blow to group’s influence in the country.
The situation in the city forced nearly 150.000 civilians to flee to refugee camps, according to the government.
Iraqi forces destroy ISIS HQ near Mosul
Nineveh (IraqiNews.com) Federal Police chief, Raed Shaker Jawdat announced on Tuesday, that the Rapid Intervention Forces managed to destruct the headquarters of Jund al-Khilafa (Soldiers of Caliphate), in addition to destroying explosives factory and drones headquarters, in eastern Mosul.
Jawdat said in a press statement, “Federal Police’s Rapid Intervention Forces managed, at noon today, to destruct the Islamic State’s headquarters of the so-called Jund al-Khilafa of Wilayat Ninewa.”
“Security forces also destroyed an explosives factory and drones headquarters belonging to the Islamic State in al-Mithaq neighborhood, in eastern Mosul,” Jawdat added.
The second phase of the battle to retake Mosul was launched in December 29, 2016, where security forces resumed their joint military operations in all axes, and liberated many villages and areas in the eastern side of Mosul.
Iraqi spec ops capture commercial areas of Mosul
Nineveh (IraqiNews.com) Media officials with the Ministry of Defense announced on Tuesday liberating the area of exhibitions and the commercial complex in the eastern side of Mosul.
The officials said in a statement, “Forces from the Counter-Terrorism Service managed to liberate the area of exhibitions and the commercial complex, south of Ta’mim neighborhood, in the eastern side of Mosul.”
“The security forces raised Iraqi flag over the buildings of these areas,” the statement added.
Earlier today, media officials with the Ministry of Defense announced liberating the Industrial area, “Mercedes” company and the flour mill in al-Karama neighborhood, in eastern Mosul.
ISIS media official,2 others have a Very Bad Day
Nineveh (IraqiNews.com) A local source in Nineveh Province revealed that the so called media committee’s official of the Islamic state was killed, along with two of his aides, in clashes in al-Karama neighborhood, east of Mosul, Alsumaria News reported on Tuesday.
The source said, “The media committee’s official of the Islamic State was killed in clashes with security forces in al-Karama neighborhood, east of Mosul, along with two of his aides.”
“The Islamic State pushed dozens of his media members in the direct clashes with security forces, in order to prepare pictorial reports for Amaq Agency, the key media arm of the extremist group,” the source added on condition of anonymity.
Earlier today, media officials with the Ministry of Defense announced liberating the Industrial area, Mercedes Company and the flour mill in al-Karama neighborhood, in eastern Mosul.
Special ops units captures Mithaq
Nineveh (IraqiNews.com) Media officials with the Ministry of Defense announced on Tuesday, that Rapid Intervention Forces liberated al-Mithaq neighborhood in the eastern side of Mosul, and raised Iraqi flag over its buildings.
The officials said in a statement, “Rapid Intervention Forces managed, at noon today, to liberate al-Mithaq neighborhood in the eastern side of the city of Mosul.”
“Rapid Intervention Forces inflicted heavy human and material losses on the Islamic State, as well as raising Iraqi flag over the buildings of the neighborhood,” the statement added.
The second phase of the battle to retake Mosul was launched in December 29, 2016, where security forces resumed their joint military operations in all axes, and liberated many villages and areas in the eastern side of Mosul.