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Carnage and Ethnic Cleansing Against Sunni Muslim Iraqi Arabs Continue by Government Forces, Militias, Coalition Air Strikes

September 9, 2016 

Editor's Note:

The US-led coalition which fights the Islamic State in northern Iraq consists of US-led NATO forces, Iraqi Shi'i government forces, Iranian-backed Shi'i militias, and Kurdish Peshmerga forces. The coalition's continuous attacks have resulted in the killing of thousands of Iraqi Sunni Muslim Arabs and the eviction of thousands as a result of the destruction of their cities and villages.

Millions of Iraqi Sunni Muslim Arabs are expected to leave their cities and villages as the fighting intensifies towards an all-attack by the US-led coalition on Mosul. The end outcome is going to be evicting (ethnic cleansing of) Sunni Muslim Arabs from the upper Euphrates region of northwestern Iraq and northeastern Syria. 

The following news stories from the official US and Iraqi websites do not mention any civilian casualties, as all reported deaths are claimed to be for ISIS members, who were killed in air strikes and bombardment on cities! Needless to say that independent sources are hard to find or report from. Thus, the following is a documentation of the death and destruction, as reported basically in such official website. Other independent reporting will be presented whenever available.

 

US-led coalition air strike on Islamic State area in Iraq, file, Sept 6, 2016	Site of a car bombing north of Baghdad, September 8, 2016

 

Sunni Muslim Arab Iraqis persecuted by Shi'i Militias and Kurdish security forces

Sunni Muslim Arab Iraqis have been subjected to persecution and ethnic cleansing by pro-government Shi'i militias, which forced to flee their cities, towns, and villages in northern Iraq and take refuge in the Iraqi Kurdistan territory. There, they have also been subjected to persecution, raids, and imprisonments of thousands of them.

 

النازحون في العراق يفرون من موت محقق ليواجهو في مخيماتهم الاعتقال الحكومي والاختفاء القسري

تاريخ النشر : السبت | 03-09-2016 | 14:06

http://yaqein.net/AR/details4463.htm

(See the Arabic news story below). 

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The following are news stories from a pro-Iraqi government website (http://www.iraqinews.com/) :

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Coalition airstrikes near Anbar kills 7 ISIS members

By Loaa Adel - Sep 8, 2016

(IraqiNews.com) Anbar –

Jazeera Operations Command in Anbar province announced that seven ISIS members were killed by a coalition airstrikes that targeted their headquarters west of the province.

The commander of Jazeera Operations Command Lieutenant General Qassim al-Mohamadi said, “Today, the international coalition aircraft conducted a number of air strikes on ISIS headquarters and strongholds in al-Bakr neighborhood in Heet Island and al-Kusairat area in Haditha district, killing 7 ISIS members.”

“The air strikes also destroyed a large cache of weapons and three armed vehicles in al-Bakr area, in addition to destructing another cache or weapons in Kusairat area,” Mohamadi added.

2nd bomb blast near Baghdad leaves 7 casualties

By Amir Abdallah - Sep 8, 2016 .

(IraqiNews.com) Baghdad –

A source in the Iraqi Ministry of Interior informed on Thursday that two people were killed and five others wounded in a bomb west of Baghdad.

Sharing more details the source declared, “A bomb exploded, this morning, near shops in the Euphrates neighborhood, southwest of Baghdad, killing two people and wounding five others.”

The source added, “Security forces rushed to the area and evacuated the wounded to a nearby hospital and the bodies to the forensic medicine department, while carried out a raid to search for the perpetrators of the bombing.”

Bomb blast near Baghdad, nine casualties

By Amir Abdallah - Sep 8, 2016

(IraqiNews.com) Baghdad –

A source in the Iraqi Ministry of Interior informed on Thursday that nine people had been either killed or wounded in a bomb blast north of Baghdad.

Sharing further details with Iraqi News, the source revealed, “A bomb exploded, this morning, near a popular market in Sabaa al-Bour area, north of Baghdad, killing one person and wounding eight others.”

“Ambulances rushed to the area and transferred the wounded to a nearby hospital and the bodies of the deceased were sent to the forensic department. Security force also cordoned off the area of incident and barred approaching it,” the source added.

Dozens of ISIS militants killed in airstrike near Rutba

By Amir Abdallah - Sep 7, 2016

(IraqiNews.com) Anbar –

A military source in Anbar informed on Wednesday that dozens of ISIS members were killed in an aerial bombardment west of Anbar.

The source said, “Warplanes bombed ISIS sites in the areas of al-Hadala and al-Sikak north of al-Rutba City (310 km west of Ramadi), destructing the sites completely.”

The source, who asked anonymity, added,  “The bombing resulted in the killing of dozens of ISIS terrorists, as well as causing considerable material and human losses in those locations.”

Airstrike kills 15 ISIS members and destroys 12 car bombs in central Mosul

By Loaa Adel - Sep 7, 2016

(IraqiNews.com) Nineveh –

The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan announced that 15 ISIS members were killed and 12 booby-trapped vehicles were destroyed by coalition airstrike in central Mosul.

The spokesman for the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Gayath Surji said, “The international coalition aviation conducted, at noon today, an air strike on ISIS headquarters in Ghabat area in central Mosul, killing 15 ISIS members.”

“The air strike also destructed the headquarters completely, as well as destroying 12 booby-trapped vehicles,” Surji added.

Bomb blast near Salahuddin, 12 casualties

By Amir Abdallah - Sep 7, 2016

(IraqiNews.com) Salahuddin –

A security source in Salahuddin province reported on Tuesday that 12 displaced persons have been either killed or wounded in a bomb blast north of the province.

Sharing further details with Iraqi News, the source revealed, “An explosive device emplaced by ISIS members in an area located between al-Zawiya and Sharqat (50 km north of Salahuddin), exploded, targeting families while they were fleeing from the areas controlled by ISIS in Sharqat and surrounding villages,” pointing out that, “Four civilians were killed and eight others were injured due to the explosion.”

“The ISIS is planting bombs in the path of the displaced families to hinder their escape attempts,” the source added.

Blast near Baghdad kills, wounds 5 policemen

By Loaa Adel - Sep 7, 2016

(IraqiNews.com) Baghdad –

A source in the Ministry of Interior revealed that five policemen were either killed or wounded in the explosion of an improvised explosive device that targeted their patrol in southern Baghdad.

Sharing more details with Iraqi News, the source informed, “This morning, an improvised explosive device exploded targeting a police patrol while it was passing in al-Dawra area in southern Baghdad, killing one of its members and wounding four others.”

“Security forces rushed to the area and transferred the wounded to a nearby hospital and the body to the forensic medicine department,” the source added.

Health Directorate: Karada bombing casualties rise to 49

By Loaa Adel - Sep 6, 2016

(IraqiNews.com) Baghdad –

Baghdad-Rusafa Health Directorate confirmed that the casualties of the bombing that hit Karada area yesterday have increased to 49 persons.

The Director of Baghdad-Rusafa Health Directorate Dr. Abdel Ghany Saadon said, “The hospitals of Sheikh Zayed, Ibn al-Nafees and al-Jumla have received 10 dead and 39 wounded from the explosion that hit Karada area in central Baghdad.”

“The specialized paramedics and doctors managed to treat all the wounded. A plan was prepared to to establish a central hospital to receive the victims of terrorist bombings,” Saadon added.

Airstrike kills 18 ISIS members, wounds 7 near Nineveh

By Amir Abdallah - Sep 6, 2016

(IraqiNews.com) Nineveh –

A local source in Nineveh province informed on Tuesday, that 25 ISIS militants were either killed or wounded in an international coalition bombing north of the province.

Sharing more details the source revealed, “The international coalition aviation managed, this afternoon, to bomb ISIS headquarters in Ghabat area in northern Nineveh, killing 18 ISIS members and wounding seven others.”

The source added, “The strike also destroyed 12 vehicles belonging to the organization.”

10 ISIS militants killed near Ramadi

By Amir Abdallah - Sep 6, 2016

(IraqiNews.com) Anbar –

A military source in Anbar province informed on Tuesday, that ten ISIS members, including a senior commander, were killed by an artillery shelling west of Ramadi.

Sharing more details with Iraqi News, the source revealed, “The artillery of the Iraqi army shelled a number of ISIS hideouts in al-Botaiban area west of Ramadi, destructing the hideouts completely.”

The source added, “The shelling also killed 10 ISIS terrorists, including the field commander Abu Omar Ziadi, as well as wounding other six terrorists.”

Coalition airstrike kills 60 ISIS members near Anbar

By Loaa Adel - Sep 5, 2016

(IraqiNews.com) Anbar –

The Command of al-Hashd al-Shaabi in Anbar announced that 60 ISIS members were killed in an airstrike launched by the international coalition aviation, which was targeted on an ISIS convoy to the west of Ramadi.

Intelligence director of al-Somoud brigade, Captain Nazim al-Jaghifi, said, “The international coalition aviation launched an airstrike targeting an ISIS convoy of 12 vehicles at Wadi al-Fahemi in western Haditha district. As a result of this, 60 ISIS members including the photographer of Camp Speicher Massacre Abbas Mazhar Abbas.”

“Meanwhile, security forces identified some of ISIS casualties from Fahemi. They are Osama Tamr al-Jaghifi, Omar Alaka, Adi Abdel Razek and senior leader Falah al-Rawi,” he added.

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The following are news stories from the US Department of Defense website (http://www.defense.gov/News) :

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Coalition Strikes Continue Against ISIL in Syria, Iraq

SOUTHWEST ASIA, Sept. 8, 2016 —

Strikes in Syria

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

-- Near Raqqah, two strikes engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a tanker trailer, an oil workover rig and a vehicle.

-- Near Ayn Isa, a strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a mortar system and a vehicle.

-- Near Dayz Az Zawr, a strike destroyed four ISIL oil tanker trucks.

-- Near Mar’a, a strike destroyed an ISIL vehicle bomb.

Strikes in Iraq

Fighter aircraft and rocket artillery conducted seven strikes in Iraq, coordinated with and in support of Iraq’s government:

-- Near Albu Hayat, a strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two bunkers and two vehicles.

-- Near Haditha, a strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a building.

-- Near Mosul, two strikes engaged an ISIL financial center and destroyed a weapons storage facility.

-- Near Qayyarah, a strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a vehicle, 12 rocket rails, four rocket systems and an assembly area.

-- Near Ramadi, a strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit.

-- Near Sinjar, a strike destroyed an ISIL tunnel entrance and suppressed a mortar position.

Coalition Strikes Continue Against ISIL in Syria, Iraq

SOUTHWEST ASIA, Sept. 7, 2016 —

Strikes in Syria

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

-- Near Abu Kamal, a strike destroyed five ISIL oil tanker trucks.

-- Near Raqqah, a strike destroyed two ISIL oil tanker trucks.

-- Near Manbij, a strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed three fighting positions.

-- Near Mara, two strikes engaged two ISIL tactical units and destroyed three fighting positions and a mortar system.

Strikes in Iraq

Attack and fighter aircraft conducted 12 strikes in Iraq, coordinated with and in support of Iraq’s government:

-- Near Albu Hayat, a strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a rocket cache, two buildings and three bunkers.

-- Near Hit, a strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a vehicle and a building.

-- Near Kisik, a strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a tunnel entrance, a vehicle and three heavy machine guns.

-- Near Mosul, six strikes engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed five vehicles, two dozers, a front-end loader, an excavator and inoperable coalition equipment and damaged a tunnel.

-- Near Qayyarah, two strikes engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed three vehicles, two dozers and eight rocket rails.

-- Near Ramadi, a strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a vehicle, a building and a mortar system

Coalition Strikes Continue Against ISIL in Syria, Iraq

SOUTHWEST ASIA, Sept. 6, 2016 —

Strikes in Syria

Attack and fighter aircraft conducted seven strikes in Syria:

-- Near Raqqah, two strikes destroyed two ISIL oil pumpjacks, an oil tank and a headquarters building.

-- Near Dayr Az Zawr, three strikes destroyed 13 ISIL oil tanker trucks and a tractor trailer.

-- Near Manbij, two strikes engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a fighting position.

Strikes in Iraq

Bomber, fighter, and attack aircraft conducted seven strikes in Iraq, coordinated with and in support of Iraq’s government:

-- Near Beiji, a strike destroyed an ISIL rocket rail and a cave entrance.

-- Near Kisik, a strike destroyed two ISIL fighting positions, two tunnel entrances, an observation post and a rocket firing position.

-- Near Mosul, four strikes engaged three ISIL tactical units and destroyed an assembly area, a fighting position, a vehicle and a headquarters building.

-- Near Ramadi, a strike destroyed a rocket system.

Coalition Strikes Continue Against ISIL in Syria, Iraq

SOUTHWEST ASIA, Sept. 5, 2016 —

Strikes in Syria

Attack and fighter aircraft conducted nine strikes in Syria:

-- Near Raqqah, six strikes destroyed eight ISIL trailers, three oil pump jacks, and 42 oil tanker trucks.  

-- Near Manbij, two strikes engaged two ISIL tactical units and destroyed two vehicles and a fighting position.   

-- Near Mar'a, a strike destroyed an ISIL mortar system. 

Strikes in Iraq

Bomber, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft conducted three strikes in Iraq, coordinated with and in support of the Iraqi government:

-- Near Baghdadi, a strike destroyed two ISIL communication towers.

-- Near Ramadi, a strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a vehicle. 

-- Near Sultan Abdallah, a strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an assembly area, a fighting position, and two vehicles.   

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Sunni Muslim Arab Iraqis persecuted by Shi'i Militias and Kurdish security forces Sunni Muslim Arab Iraqis have been subjected to persecution and ethnic cleansing by pro-government Shi'i militias, which forced to flee their cities, towns, and villages in northern Iraq and take refuge in the Iraqi Kurdistan territory. There, they have also been subjected to persecution, raids, and imprisonments of thousands of them.   النازحون في العراق يفرون من موت محقق ليواجهو في مخيماتهم الاعتقال الحكومي والاختفاء القسري تاريخ النشر : السبت | 03-09-2016 | 14:06 http://yaqein.net/AR/details4463.htm كانوا ينتظرون الترحاب ومنحهم الأمان وتوفير أبسط مقومات الحياة لهم ، إلا أنهم لم يجدوا شيئا من ذلك ، بل وجدوا الاعتقال والإخفاء القسري والإهانة والإهمال المتعمد ، الذي جعل الأمراض تفتك بهم والجوع يطاردهم .. إنهم النازحون من مناطقهم في المحافظات المنتفضة جراء الحملات الحكومية والميليشياوية المنظمة عليها ، إلى كردستان العراق. أوضاع أقل ما توصف به أنها مأساوية ، تلك التي يمر بها النازحون الذين انتهى بهم المطاف إلى كردستان العراق ، بعد أن ذاقوا ويلات القصف والتهجير والتدمير على يد قوات حكومية وميليشيات طائفية عاثت في بلادهم فسادا ، تنفيذا لمخطط إيراني ممقوت. نازحو محافظة الأنبار إلى السليمانية في كردستان العراق ، لم يكادوا يلتقطون أنفاسهم من رحلة النزوح القاسية ، حتى لاحقتهم قوات الأسايش الكردية في أماكن إقامتهم ، واعتقلت العديد منهم وأخفت بعضهم قسرا ، بذريعة أنهم على صلة بمسلحي ( التنظيم ) بعد أن عبثت بمحتويات منازلهم. ممارسات طائفية بامتياز عمقت جراح النازحين الذين فروا من الموت المحقق إلى مصير مجهول يحمل الكثير من المخاطر التي من بينها الموت مرضا أو جوعا أو الاعتقال والاخفاء قسرا ، لاسيما وأن هناك من يتربص بهم من القوات الحكومية وميليشياتها الطائفية ، ويريدون حرمانهم من أبسط حقوقهم. اقتحام أماكن إقامة النازحين في كردستان العراق واعتقالهم ، إن دل فإنما يدل على استهداف حكومة كردستان لأهالي المدن المنتفضة ، والذي يأتي ضمن العقاب الجماعي لأهالي تلك المحافظات على ثورتهم وانتفاضتهم ضد سياسات الظلم والفساد والتهميش التي كانت ديدن حكومات ما بعد الاحتلال عام 2003.   اعتقالات عشوائية تعسفية جعلت سجون كردستان العراق تعج بالنازحين ، حيث يقبع آلاف السجناء من النازحين من محافظة الأنبار ، في سجن السلام وسوسه في السليمانية ، وسجن المحطة في أربيل ، وزركة بدهوك ، ويعانون أوضاعا معيشية وإنسانية صعبة في ظل الإهمال المتعمد من حكومة كردستان لأوضاعهم. عدم شمول السجناء من النازحين في سجون كردستان العراق بقوانين العفو التي تصدرها الحكومة الحالية في بغداد ، يظهر جانبا آخرا من الاضطهاد ضد نازحي المحافظات المنتفضة ، ويعكس السياسات الانتقامية التي تتعامل بها حكومة كردستان العراق مع النازحين. منظمات حقوقية دولية مثل هيومن رايتس ووتش والعفو الدولية ، اتهمت في تقارير لها حكومة كردستان العراق بإساءة معاملة السجناء من النازحين ، واعتقال كثير منهم فترات طويلة من دون محاكمة ، وإخفاء آخرين بعد اعتقالهم. مخيم داوودية بمحافظة دهوك في كردستان العراق ، شهد هو الآخر أوضاعا إنسانية مزرية للعائلات التي تحتمي به ، حيث يعيش النازحون في المخيم المذكور في كرفانات ولا يحصلون على الطعام والشراب بكميات كافية بعد توقف المساعدات التي كانو يحصلون عليها ، بالإضافة إلى تدني الخدمات الصحية فيه. تواصل موجات النزوح إلى كردستان العراق جراء الحملات الحكومية والميليشياوية على مناطق جديدة بالمحافظات المنتفضة فاقم من معاناة هؤلاء النازحين ، في ظل عجز حكومة كردستان عن سد حاجة هذه العائلات النازحة بسبب حالة الإفلاس التي تعاني منها تلك الحكومة ، حيث لم تتمكن عشرات الأسر من الحصول على خيام تؤويها ، مما اضطرها للتجمع بأعداد كبيرة في إحدى المدارس ، في ظروف إنسانية صعبة بسبب انتشار الأمراض وارتفاع درجات الحرارة. العائلات النازحة تتقاسم عددا من الصفوف الدراسية في انتظار دورها في الحصول على خيام تقيهم حرارة الشمس الحارقة ، لاسيما وأن المخيمات التي تقيمها حكومةكردستان لا تكفي موجات النزوح المتواصلة ، جراء القصف الانتقامي. تفاقم معاناة النازحين إلى كردستان العراق لايبدو لها نهاية وشيكة ، خاصة مع استمرار الحملات الحكومية والميليشياوية على مدن بعينها في المحافظات الست المنتفضة ، والتي ترتكب خلالها تلك القوات والميليشيات جرائم وحشية من قتل وتدمير وتهجير قسري واعتقال ، فلا يجد أهالي تلك المدن مفرا من النزوح اتقاء بطش القوات الحكومية وميليشياتها ، فلا تتوقف موجات النزوح من المدن المقتحمة. عملية اقتحام مدينة الموصل المرتقبة ، ربما تأتي هي الأخرى لتزيد من معاناة النازحين إلى كردستان العراق المتفاقمة أصلا ، حيث توقعت حكومة كردستان نزوح مليون شخص من الموصل حال اقتحامها من قبل القوات الحكومية وميليشياتها الطائفية ، ولجوء 500 ألف شخص منهم إلى كردستان العراق. مدير ما يعرف بالمركز التنسيقي للأزمات المشتركة في وزارة داخلية كردستان "هوشنك محمد" أقر بعدم امتلاك حكومة كردستان القدرة على استيعاب هذه الأعداد ، وأنها تحتاج إلى أكثر من 270 مليون دولار لذلك ، واعترف محمد بأن حكومة كردستان تسعى مع الجهات المعنية والدولية لتوفير الأموال والمساعدات اللازمة ، مؤكدا أنه في حال عدم الاستجابة ، فإن حياة نحو مليون شخص ستتعرض للخطر ، فيما حمل الحكومة الحالية المسؤولية في دعم كردستان لإنقاذ أرواح المدنيين استعدادا لموجات النزوح التي ستشهدها عملية اقتحام الموصل. نازحو المحافظات المنتفضة ضاقت عليهم أرض العراق بما رحبت ، بسبب استهدافهم بالاعتقال والاضطهاد والاهمال الحكومي المتعمد في أي مكان حلوا به داخل بلادهم ، فلم تكتف القوات الحكومية وميليشياتها الطائفية بتهجير أهالي تلك المحافظات وتدمير وحرق منازلهم وممتلكاتهم ، بل لاحقوهم في المناطق التي ينزحون إليها واعتقلوا الكثير منهم وضيقوا عليهم. حملات حكومية وميليشياوية ممنهجة ومنظمة الغاية منها الخلاص ممن ثاروا على الظلم والفساد ليس فقط بتغيير ديموغرافية مناطقهم ، وإنما بنفيهم خارج العراق بأكلمه بعد التضييق عليهم داخله ، ولكن هيهات فإن الباطل مهما انتفخ وانتفش كأنه ظاهر فإنه زاهق ، وأن الحق مهما ضعف 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