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| Salahuddin Province and Tikrit Reconquista: Mopping Up |
| 2015-04-02 |
| 31 ISIL terrorists killed by air strikes in Beiji [IraqiNews.com] The US-led coalition strikers killed 31 holy warriors of the ISIL today Wednesday in Beiji of southern Salah-il-Din province. A security source told IraqiNews.com that "The US-led coalition and Iraqi Air Air Force targeted ISIL shelters in Bayiji and Malha suburbs southern Beiji district, killing 31 terrorists." ISF repel ISIL attack in Al-Alam, kill 14 terrorists [IraqiNews.com] A security source reported that the Iraqi forces in Alam district repelled an attack by the ISIL "The federal police supported by the volunteers of popular mobilization and Umiah Jbarah regiment repelled an attack by the ISIL It added that "a jacket wallah let 'er rip at the volunteers, injuring 2 of them." General Austin congratulates Ubaidi on recapturing Tikrit [IraqiNews.com] The Iraqi Defense Ministry assured that "The Iraqi Defense Minister Khalid al-Ubaidi received a phone call on Tuesday evening from the Commander of the US Central Command General Lloyd J. Austin during which both sides reviewed security developments in Tikrit city." Statement by the Iraqi Defense Ministry received by IraqiNews.com read "General Austin talked on phone with the Iraqi Defense Minister Ubaidi and congratulated him on the victories achieved by the heroes of the Iraqi Security Forces against the terrorist ISIL organization through expelling them from Tikrit city." Our forces arrived in Tikrit center, liberated southern and western sides, says Abadi [IraqiNews.com] Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced on Tuesday the arrival of the security forces to Tikrit city center, and the liberation of the southern and western sides of the city by air cover and shelling by the Iraqi Air Force and US-led international coalition warplanes. Abadi said in a statement received by IraqiNews.com, "Our security forces arrived in Tikrit center and freed the southern and western sides. Moreover, they are moving to gain control of the entire city," noting that, "The military operation of liberating Tikrit is conducted by joint efforts of the army, the police, the Volunteer Fighters, tribal fighters and the people of Tikrit." Abadi added, "The operation was conducted by air cover and bombing the center by the Iraqi Air Force, Army Aviation and the international coalition aircrafts," praising the "Iraqi pilots courage." Al-Abadi continued, "The successful experience of Tikrit will be repeated in other areas because of its positive field results at the humanitarian level and the protection of civilians to the fullest extent." 4 explosions kill, wound 12 volunteer soldiers in central Tikrit [IraqiNews.com] On Tuesday, a security source in Salahuddin province said, that nine elements of al-Hashed al-Sha'bi militia have been killed and 3 others were maimed in a number of kabooms in central Tikrit. The source informed IraqiNews, "Four bombs that were emplaced near Tikrit General Hospital have went kaboom!at a late hour last night, killing 9 elements of al-Hashed al-Sha'bi and injuring 3 others in the area." "A security force blockaded the area of the kaboom and transferred the injured to a near hospital and the dead to the Forensic Medicine Authority," the source added. Security forces kill 14 ISIS militants in central Tikrit [IraqiNews.com] On Tuesday, a security source in Salahuddin province said, that 14 elements of the ISIS group have been killed in festivities with the security forces in central Tikrit. The source informed IraqiNews, "This afternoon, security forces backed by al-Hashed al-Sha'bi militia fighters carried out an operation to cleanse the area of al-Qadesiyah (central Tikrit) from ISIS Death Eaters," pointing out that, "The operation resulted in killing 14 elements of the ISIS group during festivities." ISF open Tikrit road forward Samarra-Baghdad [IraqiNews.com] A security source in Salah-il-Din on Monday reported that the security forces and the volunteers of popular mobilization opened Tikrit road forward Samarra-Baghdad. "The security forces and the volunteers of popular mobilization entered al-Qadiysiah district in Tikrit while the faceless myrmidons of the ISIL fled forward Al-Shrqat district," the security source told IraqiNews.com. The source added that "the security forces opened Tikrit road forward Samarra-Baghdad, which was closed because of ISIL faceless myrmidons control in Al-Qadiysiah district". Ghaban visits Tikrit to open police stations [IraqiNews.com] The Minister of Interior, Mohammed Salim al-Ghaban, arrived in Tikrit on Wednesday morning. IraqiNews.com news hound said "Ghaban arrived in the city of Tikrit on Wednesday morning to open the cop shoppes in the city to restore normal life." |
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