Monthly Archives: January 2016

January 14, 2016   Today’s Major Developments   Iraqi forces overcome major Daesh attack near Tikrit. Two accomplices in Baghdad IED bombings confess. Al-Abadi confers with Diyala leaders; security campaign begins in Muqdadiya area. Large Army units gathering in Basra … Continue reading →

January 13, 2016 Today’s Major Developments: Baghdad bomb suspects quickly arrested. Haditha District Council declares victory; says Hit is next Escalated Diyala violence becomes sectarian, sends provincial council into emergency session. Daesh money problems deepen in Mosul as Coalition bombs … Continue reading →

January 12, 2016     Today’s Major Developments: Deadly attack on Istanbul tourist area kills many German and other tourists. (See Reports from Turkey, below) IED explosions increase in Baghdad. Army continues clearing Ramadi and nearby cities to the east. … Continue reading →

January 11, 2016 REPORTS FROM IRAQ   Today’s Major Developments: Belated bombshell in Al-Hashimi legal case. Daesh targets Baghdad, Muqdadiya with major IED attacks. Clearing of Daesh from Ramadi, Barwana areas continues. Political dispute erupts about alleged Kurdish territorial designs … Continue reading →

    Today’s Major Developments: Iraqi troops keep advancing east of Ramadi with heavy Coalition bombing support. Daesh loses again in Barwana to Army and tribal fighters. Reported Daesh attack on Turkish troops in Bashiqa generates conflicting accounts. Egyptian Army … Continue reading →

January 7, 2016       Today’s Major Developments: US agrees to sell 5,000 Hellfire missiles to Iraq. Government forces inflict heavy casualties on Daesh in Anbar. Top-level Daesh leader wounded, possibly killed, in Haditha. Daesh executes Mosul citizens for … Continue reading →

January 6, 2016   REPORTS FROM IRAQ   Today’s Major Developments: Obama congratulates Al-Abadi for Iraq’s balanced diplomacy in Iran-Saudi crisis. Iraq forces continue to consolidate gains in Ramadi. Coalition spokesman says Daesh has lost 2,500 fighters in one month. … Continue reading →

January 5, 2015   Today’s Major Developments: Iraq leaders respond to Iran-Saudi Arabia crisis with bold diplomacy. US spokesman denies airborne operations rumors. Daesh taking heavy casualties in Anbar, including leaders, but security precarious around Haditha. 1,000 German air force … Continue reading →

January 4, 2015 Today’s Major Developments: Saudi execution of Shia cleric brings protests in Iraq. Major Daesh attack in Haditha defeated by Army and tribal fighters. Peshmerga blunt Daesh attack on village in Tal Afar. Syrian Democratic Forces seize several … Continue reading →