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Iraq
Iraqi army seizes hospital, jails as military ops continue in Fallujah
2016-06-19
[RUDAW.NET] Military operations against remaining Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not really Moslems....
(ISIS) murderous Moslems in the liberated town of Fallujah are ongoing and late on Saturday three secret ISIS jails were broken up and a main hospital was recaptured in the embattled town.

According to a statement issued by Iraqi Terror Combat Forces, three secret prisons were found by the forces and a main hospital in downtown Fallujah was seized. The hospital was, however, destroyed after ISIS set it on fire upon their retreat from the area.

During the operation to take the hospital, Iraqi soldiers entered the building slowly, fearing that the murderous Moslems would use patients as human shields, Brig. Gen. Haider al-Obeidi told the News Agency that Dare Not be Named, adding that they did not find any patients inside.

Retaking Fallujah is the final step to wiping out ISIS' foothold in Anbar province.

Over the past year, Iraqi forces backed by US-led Arclight airstrikes have, city by city, regained large parts of the country. But the biggest prize, Iraq's second largest city, djinn-infested Mosul
... the home of a particularly ferocious and hairy djinn...
, and surrounding territory in the north, remains under Islamic State control.

Friday evening, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi spoke on national TV from the joint command center, congratulating the troops on their victories.

"We promised to liberate Fallujah,
... the City of Mosques, which might have somthing to do with why it's not called Center of Prosperity or a really nice place to raise your kids...
and it has returned to the embrace of the nation," he said.

ISIS took over the city in early 2014. It was the first area to fall into its hands before the murderous Moslems overran most of Anbar and much of northern Iraq.
Posted by:Fred

#4  The Shiites realized they were in charge?
Posted by: Pappy   2016-06-19 22:28  

#3  Whatever happened to "Democracy, Whiskey, Sexy"?
Posted by: AlanC   2016-06-19 13:33  

#2  Maybe someone on al-Obeidi's staff might have mentioned that it would be beneficial to deploy a force west of the Euphrates as a blocking move.

Probably won't though as that would be somewhat intelligent.
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2016-06-19 13:18  

#1  Reports are that the IS has fallen back to western Fallujah, along the river. Likely there'll be a holding action while most of its force tries to cross and head west.

Posted by: Pappy   2016-06-19 08:52  

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