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Iraq
Anbar Antics: 50+ die
2016-06-23

Iraqi forces capture al-Agariya

(IraqiNews.com) al-Anbar – Anbar Operations Command announced on Wednesday liberating the area located between the village of al-Agariya and the Euphrates River south of Fallujah.

Commander of Anbar Operations, Maj. Gen. Ismail al-Mahalawi, said in a press statement obtained by Iraqi News, “The army’s 8th Brigade managed to liberate the area located between the village of al-Agariya and the Euphrates River, south of Fallujah, from ISIS,” adding that, “The liberation came following the detonation of three booby-trapped vehicles driven by suicide bombers and the destruction of four sand berms.”

Iraqi forces capture Zankoura and al-Halabesa


(IraqiNews.com) Anbar – Anbar Police Command announced on Wednesday liberating the areas of Zankoura and al-Halabesa northwest of Ramadi from the ISIS control, while pointed out to the killing of dozens of ISIS members and the destruction of two booby-trapped vehicles.

Anbar Police Chief Major General Hadi Rezeeg said in a statement obtained by Iraqi News, “Security forces belonging to the [Iraqi] Army, Tactical Regiment and the Special Forces of Anbar police managed to liberate the areas of Zankoura and al-Halabesa, as well as destroying two booby-trapped vehicles that were prepared to target the combat troops.”

Rezeeg added, “The security forces started to search all houses, buildings and shops in the liberated areas, while dismantled the improvised explosive devices and booby-trapped houses.”

50 ISIS Bad Guys join the Choir Invisible near Ramadi

(IraqiNews.com) al-Anbar – The commander of Anbar Operations Maj. Gen. Ismail Mahlawi announced on Wednesday killing 50 “terrorists” during an aerial bombing by the international coalition north of the city of Ramadi.

Mahlawi said in a press statement followed by Iraqi News, “The international coalition aviation, in coordination with Anbar Operations, managed to bomb a number of targets and gatherings of ISIS elements in the area of Zankoura north of Ramadi, killing 50 [ISIS] terrorists.”

He added, “The coalition aviation also managed to destroy two warehouses of weapons and gear, in addition to destructing two vehicles that had carried machine guns and rockets in the same area.”

Iraqi Sturmoviki hit 5 ISIS targets on Khalidiya Island

(IraqiNews.com) Anbar – Media officials with the Ministry of Defense said on Wednesday, that a large number of ISIS members were either killed or wounded during air strikes conducted by Iraqi Sukhoi aircraft in which also five (5) hideouts belonging to ISIS were destructed in eastern Ramadi.

The officials said in a press statement, a copy of which was received by Iraqi News, “Iraqi Sukhoi warplanes conducted, at noon today, air strikes targeting a gathering of ISIS members in Khalidiya Island (20 km east of Ramadi), resulting in the killing of a large number of ISIS members and the wounding of others.”

The statement added, “The bombardment also resulted in the destruction of five hideouts, three vehicles and two motorcycles.”
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