ISIS Big Turban, 5 others smoked in Iraqi airstrike
Anbar (IraqiNews.com) A senior Islamic State leader was killed in an airstrike by the international coalition in western Anbar, a security source from the province said.
“The airstrike targeted an IS headquarters in the desert of Qaim leaving Majid Mete’b Ojail al-Mahallawi, and five of his guards killed,” the source told Alghad Press on Friday. “Mahallawi pledged allegiance to the group in 2006. He took part in the first attack against Fallujah as well as the operations in Mosul and Qaim, where he settled.”
“Mahallawi kidnapped and tortured a lot of police and army personnel in Qaim after the group took control on it. He also recruited many youth in Iraq and Syria,” the source added.
On Thursday, the U.S.-led Coalition pounded IS locations in Qaim killing five militants.
Anbar’s western towns of Qaim and Rawa have been held by the extremist group since 2014, when it occupied one third of Iraq to proclaim a self-styled Islamic “Caliphate”. Iraqi troops were able to return life back to normal in the biggest cities of Anbar including Fallujah, Ramadi and others after recapturing them in 2015 and 2016.
Iraqi army announced the total recapture of the town of Annah, hours after recapturing neighboring Rayhana area, last month. Troops also liberated Akashat region, between Rutba town, on borders with Jordan, and Qaim, on borders with Syria.
3 ISIS suicide bombers die in Annah
Anbar (IraqiNews.com) Three suicide attackers were killed as they attempted infiltration into a train station in west of Anbar, the military media reported.
“The Jazeera Operations Command managed to kill three suicide bombers who attempted infiltration into al-Feheimi train station, south of Annah,” the Defense Ministry’s War Media Cell reported on Saturday.
Military operations have been ongoing to comb liberated regions in western Anbar.
Iraqi army announced the total recapture of Annah, hours after recapturing neighboring Rayhana area, in September. Troops also liberated Akashat region, between Rutba town, on borders with Jordan, and Qaim, on borders with Syria.
40 ISIS Bad Guys die in 3 Iraqi airstrikes near Qaim
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) Forty-six Islamic State militants, including leaders, were killed in three airstrikes carried out by Iraqi fighter jets in Anbar, Interior Ministry said.
In a statement issued on Saturday, the ministry said “the first airstrike a meeting for IS military leaders in al-Jamaheer district in Qaim, as they were planning to target each of Baghdad and Najaf. The airstrike totally destroyed the location, killing 20 militants, some of whom were leaders of the so-called Baghdad, Al-Furat and Anbar states and wounding others.”
Among the main killed members, according to the statement, were “Abu Tareq, the military emir of the so-called Baghdad State. He used to be a former officer. He was close aid of the group’s supreme leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. He planned for several operations in Baghdad including Karrada operation in 2016.”
The second airstrike left “a booby-trapping workshop in al-Furat district, Qaim, destroyed, which exploded three vehicles and killed 12 experts, including booby-trapping experts of several nationalities.”
The third airstrike “targeted a rest house of suicide attackers of the so-called Baghdad State in Qaim,” the statement said. “13 militants were killed, while others were wounded.”