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| Iraq |
| Iraqi command to target Tal Afar after Mosul, officials say 750 fighters remain in city |
| 2017-05-19 |
| Nineveh (IraqiNews.com) The Iraqi command leading the war against Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... Death Eaters in djinn-infested Mosul ... the home of a particularly ferocious and hairy djinn... will aim at the town of Tal Afar as a next stage, while officials say 750 fighters remain in the city. Maj. Gen. Najm al-Jubouri, a top commander of Mosul operations, told state-run paper al-Sabah on Thursday that Iraqi troops’ next target after Mosul will be the town of Tal Afar, an Islamic State stronghold near the Syrian borders. "The army will join forces with al-Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Units) to liberate what is left of the province, especially Tal Afar, the main haven for ISIS (Islamic State) leaders," Jubouri told the newspaper. He also pointed to ongoing operations to retake Qairawan, Baaj and Adnaniya, all near Tal Afar. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #4 This also reassures the civilian population and politicians that they haven't been forgotten. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2017-05-19 11:21 |
| #3 hope that IS will flee and save Iraqi money and ammo I don't think that plan will work - ISIS has stood and fought...and has been beat down by the Iraqis at every turn over the past 8 months. The IA and IP are confident enough now to call their shots. |
| Posted by: Tennessee 2017-05-19 10:23 |
| #2 Probably running low on ammo, thus letting them know in advance where they're going to strike in the hope that IS will flee and save Iraqi money and ammo. |
| Posted by: Seeking cure for ignorance 2017-05-19 10:04 |
| #1 Well it sure was nice of you to let them know exactly where you are going to strike next. |
| Posted by: chris 2017-05-19 09:18 |