Monthly Archives: November 2015

November 27, 2015   REPORTS FROM IRAQ   Among today’s major developments:  Iraqi, Daesh forces prepare for battle over Shirqat. Sunni tribal leaders reject new Sunni political coalition. Firestorm in Turkey over Erdogan attacks on newspaper that linked Turkish intelligence … Continue reading →

November 25, 2015 Notice: In accordance with our policy of not publishing on US and Iraqi holidays, there will be no Daesh Daily on Thanksgiving Day. A message to our readers We are starting to publish segments about different aspects of the war against … Continue reading →

November 24, 2015 REPORTS FROM IRAQ   Among today’s major developments: As the world reels from the news that Turkey, a NATO country, has shot down a Russian fighter jet, the stakes of the conflict over Daesh have risen significantly. … Continue reading →

November 23, 2015 REPORTS FROM IRAQ   Among today’s major developments: Lack of any follow-up reports on Iraqi forces in Ramadi city for three days raises doubts. Daesh counter-attacks target two major Salahuddin oil fields and Siniya. Deputy Secretary of … Continue reading →

November 20, 2015 REPORTS FROM IRAQ   Among today’s major developments: Iraqi forces reported clearing Daesh from more area around Ramadi Government Compound. Ousted Salahuddin leaders launch political counter-attack. Friday pro-reform demonstrations resume like clockwork in Baghdad, other cities.   … Continue reading →

November 19, 2015   REPORTS FROM IRAQ   Among today’s major developments:  Iraqi forces reportedly capture Governorate Council building in Ramadi. Salahuddin Governorate political coups continue—in Baghdad. Ninth Yazidi mass grave is found in Sinjar. Kuwait arrests Daesh cell that … Continue reading →

November 18, 2015     DaeshDaily cross-reference: One of the friends of DaeshDaily (whose name we will withhold for their own safety) sent us an interesting interview with a Daesh commander who defected, which appeared in yesterday’s Cumhuriyet newspaper in Turkey. … Continue reading →

November 17, 2015     REPORTS FROM IRAQ   Among today’s major developments: Four top Daesh leaders reported killed by Canadian airstrike near Haditha. Coalition bombs keep falling on Mosul. Yazidi spokesmen resist KRG territorial claim on Sinjar.   DaeshDaily … Continue reading →

November 16, 2015 REPORTS FROM IRAQ   Among today’s major developments: Daesh loses more ground around Ramadi. Political rhetoric continues on control of Tuz. Mass graves of executed Yazidis found in Sinjar.   ANBAR Ramadi Local officials say Daesh holds … Continue reading →

November 13, 2015         REPORTS FROM IRAQ   Among today’s major developments: Reports from mainstream media suggest that Daesh is the likely source of today’s disastrous attacks in Paris. Daesh supporters on Twitter started the hashtag “Paris … Continue reading →