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Iraq
Anbar Antics
2016-05-02
2 VBIEDs destroyed in airstrikes in Heet

(IraqiNews.com) Anbar – A military source in the army’s 7th Brigade Command in Anbar Province revealed, that the international coalition aviation bombarded two booby-trapped vehicles west of Heet City.

The source said in a statement followed by IraqiNews.com, “The international coalition aviation backed by the army’s 7th brigade managed to bombard two booby-trapped vehicles belonging to ISIS west of Heet City, destructing the two vehicles and killing the suicide bombers who were inside them.”

The source, who requested anonymity, added, “The suicide bombers were intending to target the army’s 7th brigade troops using the booby-trapped vehicles.”

3 vehicles destroyed by airstrike near Falluja


(IraqiNews.com) Anbar – The commander of Anbar Operations Major General Ismail al-Mahalawi announced on Sunday, that two vehicles and a tank were destructed by an Iraqi air strike south of Fallujah.

Mahalawi said in a press statement received by IraqiNews.com, “Today, Iraqi Air Force bombarded ISIS headquarters in Albu Hussein area north of Amiriya vicinity,” pointing out that, “The shelling destructed a tank, a booby-trapped Hummer vehicle and a vehicle carrying a machine gun.”

“The shelling also resulted in the killing of all the ISIS members who were inside the vehicles,” Mahalawi added.

Iraqi forces spring 6 from ISIS prison

(IraqiNews.com) Anbar – The commander of Jazeera Operations Maj. Gen. Ali Ibrahim Dabon announced on Sunday, that the security forces found a prison belonging to ISIS west of Heet, while pointed out to the release of six prisoners.

Dabon said in a press statement followed by IraqiNews.com, “The army’s 7th brigade managed to find a prison belonging to ISIS inside one of the orchards in Nowaiem village west of Heet,” pointing out that, “ISIS used an abandoned house as a prison, and was holding six prisoners inside it.”

Dabon added, “The 7th brigade troops were able to free the prisoners who were detained for 45 days.”

France, US target Islamic State with two strikes in Iraq
Be still, my beating heart.
[Ynet] French and US jets destroyed an 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 Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not really Moslems....
site in Iraq used by the hardline Sunni Muslim holy warriors to build large quantities of bombs and vehicles for suicide kabooms, the French Defence Ministry said on Sunday.

"The site that was destroyed is situated in Al Qaim, at the Iraqi-Syrian border, and required two separate strikes because of its size," the ministry said, adding that the strikes were carried out on Friday and Saturday.
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