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2015-10-31 Iraq

Iraqi army halts anti-Daesh operation in Ramadi due to weather

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Posted by badanov 2015-10-31 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Then it will be muddy, followed by El fkoff month, then getting too warm, then to dry, wet, bad luck month etc.

Posted by Shipman 2015-10-31 00:39|| 2015-10-31 00:39|| Front Page Top

#2 We've been carrying reports of a severe storm system all week, which caused serious floods and hail across Egypt, Israel and Lebanon. It hit Iraq and the Kurdish part of Iran Wednesday night -- 2" of rain fell in the first twenty-four hours, leading to knee-high floods in the streets of Baghdad. Also, according to an article posted here yesterday:

One of the unexpected consequences of the downpour was the accidental detonation of what a senior officer in the Anbar operations command said were hundreds of bombs planted by the Islamic State group to defend the provincial capital of Ramadi.

The improvised explosive devices, mostly in the areas of Albu Dhiyab and Albu Farraj, "were planted by the Daesh (IS) terrorists to stop the progress of the security forces north of Ramadi," the officer said.

"Hundreds of them went off as a result of the rain and humidity," he said.

Posted by trailing wife 2015-10-31 10:27|| 2015-10-31 10:27|| Front Page Top

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