Monthly Archives: November 2016

November 10, 2016 Note to our readers:       Daesh Daily will not be published tomorrow, Friday, in deference to the Veterans Day holiday.   Today’s Major Developments Iraq Al-Abadi raps Amnesty International report alleging abuses by troops against civilians. [..] Provincial … Continue reading →

November 9, 2016 Today’s Major Developments Iraq Returnees in Salahuddin now up to 114,000 families. [..] Fatal kidnapping incidents roil Diyala. [..] Daesh floats rumor that Baghdadi may replace himself. [..] Civilian exodus from Mosul reaches 40,000. [..] CTS troops … Continue reading →

November 8, 2016 Today’s Major Developments Iraq Turkey reaffirms it’s staying in Bashiqa; links decision to preventing further PKK presence in Iraq. [..] KRG officials already maneuvering to control parts of Ninewa. [..] Daesh orders its fighters out of Rawa … Continue reading →

November 7, 2016 Today’s Major Developments Iraq Iraqi airstrikes hit Anah, Rawa, Al-Qa’im. [..] Daesh stages mass-murder IED attacks on Tikrit, Samarra. [..] Kirkuk Police arrest five sleeper cell suspects in deadly Kirkuk attack. [..] 2,000 Daesh fighters reported killed … Continue reading →

November 4, 2016 Today’s Major Developments UN human rights agency warns about Daesh abductions, civilian airstrike deaths. [..] Daesh makes major attack on Shirqat. [..] Iraqi military revises ground forces tactics to lessen number of displaced villagers. [..] Iraqi forces … Continue reading →

November 3, 2016 Today’s Major Developments Iraq’s Catholic patriarch wants to preserve Christian towns in Ninewa; asks western help. [..] Daesh destroying buildings, setting booby traps in Anah ahead of expected Iraq attack. [..] Human Rights Watch blasts Kurds for … Continue reading →

November 2, 2016 Today’s Major Developments Turkey decides to move its Bashiqa base to another northern Iraq location. [..] Daesh issues a desperate audio message from Baghdadi (no pictures). [..] Iraqi troops consolidate gains in east Mosul. [..] Daesh stages … Continue reading →

November 1, 2016 Today’s Major Developments Counter Terrorism troops blast into eastern Mosul, seize several villages. [..] Turkish troops mass near Iraqi border. Al-Abadi issues a warning. [..] Al-Abadi orders Ninewa government offices to resume operations. [..] Daesh estimated to … Continue reading →

October 31, 2016 Today’s Major Developments 19,000 displaced families now back in Falluja. [..] Nineveh Plain offensive reaches the edge of Mosul. [..] Daesh fighters reported retreating from east Mosul. [..] Daesh has captured 5,000 civilians from villages south of … Continue reading →