Scores of Iraqis Still Being Killed Daily in the Northern Provinces, 80% of Mosul Infrastructure Destroyed, July 10, 2018

Scores of Iraqis Still Being Killed Daily in the Northern Provinces, 80% of Mosul Infrastructure Destroyed

July 10, 2018

Editor's Note:

The following are just examples of news stories about the continuous Iraq war. Daily news stories can be accessed from the news sources listed below and others in the internet.


Mosul, a year after and it is still a destroyed city, July 10, 2018

The following are news stories from the independent Iraqi Arabic news agency, Yaqein ( http://yaqein.net/ ):

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Mosul is a destroyed city, a year after the war, with 90 of the infrastructure destroyed.

الموصل.. عام على انتهاء الحرب ولاتزال المدينة مدمرة

10 يوليو 2018 ، المصدر:وكالة يقين

انطوى عام على استعادة الموصل بمحافظة نينوى ، من دون ان يتغير شيء في واقع المدينة المنكوبة ، بفعل ماتعرضت له من عمليات عسكرية دمرتها ، حيث لاتزال المدينة تعاني الاهمال في اعادة الاعمار واعادة البنى التحتية فيها الى سابق عهدها ، اضافة الى غياب الدعم الحكومي الجاد في اعادة النازحين الى ديارهم وتوفير الخدمات الضرورية له ، ماتسبب ذلك في تفاقم معاناة الموصليين .

واكدت مصادر صحفية مطلعة في تصريح لها انه ” لا تزال الأنقاض في كل مكان من مدينة الموصل بمحافظة نينوى ، كما ان الكثير من الأحياء لا ترى الكهرباء أو المياه النظيفة سوى لفترات محدودة خلال اليوم ” .

من جانب اخر اشارت تقديرات المجلس النرويجي للاجئين إلى “وجود 8 ملايين طن من الحطام في الموصل، حيث دمرت مناطق بالكامل بسبب القتال والعمليات العسكرية والقصف الحربي ” ، مبينا أن ” هناك حاجة ماسة إلى 874 مليون دولار أمريكي لإصلاح البنية التحتية الأساسية فقط ، كما أن هناك 380 ألف شخص لايزالون نازحين في المحافظة والكثير ممن عادوا يواجهون الطرد لأنهم لا يستطيعون دفع الإيجار” بحسب تقديراته .

يشار الى تصريحات متواترة عن اعضاء في مجلس محافظة نينوى ، كانت قد اكدت في وقت سابق ، ان العمليات العسكرية التي شهدتها الموصل بجانبيها الايمن والايسر في المحافظة ، تسببت بالحاق الدمار والضرر بما نسبته تصل الى 90% من البنى التحتية للمدينة .

https://yaqein.net/politics/123013

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The following are news stories from a pro-Iraqi government website (http://www.iraqinews.com/), which usually reports those who are killed by Iraqi government attacks as Islamic State fighters, implying no civilians were killed by bombing residential neighborhoods:

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Eight Islamic State members killed in U.S. Coalition airstrike in Diyala

by Nehal Mostafa Jul 10, 2018, 3:12 pm

Diyala (IraqiNews.com) --

Eight Islamic State members, planning for a fake checkpoint, were killed in an airstrike by the U.S.-led Coalition in Diyala, the Security Media Center said on Tuesday.

In a statement, the center said, “based on intelligence information from the Counter-Terrorism Service, the Coalition jets carried out an airstrike targeting Islamic State pockets in Hamreen mountains in Kabashi region in al-Saadiya town.”

During the airstrike, according to the statement, “eight militants, planning for a fake checkpoint, were killed.”

Islamic State continues to launch sporadic attacks across Iraq against troops. Security reports indicate that the militant group still poses threat against stability in the country.

On Sunday, a policeman was killed, while another was injured in a bomb blast, south of Diyala.

Thousands of Islamic State militants as well as Iraqi civilians were killed since the government campaign, backed by paramilitary troops and the coalition was launched in October 2016 to fight the militant group, which declared a self-styled “caliphate” from Mosul in June 2014.

In December, the Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi announced gaining control on all the territories that were captured by Islamic State, since 2014. However, the group still has dormant cells, through which it carries out attacks, across Iraq like it used to do before 2014.

Four suicide attackers killed in infiltration attempt into Salahuddin

by Nehal Mostafa Jul 10, 2018, 2:35 pm

Salahuddin (IraqiNews.com) --

Four suicide attackers were killed as the pro-government paramilitary troops thwarted an infiltration attempt by Islamic State members in Salahuddin province.

A statement by the media service of al-Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces) said, “troops of the 43rd brigade managed to foil an infiltration attempt by 15 Islamic State members in Tal al-Thahab region in the vicinity of Balad town, south of Samarra.”

“Four suicide bombers were killed, others were injured, while the rest ran away,” the statement added.

On Monday, a statement by the PMFs said four suicide attackers were killed as they were trying sneak into BIji region in Salahuddin.

Last week, PMFs reportedly killed three Islamic State militants who were attempting to sneak into villages near the Makhoul Mountains, north of the province.

Islamic State continues to launch sporadic attacks across Iraq against troops. Security reports indicate that the militant group still poses threat against stability in the country.

A total of 76 people were killed and 129 others were injured due to acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflicts during the month of June, casualty figures recorded by the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI).

6 Hashd fighters killed, wounded in Islamic State attack in Salahuddin

by Mohammed Ebraheem Jul 9, 2018, 4:46 pm

Salahuddin (Iraqinews.com) –

Five members of the paramilitary al-Hashd al-Shaabi fighters were killed and wounded Monday in an attack by the terrorist Islamic State (IS) group in Iraq’s central province of Salahudin, a security source was quoted as saying.

“A group of IS terrorists wearing explosive belts attacked the headquarters of the 31st brigade of al-Hashd al-Shaabi in Baiji district in Salahuddin,” Alghad Press quoted the source as saying.

“The attack left a paramilitary fighter of al-Hashd al-Shaabi dead and five others wounded,” the source said, explaining that the terrorists came from al-Jazeera area targeting the Area 600 complex near Baiji oil refinery, which is used by security forces and Hashd Shaabi fighters as a security headquarters.

Al-Hashd Al-Shaabi (also known as Popular Mobilization Forces) is an alliance of volunteer Shia paramilitary forces, which actively backed the Iraqi government’s military campaign against IS since 2014.

The alliance was formed upon a top Shia clergy edict to counter the Sunni Jihadist group.

Al-Hashd won official recognition as a national force late 2016, becoming under the command of the prime minister, who is also the supreme commander of the armed forces.

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi has recurrently defended al-Hashd al-Shaabi against domestic and foreign accusations of committing human rights violations.

Bomb blast leaves four Federal Police personnel killed, injured, southwest of Kirkuk

by Nehal Mostafa Jul 9, 2018, 4:35 pm

Kirkuk (IraqiNews.com) --

Four Federal Police conscripts were killed and injured as a bomb blast targeted their patrol, southwest of Kirkuk, a security source said on Monday.

“A bomb went off targeting a patrol for Federal Police conscripts near al-Bakkara village in Hawija, southwest of Kirkuk,” the source told Baghdad Today website.

The blast, according to the source, “left a conscript killed and three others, including an officer, wounded.”

Troops “carried out operations in the region and areas in the vicinity in search for the perpetrators,” the source, who preferred anonymity, added.

Islamic State continues to launch sporadic attacks across Iraq against troops. Security reports indicate that the militant group still poses threat against stability in the country.

20 Islamic State militants killed in airstrike by Coalition warplanes in Nineveh

by Mohammed Ebraheem Jul 9, 2018, 3:01 pm

Baghdad (Iraqinews.com) –

Up to 20 Islamic State militants were killed Monday in an airstrike by the U.S.-led international coalition warplanes on a village in Nineveh province, an Iraqi security center said.

Iraqi website Baghdad Today quoted Yehia Rasool, the spokesman for the Iraqi Security Media Center, as saying that “U.S.-led international coalition fighter jets targeted a tunnel for Islamic State in Badush village in Nineveh, leaving 20 militants killed.”

“Troops of the Nineveh Operations Command, meanwhile, destroyed nine tunnels and found 63 explosive charges and 15 locally-made rockets in al-Salam village in Nineveh,” Rasool added.

The Islamic State group appeared on the international scene in 2014 when it seized large swathes of territory in Iraq and Syria, declaring the establishment of an Islamic “caliphate” from Mosul city.

Later on, the group has become notorious for its brutality, including mass killings, abductions and beheadings, prompting the U.S. to lead an international coalition to destroy it.

In December, Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi announced full liberation of Iraqi lands, declaring end of war against IS members.

Despite the group’s crushing defeat at its main havens across Iraq, Islamic State continues to launch sporadic attacks against troops with security reports warning that the militant group still poses a threat against stability in the country.

Policeman killed, another injured in bomb blast, south of Diyala

by Nehal Mostafa Jul 8, 2018, 6:42 pm

Diyala (IraqiNews.com) --

A policeman was killed, while another was injured in a bomb blast, south of Diyala, a security source from the province said on Sunday.

Speaking to AlSumaria News, the source said, “a bomb, placed on the side of the agricultural road, south of Bahraz, went off targeting a police patrol, leaving one personnel killed and another injured.”

Investigations were conducted, the source added.

Earlier today, a security personnel was killed in confrontations between Iraqi security troops and Islamic State militants, at the outskirts of Bahraz.

Seven members of one family were killed, late on Thursday, in a fake checkpoint set by Islamic State, on their way back from a wedding ceremony, south of Diyala to Baghdad.

Several officials had warned against security failure on Al-Nahrawan old road, which links between Baghdad and Diyala.

Islamic State continues to launch sporadic attacks across Iraq against troops. Security reports indicate that the militant group still poses threat against stability in the country.

Security personnel killed in confrontations against Islamic State, south of Diyala

by Nehal Mostafa Jul 8, 2018, 5:40 pm

Diyala (IraqiNews.com) --

A security personnel has been killed in confrontation between Iraqi security troops and Islamic State militants, south of Diyala, local source from the province said on Sunday.

Speaking to Alghad Press, the sources said, “security troops are in clashes at the meantime against Islamic State cells in the vicinity of Jawad al-Bashu village, at the outskirts of Bahraz town, south of Diyala.”

The confrontations, according to the source, “are still ongoing. Addition security personnel headed to reinforce other troops there.”

The clashes “left a security personnel killed,” the source said, adding the losses among Islamic State is still unknown.

Seven members of one family were killed, late on Thursday, in a fake checkpoint set by Islamic State, on their way back from a wedding ceremony, south of Diyala to Baghdad.

Several officials had warned against security failure on Al-Nahrawan old road, which links between Baghdad and Diyala.

Islamic State continues to launch sporadic attacks across Iraq against troops. Security reports indicate that the militant group still poses threat against stability in the country.

27 Islamic State militants killed in Mosul military operation

by Mohammed Ebraheem Jul 8, 2018, 12:23 pm

Mosul (Iraqinews.com) –

Up to 27 Islamic State terrorists were killed and five of their hotbeds were destroyed during a military operation in Mosul city.

“Joint troops, backed by Iraqi Air Force, have sealed off a large swath of Badush mountains, west of Mosul, since yesterday and launched wide-scale combing operations to eliminate the growing terrorist threat there,” Ayn al-Iraq News website quoted Major Hammam Salem al-Obeidi as saying.

“The military operation resulted in the killing of 27 IS terrorists and destruction of three tunnels, five hotbeds and two caves that were used by IS militants,” al-Obeidi said.

“The operation against terrorist outposts in Nineveh province is ongoing in coincidence with the military operations in Kirkuk and Salauddin,” al-Obeidi added.

Last year, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced liberation of the second largest Iraqi city of Mosul from IS militants, who had captured it in 2014. More than 25,000 militants were killed throughout the campaign, which started in October 2016.

A government campaign, backed by paramilitary troops and a U.S.-led international coalition, has been fighting the Islamic State group, which declared a self-styled “caliphate” from Mosul in June 2014.

Abadi announced last December full liberation of Iraqi lands, declaring the end of war against IS members.

Iraqi army officer, two soldiers killed in bomb blast in Anbar

by Nehal Mostafa Jul 8, 2018, 5:33 pm

Anbar (IraqiNews.com) --

An Iraqi officer, two soldiers were killed as a bomb targeted their convoy in Anbar province, a security source said on Sunday.

Speaking to Baghdad Today website, the source said, “a bomb targeted an army patrol in al-Nakheeb region in Anbar, leaving a colonel and two soldiers, accompanying him, killed.”

On Saturday, a civilian was killed, while another was injured as a bomb, from the remnants of war against Islamic State went off as a vehicle was passing at the eastern axis of Rutba town, west of Anbar

Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi announced, in December, full liberation of Iraqi lands, declaring end of war against IS members.

Islamic State continues to launch sporadic attacks across Iraq against troops. Security reports indicate that the militant group still poses threat against stability in the country.

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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 ISIS Targets in Syria, Iraq

July 9, 2018, SOUTHWEST ASIA --

Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve and its partners have accelerated offensive activity against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria targets in designated parts of Syria and Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today.

Between July 2-8, coalition military forces conducted 31 strikes, consisting of 42 engagements, in Iraq and Syria

Strikes in Syria

Yesterday in Syria, coalition military forces conducted a strike consisting of one engagement against ISIS targets near Abu Kamal. The strike engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed an ISIS vehicle.

On July 7, coalition military forces conducted two strikes consisting of two engagements against ISIS targets near Abu Kamal. The strikes engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed an ISIS vehicle.

On July 6, coalition military forces conducted two strikes consisting of two engagements against ISIS targets near Abu Kamal. The strikes destroyed two ISIS vehicles.

On July 5, coalition military forces conducted six strikes consisting of 11 engagements against ISIS targets:

-- Near Abu Kamal, two strikes engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed an ISIS vehicle.

-- Near Shadaddi, four strikes engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed an ISIS improvised explosive device, an ISIS vehicle, an ISIS logistics hub and an ISIS headquarters.

On July 4, coalition military forces conducted four strikes consisting of eight engagements against ISIS targets.

-- Near Abu Kamal, two strikes engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed an ISIS vehicle and an ISIS-held building.

-- Near Shadaddi, two strikes engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed three ISIS vehicles and an ISIS headquarters.

On July 3, coalition military forces conducted four strikes consisting of four engagements against ISIS targets near Abu Kamal. The strikes engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed two ISIS vehicles and an ISIS fighting position.

On July 2, coalition military forces conducted three strikes consisting of three engagements against ISIS targets.

-- Near Abu Kamal, two strikes destroyed two ISIS supply routes.

-- Near Shadaddi, a strike engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed an ISIS vehicle.

Strikes in Iraq

Yesterday in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted two strikes consisting of two engagements against ISIS targets:

-- Near Makhmur, a strike destroyed an ISIS-held building.

-- Near Kisik, a strike destroyed an ISIS tunnel.

On July 7, coalition military forces conducted two strikes consisting of two engagements against ISIS targets:

-- Near Tal Afar, a strike destroyed an ISIS-held building.

-- Near Qaim, a strike destroyed an ISIS supply route.

On July 6, coalition military forces conducted two strikes consisting of two engagements against ISIS targets:

-- Near Hawijah, a strike destroyed two ISIS fighting positions.

-- Near Qaim, a strike destroyed an ISIS supply route.

On July 5, coalition military forces conducted one strike consisting of one engagement against ISIS targets near Basheer. The strike destroyed five ISIS caves.

There were no reported strikes conducted in Iraq on July 4.

On July 3, coalition military forces conducted a strike consisting of three engagements against ISIS targets near Habbaniyah. The strike engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed an ISIS vehicle.

On July 2, coalition military forces conducted a strike consisting of one engagement against ISIS targets near Tal Afar. The strike destroyed an ISIS vehicle.

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Two Centcom-Based Service Members Die Over Weekend

July 9, 2018, WASHINGTON --

Members of the Defense Department express condolences for the two U.S. Central Command service members who died during the weekend, Army Col. Rob Manning, director of defense press operations, told reporters this morning.

The guided missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham transits the Strait of Gibraltar at dusk, June 14, 2018. The ship was conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. During small-boat operations in the Red Sea, a sailor assigned to the ship died July 8, 2018. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Clay

While supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel in the Tarin Kowt district of Afghanistan’s Uruzgan province, Army Cpl. Joseph Maciel of South Gate, California, died July 7 of wounds he suffered during an apparent insider attack, Manning said, noting the incident is under investigation.

Maciel was posthumously promoted to corporal. He had served in Afghanistan since February.

Two other U.S. service members were wounded during the attack and are in stable condition, Manning added.

Maciel was an infantryman assigned to the 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, based at Fort Benning, Georgia. Task Force 1-28 Infantry is deployed in support of the 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade, the colonel noted.

Sailor Dies During Small-boat Ops

On July 8, a sailor assigned to the guided missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham died from injuries suffered while conducting small-boat operations in the Red Sea, Manning said.

The sailor, whose name will be released 24 hours after family members are notified, was medically evacuated to a hospital in Jordan and was pronounced dead at 12:45 p.m. local time.

“The Navy is investigating the circumstances of the sailor's death,” the colonel said, adding that there was no indication of foul play and the sailor died in a nonhostile environment.

The Jason Dunham is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Centcom region, he added.

“These losses are a solemn reminder that our business is inherently dangerous -- but through training and pertinent planning, we always try to mitigate the risks to our personnel who are our most valuable asset,” Manning said.

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