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Iraq
Miscellaneous Iraq Reports
2015-03-17
Peshmerga bombs ISIS strongholds in Mosul

[IraqiNews.com] A security source announced on Monday, that the Kurdish Peshmerga forces have attacked the ISIS group's strongholds in the Forest area in djinn-infested Mosul
... the home of a particularly ferocious and hairy djinn...
The source said in an interview for IraqiNews, "The Peshmerga forces attacked the strongholds and gatherings of ISIS elements with artillery shells in the Forest area in the center of Mosul."

The source, who asked to remain anonymous, added, "The forces are still bombing the area from​​ Mount Baashiqa," pointing out that, "Dozens of ISIS elements have been killed and maimed so far."

It is noteworthy that the Kurdish Peshmerga forces were able to regain control of large areas in Mosul, while other areas are still under the control of ISIS that swept the province on June 10, 2014.

US AM General delievers Multi Purpose Wheeled Vehicles to Iraq

[IraqiNews.com] AM Generalhas been awarded a $32,109,715 firm-fixed-price Foreign Military Sales (Iraq) contract for 160 M1151A1B1 High Mobility Multi Purpose Wheeled Vehicles.

Work will be performed in South Bend, Indiana, with an estimated completion date of June 12, 2015. One bid was solicited with one received.

INIS dismantles terror group in Baghdad, detains 31 terrorists

[IraqiNews.com) The Iraqi National Intelligence Service (INIS) dismantled a terror group, known as Wilayet Baghdad, and detained 31 gunnies who have admitted committing 52 operations in Baghdad.

The INIS said in a press statement obtained by IraqiNews, "The National Intelligence Service conducted the operation al-Shehab al-Thaqib in order to dismantle terror groups, known as wilayet Baghdad, belonging to the ISIS group elements."

The statement added, "The operation resulted in detaining 31 gunnies in the areas of al-Karkh, al-Janoub and Diyali," pointing out that, "The detained individuals admitted committing 52 attacks on different areas of Baghdad since last year."

24 ISIS elemetns killed, 61 IEDs dismantled east al-Karma

[IraqiNews.com) Baghdad Operations Command (BOC) announced Monday that 24 ISIS elements have been killed, 61 improvised bombs were dismantled and 4 ISIS hideouts were destroyed in the tenth day of 'Martyr Najm Sudani' operation east al-Karma.

The command said in a statement followed by IraqiNews.com, "In the tenth day of 'Martyr Najm Sudani' operation east Karma, our security forces were able to kill 18 terrorists, dismantle and process 61 improvised bomb and process 18 booby-trapped houses."

The command added that the forces also managed to destroy a vehicle and two cycle of violences bombs, as well as 4 ISIS hideouts."
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