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2017-10-02 Iraq
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Kirkuk Kombat Kronicle
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Iraqi militia captures 6 villages
Hawija (IraqiNews.com) Iraqi government and paramilitary forces took over 12 villages near the Islamic State-held town of Hawija, southwest of Kirkuk, on Sunday as a second phase of military operations launched against militants’ havens.
Federal Police chief Shaker Jawdat and Popular Mobilization Forces said that the forces took over 12 villages west and southeast of the enclave on the third day of a second phase of offensives which launched Friday.
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and military commanders declared on Friday the launch of a second phase of offensives to retake the town held by IS since 2014, saying that hundreds of militants were killed on the first few days of the offensive.
The first phase of operations ended a week ago.
So far, operations targeting Hawija managed to retake the town of Shirqat, an IS stronghold in neighboring Salahuddin, and dozens of surrounding villages.
Parallel operations were launched late September targeting IS havens in western Anbar.
Iraqi forces capture 28 villages near Hawija
Hawija (IraqiNews.com) Iraqi forces and allied paramilitary troops have retaken 28 villages as part of operations to clear the southwestern Kirkuk town of Hawija from militants, military media said Sunday.
The Defense Ministry’s War Media Cell, quoting the Joint Operations Command, said forces advancing from the south and the east of the city have converged.
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and military commanders declared on Friday the launch of a second phase of offensives to retake the town held by IS since 2014, saying that hundreds of militants were killed on the first few days of the offensive.
ISIS dronemaker dies while flying drone in Hawija
Hawija (IraqiNews.com) Islamic State’s member responsible for flying drones was killed in an explosion on Sunday at the town of Hawija, southwest of Kirkuk, as government troops advance to retake the town.
The so-nicknamed “al-Mulla” was killed in an explosion of a weaponized drone while trying to fly it on the outskirts of Hawija, said a local source to Alsumaria News.
Islamic State has been relying on bomb-laden drones both reconnaissance and for attacking security troops over the past few years.
Earlier on Sunday, military media said Iraqi forces and allied paramilitary troops had retaken 28 villages as part of operations to recapture Hawija.
The Defense Ministry’s War Media Cell, quoting the Joint Operations Command, said forces advancing from the south and the east of the city have converged.
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and military commanders declared on Friday the launch of a second phase of offensives to retake the town held by IS since 2014, saying that hundreds of militants were killed on the first few days of the offensive.
Photojournalist dies near Hawija
Hawija (IraqiNews.com) A photojournalist has been killed while covering the ongoing battles between Islamic State and Iraqi joint troops in the group’s holdout in southwest of Kirkuk, a source was quoted saying.
“A colleague from al-Nujabaa channel, Warith al-Shemari, was killed on Sunday during battles within the Hawija offensive,” the source told alforat news.
Hawija and other neighboring regions, west of Kirkuk, have been held by IS since mid-2014, when the group emerged to proclaim an Islamic “caliphate” in Iraq and Syria.
In July, The Federation of Arab Journalists said in a statement that 47 Iraqi journalists were killed, while 55 others were wounded while covering and accompanying security troops during battles in Mosul.
The first Iraqi slain journalist in 2017 was Abdul Qader al-Qaisi, who was kidnapped and then found by security forces in January. His body was dumped on the road between Kirkuk and Baghdad. Another journalist Afrah Shawqi was abducted for nine days and then released.
A report by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said in December seven reporters were killed in Iraq in 2016, out of a total of 57 who were killed in conflict areas across the world. Syria came on top of the death tally with 19 victims. The total for 2016 was, however, a drop from the 101 death count of 2015.
In October, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Iraq was the world’s top country in terms of impunity regarding journalists’ killing, attributing the fact to the involvement of extremist militias in the murders.
ISIS Big Turban, 2 others turned into a Fine, Red Mist in airstrike near Hawija
Hawija (IraqiNews.com) A senior Islamic State commander and his brothers were killed Sunday in an air raid that targeted a group-held property in Hawija, southwest of Kirkuk as military operations proceed to clear the town from militants.
A local source told Alsumaria News that the so-designated “emir of soldiers” was killed along with two of his brothers when an air strike targeted their resthouse on the outskirts of Hawija.
Earlier on Sunday, military media said Iraqi forces and allied paramilitary troops had retaken 28 villages as part of operations to recapture Hawija. 
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