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Scores of Sunni Muslim Arabs Killed in Iraq by NATO and Sectarian Government Air Strikes January 21, 2016 Editor's Note: The following English news stories are from the Iraqi government news agency, Iraq News, which claims that the NATO and Iraqi government air strikes kill only the Islamic State fighters, when in fact the victims are Sunni Muslim Arabs in Iraq and Syria. These victims have been subjected to the killing and to the destruction of their cities, in order to force them out of their territories, and millions of them left their homes already. The Arabic news stories (below the English news stories) are from yeqen.net, the pro-Sunni Muslim Arab Iraqi victims, which tries to show the atrocities of the Iraqi government forces and the brutality of the NATO air strikes on the Sunni Muslim Arab cities, using the excuse of attacking ISIS.
US-led coalition conducts 16 airstrikes on ISIS in Syria and Iraq By Loaa Adel - Jan 21, 2016 (IraqiNews.com) Baghdad – On Thursday, US-led coalition announced, that it has carried out 16 air strikes on the ISIS organization in Iraq and Syria. The international coalition’s Joint Task Force said in a statement followed by IraqiNews.com, “The international coalition warplanes carried out 15 air strikes in seven cities in Iraq and managed to destruct 14 combat sites belonging to the ISIS organization in Sinjar.” The statement added, “The air strikes destructed many tactical units and a number of weapons caches,” pointing out that, “The coalition also carried out one air strike on ISIS in Deir ez-Zour area in Syria, destructing four cranes belonging to the ISIS organization.” 9 ISIS elements killed in artillery shelling north of Mosul By Abdelhak Mamoun - Jan 21, 2016 (Iraqinews.com) Nineveh – On Thursday, Kurdistan Democratic Party announced, that nine elements of ISIS were killed in an artillery shelling carried out by the Peshmerga forces north of Mosul (405 km north of Baghdad), while indicated to the destruction of two vehicles belonging to ISIS in the shelling. The Kurdistan Democratic Party’s Spokesman in Mosul Saeed Mamousini said in a statement followed by Iraqinews.com, “This morning, Peshmerga forces have carried out an artillery shelling on ISIS headquarters in the village of Baskhara in Bashiqa axes (17 km north of Mosul), killing nine elements of the ISIS organization and destructing two vehicles belonging to them.” Noteworthy, ISIS controlled the city of Mosul in Nineveh Province (405 km north of Baghdad) in the tenth of June 2014, while extended its activities to other areas of Iraq and committed many violations against humanity. Security forces kill 8 ISIS elements west of Samarra By Amre Sarhan - Jan 21, 2016 (IraqiNews.com) Salahuddin – A security source in Salahuddin province said on Wednesday, that eight elements of the ISIS had been killed, while three booby-trapped bulldozers belonging to them were also destroyed during an aerial bombardment west of Samarra. The source, who requested anonymity, said in a statement received by IraqiNews.com, “The Iraqi Army Aviation bombed, this evening, sites belonging to ISIS in the area of al-Layin west of Samarra, resulting in the death of eight elements of the organization as well as the destruction of three booby-trapped bulldozers that ISIS intended to use them in their attack on the government forces.” The source also added, “The strikes were accurate and destructed specific targets for the ISIS elements.” 25 ISIS elements killed in coalition aerial bombardment in central Mosul By Abdelhak Mamoun - Jan 21, 2016 (IraqiNews.com) Nineveh – On Thursday, Kurdistan Democratic Party announced, that 25 elements of the so-called ISIS were either killed or wounded in an aerial bombardment carried out by the international coalition aviation on ISIS headquarters in the center of Mosul (405 km north of Baghdad). The Kurdistan Democratic Party’s Spokesman in Mosul Saeed Mamouzini said in a statement followed by IraqiNews.com, “This morning, international coalition aviation carried out a number of air strikes on ISIS gatherings and strongholds in Al-Jaza-ir neighborhood in the center of Mosul, killing 25 elements of the organization and completely destructing their strongholds.” Mamouzini added, “The ISIS transferred the bodies of the dead elements to the forensic medicine department in the city of Mosul.” 8 ISIS elements killed, 3 bulldozers destructed in western Samerra By Loaa Adel - Jan 21, 2016 (IraqiNews.com) Salahuddin – On Wednesday, a security source in Salahuddin Province announced, that eight elements of the ISIS organization were killed and three bulldozers belonging to the organization had been destructed in an aerial bombardment in western Samerra. The source said in a statement followed by IraqiNews.com, “The Army Aviation shelled ISIS headquarters in al-Layn area in western Samerra, killing eight elements of the ISIS organization and destroying three booby-trapped bulldozers belonging to the organization.” The source added, “The strikes were accurate and destructed its specific targets.” 10 killed, wounded in bomb blast north of Baghdad By Abdelhak Mamoun - Jan 21, 2016 (IraqiNews.com) Baghdad – On Thursday, a source in the Iraqi Ministry of Interior announced, that ten people were either killed or wounded in a bomb blast north of Baghdad. The source said in a statement obtained by IraqiNews.com, “This morning, a bomb exploded near markets in Hamamiyat Village in Taji District north of Baghdad, killing three people and wounding seven others.” The source added, “A security force rushed to the area and transferred the wounded to a nearby hospital for treatment and the dead bodies to the forensic medicine department, while a raid and search operation was carried out to search for the perpetrators of the bombing.” *** The following Arabic news stories are from yeqen.net, the pro-Sunni Muslim Arab Iraqi victims, which tries to show the atrocities of the Iraqi government forces and the brutality of the NATO air strikes on the Sunni Muslim Arab cities, using the excuse of attacking ISIS.
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