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Iraq
Iraq army inflicts losses on ISIL militants
2014-10-24
[Iran Press TV] The Iraqi army has conducted operations against the Takfiri
...an adherent of takfir wal hijra, an offshoot of Salafism that regards everybody who doesn't agree with them as apostates who must be killed...
ISIL murderous Moslems across the country, inflicting heavy losses on them, Press TV reports.

The Iraqi army, which has been fighting the terrorist group for nearly six months now, engaged the Takfiri holy warriors south of the city of Tikrit in Salah al-Din Province, killing at least 20 terrorists.

"There are big changes on the ground. In Salah al-Din, the army made advances in the past couple of days," Hassan Moussawi, a political analyst, said.

Hassan Sabti, a university professor, also said, "In Salah al-Din, the army forces were able to liberate many cities and now advancing toward Baiji."

The Iraqi army also continued to advance in the eastern Diyala Province, regaining strategic parts of the province used by the holy warriors as launch pads for attacks against the Iraqi forces.

In a separate incident, 134 ISIL holy warriors along with a big shot of the terrorist group were killed in Arclight airstrikes by an anti-ISIL coalition in the city of Baiji, which is located near Salah al-Din Province.

The US-led coalition has been conducting Arclight airstrikes on ISIL positions across Iraq, but the air raids have so far failed to dislodge the terrorists.

The Iraqi troops have pledged to make more gains in the coming weeks.

Meanwhile,
...back at the abandoned silver mine, the water was up to Jack's neck and still rising. And then he smelled the smoke...
the United Nations
...where theory meets practice and practice loses...
has confirmed that more than 5,000 Izadi Kurds were bumped off in a series of massacres by the ISIL Takfiri terrorists. Some 4,800 women and kiddies are thought to be held captive, and the number is expected to rise to above 7,000.
Posted by:Fred

#2  I'm going with: "neither"
Posted by: Frank G   2014-10-24 15:04  

#1  Let's see. AnNahar says IS jihadist are gaining ground but Iran Press TV says the Iraq army is inflicting losses on them. Who to believe?
Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305   2014-10-24 11:41  

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