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| Iraq |
| Anbar Province Activities |
| 2015-04-24 |
| ISIS chlorine gas attack causes suffocation cases in Ramadi [IraqiNews] On Wednesday, Member of Anbar Provincial Council Farhan Mohammed said, that ISIS gunnies shelled areas in the city of Ramadi with chlorine gas-imbued bombs. Mohammed stated in an interview for IraqiNews, "Today, elements of the ISIS group have shelled some of the security checkpoints and residential areas in Ramadi with chlorine gas-imbued bombs," pointing out that, "There are several suffocation cases among the residents of the city." Ramadi tribes are fighting alongside Iraqi security forces says Anbar Council [IraqiNews.com] Members of Anbar provincial Council stated on Wednesday, that Ramadi clans are fighting alongside the security forces, urging the Defense and Interior ministries to supply tribal fighters with arms and ammunition to continue to fight. A member of the council Aid Amash said in an interview for IraqiNews.com, "the clans and fighters from sons of Ramadi are backing the security forces in the military operations to liberate and restore all the areas controlled by the ISIS group." Amash added, "the tribes of Albu Fahd, Albu Anwan, Albu Daib, Abu Risha and other tribes did not come out of Ramadi and remained so as to fight in defense of the city of Ramadi against terrorist and criminal groups." Hizbollah threatens withdrawal from Fallujah, says America should protect city if government refuses support [IraqiNews.com] On Thursday the Iraqi Shia paramilitary group, Kataib Hizbollah, threatened to withdraw its forces from eastern Fallujah if the government failed to provide its fighters with support. Kataib Hizbollah fighters control 5 of the most vital axes in Anbar Province. The Kataib Hizbollah said in an statement obtained by IraqiNews.com that "We have fought for more than a year and in five of the most vital axes in the fight against ISIS in Anbar province. The current government and the leadership of al-Hashed al-Sha'bi militia have not provided any support for us, but the Kataib were [only] relying on themselves and their own capabilities in fighting ISIS." "We have informed the government that we will withdraw the Kataib fighters from eastern Fallujah if this farce would not to be stopped; and let the 'Americans' protect the areas in north of 'Ameriyat [of Fallujah], Tarek camp and Baghdad Airport,'" the statement also added. The Kataib Hezbollah (KH) or Hezbollah Battalions is an Iranian-backed Shia paramilitary group in Iraq. In 2014 the group began taking a prominent role in the fight against ISIS, and it was reported that it had received air support from the U.S. Air Force during the Iranian-led intervention in Iraq. Security forces kill 12 terrorists in different areas of Ramadi [IraqiNews.com] On Thursday, Iraqi Ministry of Defense announced, that 12 elements of the ISIS group have been killed in festivities with the security forces in different areas of al-Ramadi. The ministry said in a statement obtained by IraqiNews.com, "The Rapid Intervention Forces had managed to kill 10 Death Eaters and 2 suicide elements during violent festivities in Ramadi city." The statement added, "The forces also shelled a number of houses in the area of Albu Ziyad with mortar rounds and managed to kill a number of Death Eaters inside them." |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #1 Chlorine gas shells? Where'd they get that? Everyone knows Saddam destroyed all his chemical weapons ages ago. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2015-04-24 09:08 |