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| Anbar Antics: 17 die |
| 2016-02-07 |
| Iraqi militia drive back ISIS attack in Anbar (IraqiNews.com) Anbar – On Saturday the Commander of Anbar tribal fighters Tariq Yusuf al-Asal announced the participation of Anbar tribal fighters in the repulse of ISIS attack on the northern axis of Ramadi. Asal said in a brief statement obtained by IraqiNews.com, “The 4th and 2nd regiments of Anbar tribal fighters under the command of Colonel Moayed al-Hamishi and Lieutenant Colonel Odai al-Delimi joined the army forces to repulse ISIS attack on the northern axis of Ramadi.” “The army forces and tribal fighters managed to kill dozens of ISIS members during the attack and inflicted heavy human and material losses on them.” Army forces foil ISIS attack in Thurthar area north of Ramadi (IraqiNews.com) al-Anbar – Anbar Operations Command announced on Saturday, that the army forces had managed to repel an attack by ISIS on a security headquarters north of the city of Ramadi, while pointed out to the destruction of three booby-trapped vehicles driven by suicide bombers as well as the death of dozens of ISIS elements. Ismail al-Mahalawi, the commander of Anbar Operations, said in a statement received by IraqiNews.com, “The tenth division foiled an ISIS attack on its headquarters in the area of al-Thurthar north of Ramadi,” adding that, “The division’s troops detonated two booby-trapped vehicles driven by suicide bombers, while the international coalition aviation destructed a third one,” noting that, “The clashes between the [ISIS] elements and the division’s troops resulted in killing tens of [ISIS] elements.” Iraqi forces advance towards toward Juwiba area (IraqiNews.com) Anbar – The Commander of the 3rd special operations brigade in the Anti-Terrorism Bureau Sami al-Aredi announced on Saturday, that the Anti-Terrorism forces advanced toward Juwiba area east of Ramadi to liberate the city from ISIS control. Aredi said in a brief statement received by IraqiNews.com, “The Anti-Terrorism forces advanced toward Juwiba area to liberate it from the control of ISIS, after liberating Sijariya area east of Ramadi.” “Some families in Juwiba area started to exit the city toward the Anti-Terrorism forces,” Aredi added. 17 ISIS fighters killed in artillery strike west of Ramadi (IraqiNews.com) al-Anbar – A security source in Anbar province said on Friday, that 17 ISIS elements had been killed in an artillery strike by the army forces west of Ramadi. The source said in a brief statement received by IraqiNews.com, “The rockets battalion belonging to the army’s 7th brigade bombed gatherings of ISIS in the villages of Dwylih, Garraf and Jabba Island in al-Baghdadi District (90 km west of Ramadi), killing 17 [ISIS] elements.” The source added, “Another force from the 7th brigade treated a booby-trapped vehicle driven by a suicide bomber in the village of al-Brazaiyah northeast of Baghdadi District.” Anti-Terrorism forces liberate road linking between Sijariya and Tel Mushaihida (IraqiNews.com) Anbar – The Commander of the 3rd special operations brigade in the Anti-Terrorism Bureau announced the liberation of the road linking between Sijariya and Tel Mushaihida in eastern Ramadi, while indicated to the release of 64 civilians from Juwiba area east of the city. Major General Sami al-Aredi told reports, “Today the Anti-Terrorism forces managed to liberate and cleanse the road linking between Sijariya and Tel Mushaihida from ISIS control.” “The Anti-Terrorism forces were also able to release 64 civilians including women and children from Juwiba area east of Ramadi and transferred them to the liberated area of Sijariya,” Aredi added. Airstrikes hammer ISIS artillery (IraqiNews.com) Anbar – A security source in Anbar Province announced on Saturday, that the international coalition aviation shelled two cannons belonging to the so-called ISIS west of Ramadi. The source said in a statement obtained by IraqiNews.com, “Security forces warplanes located two sites of Hell Cannons belonging to ISIS,” pointing out that, “ISIS used these cannons to shell the residential neighborhoods in al-Baghdadi area.” The source added, “The international coalition aviation in cooperation with the army’s 7th brigade shelled the two sites and destructed both cannons completely.” |
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