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Iraq |
500 ISIS troops trapped in Mosul |
2017-06-03 |
Mosul (IraqiNews.com) The number of Islamic State fighters remaining in western Mosul’s Old City stands at 500, an officer from the Iraqi Federal Police forces said Friday as security operations proceed towards the strategic enclave. Radio Sawa quoted Lt. Cap. Abdulah Taha saying that IS fighters have been shifting locations swiftly across the Old City’s narrow streets and houses in order to give impression to assaulting troops that their numbers were much higher. On Thursday, a Pentagon spokesperson said there were less than 1000 IS fighters in the Old City, Islamic State’s last bastion in Mosul. On Friday, the Federal Police also said in a statement it killed Islamic State’s Hisbah (vigilantism) official in western Mosul, nicknamed Abu Abdul-Rahman, but did not identify his nationality. It also said forces took over 40 percent of Zanjili district, one area leading to the Old City. Iraqi forces retook eastern Mosul in January and have taken more than 90 percent of the western side since another offensive was launched for that region in February. Since late April, Iraqi forces took up a northwestern axis for its operations heading towards the Old City, having besieged the the area from the south for weeks. Troops are currently bombarding IS locations at al-Zanjili, Shefa and Sihha districts which surround the Old City. Forces are eyeing the Nuri al-Kabir Mosque where the group’s supreme leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, declared the establishment of a “caliphate” in Iraq and neighboring Syria. Nearly 200.000 civilians are thought to be stranded inside the area under IS siege, and are regularly shot dead once trying to flee, according to government and aid agencies. Video at the link |
Posted by:badanov |
#10 Stuffed head of ass, even. Mon oncle who worked at the Zoo Once roasted a fat kangaroo, Tenderised with a cobble And stuffed. Formidable! He gave me the gristle to chew. Wasn't that Nice? |
Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220 2017-06-03 21:17 |
#9 That is what I found, no recipe books or nothing. Must be a slang, like pigs in a blanket or little donkey. Maybe a gal named Ane Farcie who looked like a brussel sprout? Ummm....is that cat with side rats? Another slang, or throwback to siege food? Pretty fancy way of saying baby peas in butter. I am also wondering if Elephant is a type of potato or if this is a very international food selection. Antelope with truffles is on the menu so...maybe our café is in French Equitorial Africa? Could explain why Gruyere is the delicate dessert. |
Posted by: swksvolFF 2017-06-03 17:56 |
#8 Next week's headline: 200 ISIS troops trapped in Mosul. Headline the week after: All ISIS troops in Mosul eliminated (per SecDef Mattis's approach to handling ISIS) |
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2017-06-03 17:13 |
#7 Damn straight, swksvolFF. Gruyere needs a good Chardonnay. |
Posted by: AlanC 2017-06-03 16:22 |
#6 Tete d'ane has to do with donkeys, according to a quick google. |
Posted by: trailing wife 2017-06-03 15:20 |
#5 Gonna give me cheese for dessert, better have a third wine service. Especially if leading with radish with butter and sardines. Do have to ask what Ane's face is. |
Posted by: swksvolFF 2017-06-03 14:15 |
#4 200000 civilians = collaborators |
Posted by: Regular joe 2017-06-03 12:00 |
#3 200,000 Civilians and only 500 ISIS? How long until the Civvies turn on them? |
Posted by: Charles 2017-06-03 10:43 |
#2 I'm kinda hungry, time to start breakfast? |
Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2017-06-03 05:19 |
#1 |
Posted by: Angeang Henbane8639 2017-06-03 05:16 |