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Scores of Iraqi Sunni Muslim Arabs Continue to be Killed Daily by Regime Forces and NATO Air Strikes

March 13, 2016 

 

Iraqi forces bombard Sunni Muslim areas south of Mosul, March 5, 2016

NATO plane bombing a site in northern Iraq, file, March 2016

 

Military Strikes Continue Against ISIL in Syria, Iraq

SOUTHWEST ASIA, March 12, 2016 —

U.S. and coalition military forces have continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in Syria and Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today.

Officials reported details of the latest strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports.

Strikes in Syria

Attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft conducted eight strikes in Syria:

-- Near Hawl, a strike struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL mortar systems.

-- Near Dayr Ar Zawr, a strike struck an ISIL gas and oil separation plant well head.

-- Near Manbij, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed five ISIL vehicles and an ISIL fighting position.

-- Near Mar’a, four strikes struck four separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL artillery piece, two ISIL weapons caches, 10 ISIL fighting positions, and an ISIL heavy machine gun position.

Strikes in Iraq

Attack and fighter aircraft conducted nine strikes in Iraq, coordinated with and in support of Iraq’s government:

-- Near Baghdadi, a strike destroyed an ISIL heavy machine gun position.

-- Near Hit, a strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.

-- Near Ramadi, five strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL rocket position, two ISIL vehicles, an ISIL fighting position and three ISIL tunnel systems and denied ISIL access to terrain.

-- Near Sinjar, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL weapons cache.

http://www.defense.gov/News-Article-View/Article/692135/military-strikes-continue-against-isil-terrorists-in-syria-iraq

 

Coalition Strikes Target ISIL in Syria, Iraq

SOUTHWEST ASIA, March 11, 2016 —

U.S. and coalition military forces have continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in Syria and Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today.

Officials reported details of the latest strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports.

Strikes in Syria

Attack aircraft conducted one strike in Syria:

-- Near Mar’a, a strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.

Strikes in Iraq

Attack and fighter aircraft conducted 13 strikes in Iraq, coordinated with and in support of Iraq’s government:

-- Near Kisik, a strike destroyed six ISIL fighting positions and six ISIL staging areas.

-- Near Makhmur, a strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle bomb and an ISIL vehicle.

-- Near Mosul, a strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL assembly area.

-- Near Ramadi, four strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL heavy machine gun, two ISIL supply caches, an ISIL anti-air artillery piece, two ISIL staging areas and two ISIL fighting positions.

-- Near Sinjar, three strikes destroyed an ISIL supply cache and two ISIL mortar firing positions and damaged four ISIL fighting positions.

-- Near Tal Afar, a strike destroyed an ISIL rocket system.

-- Near Hit, two strikes struck an ISIL facility and an ISIL bed-down location.

http://www.defense.gov/News-Article-View/Article/691312/coalition-strikes-target-isil-terrorists-in-syria-iraq

 

Turkey bombs multiple PKK locations in northern Iraq, 67 militants killed

Russia TV, 12 Mar, 2016 17:02

The Turkish Air Force has delivered airstrikes in at least five locations on the territory of neighboring Iraq, targeting strongholds of the Kurdish militia, various media reported. The Turkish military claims 67 militants of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) have been killed.

Turkish warplanes have attacked PKK targets in northern Iraq, including the headquarters of the PKK leadership situated right on the Iraq-Iran border in the Qandil Mountains, reportedly hitting the settlements of Avasin, Basyan, Haftanin, Metina and Qandil, Reuters reports, citing the army.

The airstrikes took place on Wednesday, March 9, according to Turkey's state-run Anadolu Agency. The agency cites an unnamed security source who claimed that 14 F-16 and F-4 fighter jets participated in the assault, bombing PKK camps, arms depots and bunkers.

Beginning July 2015, after the two-year truce between Ankara and the Kurds was scrapped, Turkey has been delivering regular airstrikes against Kurdish militia in neighboring Iraq and shelling Kurdish settlements in Syria as well.

The PKK is demanding autonomy for Kurds in Turkey’s south-east, and is listed as terrorist organization #1 by the Turkish government.

In early December 2015, Turkey deployed about 150 troops and 25 tanks to a base in Iraq’s Nineveh province, without bothering to get permission from Baghdad. Ankara argued that its soldiers were sent to northern Iraq after a threat from Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) to Turkish military instructors training anti-terrorist forces in the area.

Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan rejected a request from Baghdad to withdraw the troops, claiming that the Turkish military is present in Iraq “as instructors.”

On Friday, Turkish Interior Minister Efkan Ala said that Ankara is preparing another military operation against the Kurdish PPK in the country’s south-east. The minister announced plans to introduce curfews in three districts, saying that eight other districts have been “cleared of terrorists.”

In an interview Friday at the Foreign Ministry in Moscow, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov criticized Turkey for shelling Kurdish positions on Syrian territory, alleging that Ankara is turning a blind eye to arms supplies to terrorists.

Gatilov stressed that such practices must stop in order “to provide a more constructive atmosphere for the intra-Syrian talks and a more durable cease-fire,” Bloomberg reported.

https://www.rt.com/news/335375-turkey-bombs-pkk-iraq/

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Summary of Irqi news stories, on March 12, 2016, by Yeqen.net ( http://www.yaqen.net/news.php?action=view&id=39515 ):

15 people were killed or injured in two bombings in Al-Mahmoudiya and Aamil.

15 people were also killed or injured in Tobji and Baya, west and south of Baghdad.

Sectarian militiamen killed six people from one family in Mada-in, south of Baghdad.

Another group of sectarian militiamen killed a person in Shurta tunnel, west of Baghdad, and stole 27 million dinars.

A real estate developer was killed, his son was injured, in a bombing of his car, east of Baghdad.

A body of a person who was killed by shooting was found south of Baghdad.

A high-ranking army officer was killed by an ISIS sniper, south of Fallouja.

Six people were injured in Taza, Kirkuk by a Katyousha rocket attack.

Britain announced an increase in its troops in Iraq.

Turkish airplanes attacked two houses in Duhuk.

Iraqi forces arrested 40 people in Babyl. 

ملخص لأهم و أبرز المجريات الأمنية والسياسية التي جرت في العراق حتى مساء السبت

تاريخ النشر : السبت 12-03-2016 10:01 مساء

مواقف : أكد مجلس شيوخ عشائر الثورة العراقية ، في بيانه المرقم ( 65 ) الذي أصدره ، اليوم السبت ، تمسكه بما خلفه شيخ المجاهدين فضيلة الدكتور (حارث الضاري) من مبادئ ومشروع باعتبارهما هما المنقذ الوحيد للعراق والمنطقة. 

بغداد : قتل وأصيب 15 شخصا ، اليوم السبت ، بتفجيرين منفصلين أحدهما في قرية السيد عبد الله التابعة لقضاء المحمودية ، جنوبي بغداد ، والآخر في منطقة حي العامل جنوب غربي العاصمة. 

كما قتل وأصيب نحو 15 شخصا ، اليوم السبت ، بتفجيرين منفصلين أحدهما في منطقة الطوبجي غربي بغداد ، والآخر في منطقة البياع جنوب غربي العاصمة. 

فيما قتلت ميليشيات طائفية حكومية ، اليوم السبت ، ستة أشخاص من عائلة واحدة بينهم ثلاث نساء ، بهجوم مسلح في قرية المنسية التابعة لقضاء المدائن جنوبي العاصمة بغداد. 

في السياق نفسه قتلت ميليشيات طائفية حكومية شخصا ، يوم أمس الجمعة ، بهجوم مسلح ، في منطقة نفق الشرطة غربي العاصمة بغداد ، وقامت بسرقة مبلغا قدره 27 مليون دينار. 

وقتل تاجر عقارات وأصيب نجله ، اليوم السبت ، بانفجار عبوة لاصقة مثبتة داخل سيارته شرقي بغداد ، كما عثر على جثة رجل مجهول الهوية قضى رميا بالرصاص جنوبي العاصمة. 

دعا زعيم ما يعرف بالتيار الصدري "مقتدى الصدر" ، اليوم السبت ، أنصاره من المتظاهرين إلى البدء باعتصام مفتوح أمام بوابات المنطقة الخضراء في بغداد ، بدءا من الجمعة القادمة. 

الأنبار : قتل ضابط كبير في الجيش الحكومي ، اليوم السبت ، بنيران قناص من مسلحي ( التنظيم ) جنوبي مدينة الفلوجة بمحافظة الأنبار. 

ديالى : اقدمت ميليشيات طائفية حكومية ، اليوم السبت ، على سرقة 45 مليون دينار ، من إحدى مكاتب العقار في قضاء الخالص شمالي بعقوبة بمحافظة ديالى. 

المثنى : لقي فتى مصرعه غرقا ، اليوم السبت ، بنهر الفرات بمدينة السماوة بمحافظة المثنى ، ولم يتم العثور على جثته ، بحسب ما أفاد مصدر حكومي. 

التأميم : أصيب ستة أشخاص ، اليوم السبت ، بقصف بعدد من صواريخ الكاتيوشا ، استهدف ناحية تازة جنوبي كركوك بمحافظة التأميم. 

تدخلات خارجية : أعلنت بريطانيا ، اليوم السبت ، أنها تعتزم إرسال المزيد من الجنود الى العراق ، بذريعة تدريب قوات الجيش الحكومي. 

فيما قصفت طائرات حربية تركية ، يوم أمس الجمعة ، منزلين في قرية كشان الحدودية ، شمال محافظة دهوك ما أسفر عن تدميرهما بالكامل. 

انتهاكات حكومية : اعتقلت القوات الحكومية ، 40 مواطنا ، في حملة دهم وتفتيش تعسفية ، طالت مناطق متفرقة من محافظتي بابل وديالى خلال الـ24 ساعة الماضية. 

يقين نت + وكالات م.ع

http://www.yaqen.net/news.php?action=view&id=39515

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Iraqi Army destroys ISIS headquarters south of Mosul

By Abdelhak Mamoun - Mar 10, 2016

(IraqiNews.com) Nineveh –

A source in Nineveh Operations Command announced on Thursday, that the Iraqi Army artillery destroyed headquarters belonging to the ISIS south of Mosul in Nineveh Province (405 km north of Baghdad), while pointed out that the operation was carried out in response to a similar attack launched by ISIS.

The source said in a statement received by IraqiNews.com, “The army’s 15th artillery brigade carried out an artillery shelling targeted the headquarters of ISIS in Sultan Abdullah village in Qayyarah area (60 km south of Mosul),” adding that, “The shelling destructed many headquarters belonging to ISIS.”

“The shelling was carried out in response to ISIS attack on the brigade’s headquarters on Thursday morning, using a number of Katyusha rockets,” the statement continued.

 

Coalition warplanes destroy bridge west of Kirkuk, cut ISIS supply between Hawija and Mosul

By Abdelhak Mamoun - Mar 10, 2016

(IraqiNews.com) Kirkuk –

A security source in Kirkuk Province announced on Thursday, that the international coalition aircraft destroyed a bridge west of the province (250 kilometers north of Baghdad), while pointed out that the destruction of the bridge will cut ISIS supply between Hawija and Mosul.

The source reported for IraqiNews.com, “Today the international coalition aircraft shelled Shemeet Bridge that connects the western areas of the province with Mosul, destructing the bridge completely.”

The source, who asked anonymity, added, “The destruction of the bridge will cut ISIS supply between Hawija District and the city of Mosul.”

 

13 ISIS elements killed in artillery shelling in Qayyara south of Mosul

By Amre Sarhan - Mar 5, 2016

(IraqiNews.com) Nineveh –

An informed source in Nineveh Operations Command said on Saturday, that 13 ISIS elements had been killed in an artillery shelling by the army forces south of Mosul.

The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said in a brief statement obtained by IraqiNews.com, “The Iraqi army’s Artillery Regiment shelled, this morning, gatherings for ISIS in the villages of Sultan Abdullah and Tal al-Sha’ir in the district of Qayyara (60 km south of Mosul), resulting in the death of 13 ISIS elements,” adding also that, “The shelling resulted in the destruction of a number of [ISIS] shelters.” 

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