April 22, 2016
Today’s Major Developments
Friday demonstrations draw hundreds in Baghdad, and other governorates, to support reforms.
Suicide bomber kills 8, wounds 33 in Shia mosque in western Baghdad.
Heavy Coalition bombing hits Falluja, Baghdadi, Mosul, other cities
Iraqi Army reports killing 76 Daesh members in Falluja area battle.
Nasty political conflict erupts in Ramadi over returnees killed by IEDs still in their homes
Iraqi troops moving northwest from Hit toward Haditha.
Allegations made in Mosul that two Coalition airstrikes killed 42 innocent civilians.
Coalition airstrikes take out several Daesh leaders in Tal Afar.
Libyan forces push Daesh out of Benghazi; eye Sirte as next major target.
REPORTS FROM IRAQ
NATIONAL NEWS
Hundreds of people demonstrated in Baghdad and seven other Iraqi governorates demanding ending the sectarianism quota, accelerating the reforms, and forming a technocrat government. [Mada] [Sumaria]
Heavy Coalition airstrikes continued in Iraq. Eight of them were in the Falluja area (which could be an indication that Falluja is now a priority target. These hit 6 separate tactical units and destroyed 3 fighting positions, a heavy machine gun, and 3 vehicles. There were 2 strikes near Baghdadi, hitting a bunker complex and destroying 2 fighting positions.
Near Baiji, 1 strike destroyed 3 bunkers; near Kirkuk, 2 strikes struck two separate tactical units and destroyed a command and control node, a vehicle, 2 Daesh areas, and a VBIED storage facility.
There were nine strikes in Ninewa, five of them in the Mosul area, hitting three separate tactical units and destroying a weapons cache, an assembly area, and 3 supply caches, and suppressing 2 separate fighting positions; 2 strikes in Sinjar destroyed a VBIED and two asphalt steamrollers; 1 in Kasik hit a tactical unit and destroyed a tunnel entrance; and 1 near Qayara produced inconclusive results. All aircraft returned to base safely. [CJTF]
BAGHDAD
Security-related incidents reported
North (Tarmiya, Taji, etc.)
Iraqi army 9th division troops captured 2 men wanted on terrorism charges in Al-Faris neighborhood in Tarmiya, and a third one in Jurf Al-Milih in Taji. [MoD Website]
East (Sadr City, New Baghdad, etc.)
A security source says the body of an unknown man was found shot in Sadr City. [Baghdadia]
An MoI source says an IED exploded near a commercial area in Mashtal, killing one person and wounding five. [Mada]
South (Dora, Mahmudiya)
A police source says a Sahwa fighter was killed and two wounded when an IED exploded on their vehicle in Albu Aitha. [Maalomah]
Iraqi Army 55th brigade troops found an explosives cache in Arab Jubour. [MoD Website]
Iraqi Army 17th division troops captured 3 brothers wanted on terrorism charges in Sayyed Abdullah. [MoD Website]
A police source says the body of a young man was found shot in Abu Dsheer. [Sumaria]
A security source says a roadside IED exploded in Tal Al-Samar in Latifiya, killing one civilian. [Ghad]
Southwest (Rasheed)
An MoI source says an IED exploded near a commercial area in Suwaib, killing one person and wounding six. [Mada]
Iraqi forces captured a man wanted on terrorism charges in Rasheed. [MoD Website]
West (Mansour, Ghazaliya, Abu Ghraib)
A security source says a suicide terrorist detonated himself in a Shia mosque in Radwaniya, killing ten people and wounding 22. [Maalomah] The Baghdad Operations Command spokesman says another suicide terrorist was killed by security personnel in the mosque. [Mawazin]
An MoI source says the final count of the suicide attack on the mosque was eight deaths and 33 wounded. [Mada]
Daesh’s version says 2 of its Iraqi suicide terrorists entered a mosque and clashed with the guards before detonating their vests, killing or wounding fifty people. [JustPaste] It published a photo of the 2 suicide terrorists in Radwaniya. [JustPaste]
DaeshDaily comment. While Daesh claims to embody the authentic version of Islam, its minions engage in senseless violence that demonstrates its total insensitivity to human life, and thus to Islamic values. There is no military advantage whatsoever from killing worshipers. The Shia majority in Iraq will not be coerced into acquiescence. While Daesh celebrates and rationalizes such events, the longer their stay in Iraq lasts, the more cynical they seem, the more obvious it seems that killing people is its own purpose, and that the thousands of massacres, executions, and other murders are only about the satisfaction of killing other people.
An MoI source says an IED exploded near an industrial area in Abu Ghraib, killing one person and wounding ten. [Mada]
Total Baghdad incidents reported: 12 (Includes only incidents reported)
ANBAR
Falluja
Iraqi Army 14th division troops killed 76 terrorists and destroyed a vehicle bomb, a hideout, 22 motorcycles and 23 IEDs in the Albu Shahab, Albu Khanfar, Rofa, and Zarqa areas.
Daesh says one of its Iraqi suicide terrorists attacked Iraqi forces with a vehicle bomb in Rofa, killing or wounding many soldiers and forcing the rest to flee. [JustPaste]
A tribal PMF commander says Iraqi forces killed the Daesh emir of the Shahabi area east of Falluja and 3 of his associates. [Maalomah] He also says security forces killed the Daesh security official of Qarma and 7 of his associates. He says Daesh terrorists tried unsuccessfully to recover the body of the dead leader. [Maalomah]
A PMF source says Kata’eb Hezbollah rocketed a Daesh gathering in the Taqwa intersection in Falluja, killing a local commander and some of his associates. [Harbi] KH also targeted a Daesh hideout with a rocket in the industrial area in south Falluja. [Harbi]
Rapid Intervention units killed 2 terrorists and wounded 4 in the Sikrab area. [BOC Facebook Page]
A security source says Iraqi forces killed 3 Daesh terrorists who were planting an IED in the Arsan area in Zoba’a, south of the city. [Maalomah]
An Anbar Operations Command source says the IAA killed 12 Daesh terrorists and destroyed their hideout in Falahat near Ameriyat Al-Falluja. [Harbi]
Ramadi
The spokesman of the Anbar Provincial Council says the director of the Sunni Endowment, Abdullatif Al-Hamaim is responsible for the deaths of several civilians who were killed by Daesh IEDs and booby-trapped houses because Al-Hamaim asked people to return to their houses prematurely. He also says in many areas of Ramadi there are hundreds of IEDs and booby-trapped houses in Ramadi. He says Daesh booby-trapped everything, including refrigerators, appliances, and even children’s toys. [Buratha]
According to the UN, at least 49 people have been killed and 79 wounded by IEDs and booby traps in Ramadi since February. [Xendan]
The chairman of the Sunni Endowment issued a statement saying he called on the displaced families only after Iraqi anti-explosives units cleared many areas. He says no one got killed in these areas after they were cleared. He accused members of Anbar PC of hiring terrorists to booby-trap some areas after they were cleared to prevent people from going back. He says he has documents to prove that and that he handed them to the authorities. [Mada]
An Iraqi army officer says disputes erupted between the Abu Fahad tribe and Albu Alwan tribe about the return of the displaced families to Ramadi. He says the commander of the Iraqi Army Emergency Battalion, who is from the Albu Fahad tribe, refused to let the families return. Most of Ramadi tribal fighters are from the Abu Alwan tribe and wish to accelerate the return efforts.
The Chairman of Khaldiya subdistrict council says the body of an Asian Daesh terrorist was found in a house in Jazeera Khaldiya. He says most likely the terrorist committed suicide. [Sumaria]
A JOC source says Iraqi forces killed 16 Daesh terrorists and destroyed 2 vehicles near a village in Thirthar. [Harbi]
A JOC source says Anbar Operations Command troops killed 3 Daesh terrorists in Abu Dhiab and 3 others in Abu Ubaid. [Harbi]
Hit/Kubaisa/Baghdadi
The Joint Operations Command (JOC) spokesman, Brigade General Yahya Rasoul Abdullah announces the start of the military operations to clear the road between Hit and Baghdadi. [Maalomah]
A JOC source says Iraqi artillery heavily shelled Dolab and Zakhikha villages, northwest of Hit, preparing for the Iraqi forces to liberate them. The source also says Coalition warplanes bombed both. [Mada]
Daesh says Iraqi forces tried to advance toward Dolab but their fighters stopped the attack by detonating several IEDs, shelling them with “tens” of mortars, destroying some vehicles or killing and wounding soldiers. [JustPaste]
A tribal PMF commander says the Iraqi ground troops’ commander, General Riyadh Tawfiq, and Anbar PMF commander, General Rashid Falyih, arrived at Ain Al-Asad base to supervise the liberation operations of Dolab and other areas in west Anbar. [Maalomah]
Coalition warplanes killed 35 Daesh terrorists in an airstrike on Duwiliba. [MoD Website]
Coalition warplanes destroyed a Daesh armored construction shovel and a pickup truck east of Baghdadi. [MoD Website]
A security source says Coalition warplanes destroyed 4 Daesh vehicles in Mahboubiya village northeast of Baghdadi. [Baghdadia]
Haditha
A tribal PMF commander says Iraqi warplanes bombed a Daesh convoy near the Makhazen area, west of Haditha, killing a Tunisian commander called Abu Dujana and 16 of his associates. [Mada]
SALAHUDDIN
Shirqat
Eyewitnesses say Daesh is bribing Shirqat area residents with wheat flour in exchange for their satellite receivers. The sources say the people of Shirqat are facing shortage in food items. [Harbi]
Baiji
A Salahuddin Ops Command (SOC) source says Iraqi forces destroyed 2 Daesh vehicles and killed 5 terrorists in battles west of Siniya, on the road to Haditha. [Ghad]
SOC troops trapped a group of Daesh suicide terrorists in a building in Sukariyat in Siniya, then destroyed the building with a Kornet missile, killing the terrorists inside. The troops also destroyed 2 machine gun mounted vehicles in the same area, killing the terrorists inside. [MoD Website]
The IFP commander says his troops attacked Daesh hideouts in Fatha, northeast of Baiji, killing 5 terrorists and destroying a machine gun-mounted vehicle. [Harbi]
A JOC source says Iraq Army Air (IAA) killed 30 Daesh terrorists and destroyed 2 hideouts, a vehicle bomb, and another vehicle in the Baiji-Haditha road military sector. [Harbi]
Samarra
The IFP commander says his troops found 3 rocket launchers and a mortar in Jazeera Samarra. [Maalomah]
DIYALA
Baquba
The Diyala police chief says security forces captured a “dangerous” Daesh terrorist who was involved in killing five civilians and a police officer, burning down houses, and other terrorist activities near Kanaan subdistrict. [Sumaria]
A security source says security forces captured a terrorist wearing an explosives vest before he detonated himself in a commercial area in Al-Khalis. [Maalomah]
KIRKUK
Kirkuk
A security source says Peshmerga troops attacked Daesh locations in Atshana village in Dibis District west of the city, killing 14 terrorists, wounding 9, and destroying a machine gun-mounted vehicle. The source says Daesh used the village to attack Peshmerga locations in the area. [Sumaria]
Southwest
Al-Abbas Combat Division, a Shia PMF, says it called up 1,500 fighters from its reserves to help liberate Bashir. [Mada]
NINEWA
The IWMC says Coalition warplanes killed 44 Daesh terrorists and destroyed 26 boats in addition to vehicle bombs, heavy weapons and hideouts in different areas in Ninewa. [Mawazin]
Coalition warplanes dropped leaflets, both in Arabic and Kurdish, on Daesh controlled areas in Ninewa, instructing people to stay away from Daesh locations and to cooperate with the Iraqi forces and the Peshmerga. [IraqPress]
Local sources say two Yazidi girls escaped Daesh prisons, but were then killed by an IED in an unspecified location. [Rudaw]
Mosul
Local sources say Daesh executed two women in Bab Al-Tob in Mosul, after accusing them of cooperating with Iraqi forces. [Karemlash]
The director of the emergency department in Mosul hospital says 36 civilians, including 11 children and 17 women, were killed in a Coalition airstrike on a Daesh location in Maliya neighborhood in Mosul. [Karemlash]
In a Coalition airstrike on a bank in Faisaliya neighborhood in Mosul, six students from a nearby school were killed and eight wounded on Thursday. [Karemlash]
Local sources say Daesh is finishing the construction of 2 mosques, one named after Daesh caliph Awwad Baghdadi and the other after Zarqawi, the Al-Qaeda in Iraq leader. Baghdadi mosque is built on land that was supposed to be used for a market, using materials stolen from the same market. Zarqawi mosque was built in a land that was supposed to be as an added space to Mosul hospital, and its construction materials were stolen from unfinished construction projects in the University of Mosul. [Karemlash]
Kata’eb Al-Mosul issues a short video of what it called a “recon operation” on a Daesh headquarters in Hay Al-Arabi in Mosul. [KM Facebook Page]
Makhmur/Qayara
A security source says the IAF destroyed a Daesh convoy of 20 fuel tanks near Qayara, killing 8 terrorists and wounding 8. [Sumaria]
A JOC source says Iraqi army 15th division troops destroyed 4 IEDs and 2 anti-tank landmines near Kodila village. [Harbi]
Iraqi Army 15th division artillery destroyed a Daesh crossing area near Al-Nassr village. [MoD Website]
Northwest (Tal Afar, Sinjar)
A Ninewa Operations Command source says Daesh’s Ninewa police chief and another Daesh local leader were killed in a Coalition airstrike on Hay Al-Saray in Tal Afar. [Sumaria]
An Iraqi Army officer says 3 Daesh leaders were killed in a Coalition airstrike on Tal Afar. 5 other terrorists were killed and 7 vehicles were destroyed in the airstrike. [Qasioun]
Daesh says 3 of its terrorists attacked a Peshmerga barracks in Domiz in Sinjar and clashed with them. Daesh says one of the terrorists, an Iraqi suicide bomber, detonated his explosives vest, killing or wounding Peshmerga fighters, while the other two returned safely. [JustPaste]
KURDISTAN
President Barzani met with General Joseph Dunford and Ambassador Jones in Erbil and discussed the preparations to liberate Mosul and the United States support for the Peshmerga, according to a statement from Barzani’s office. [BasNews]
DaeshDaily comment. Official statements from Barzani’s office about the subjects of discussion at meetings reveal little or nothing and often have little relevance to what was actually discussed.
SOUTHERN IRAQ
Wasit
An Iraqi police commander says security forces captured 2 “dangerous” Daesh terrorists in Suwaira. [AfriGate]
REPORTS FROM TURKEY
Local sources say mortar shells fell on Kilis, killing two civilians and wounding four. No official statement was issued by Turkish authorities. [Qasioun]
A security source says a Katyusha rocket fell in Kilis city without causing human casualties. [Rudaw]
REPORTS FROM SYRIA
Coalition airstrikes targeted Daesh locations in Syria, including 2 strikes in Bukamal in Deir Ez-Zor Governorate; and in Aleppo Governorate, 2 in Manbij and three in Mare’. [CJTF]
Northeast (Hasaka, Raqqa)
The commander of the National Defense Forces (a government backed militia) says a Syrian government delegation met with YPD leaders and agreed on a cease-fire in Qamishli. [Rudaw]
A local health official says 23 civilians were killed and 68 wounded in the clashes in Qamishli. [Rudaw]
15 Syrian troops were killed and 14 wounded, and 2 were captured during the clashes. [Welati]
Kurdish military sources had said that clashes continued between Syrian government-backed militias and the YPG in Qamishli. They say “tens” of civilians have been wounded so far. Clashes also erupted in Hasaka between Syrian troops and YPG fighters, with no human casualties. [BasNews] [BasNews]
A local source says 3 local Daesh terrorists were killed by a land mine when they tried to cross from Jarabulus to Turkey through the SE Turkey town of Karkamış in Gazientep. [Hawar]
Daesh says it destroyed 2 ammunition-loaded YPG vehicles with IEDs near Abu Ghadeer village east of Tal Hamis in Hasaka. [A3maq]
A video of a Coalition airstrike that destroyed a Daesh vehicle bomb near Al-Hawl [CJTF]
Northwest (Aleppo, Idlib)
Daesh terrorists recaptured the neighboring villages of Kafr Ghan and Baraghida, while clashes are still going on near Tal Hussein, in Aleppo’s northern countryside. [Qasioun]
Daesh says Turkish artillery shelled Kafr Ghan, Sheikh Reeh, Baraghida, and Talalin villages from across the border. [A3maq]
Opposition groups recaptured Jarez village in Aleppo’s northern countryside from Daesh. [Qasioun]
Food prices increased to record levels in Manbij, after the border between Daesh areas and opposition areas was closed because of the recent battles. [Qasioun]
Daesh publishes photos of battles with Syrian opposition groups in Aleppo’s northern countryside. [JustPaste]
Daesh also publishes photos of two car bombs and several IED explosions in the area. [JustPaste]
Central and West (Homs, Hama, etc.)
The spokesman of Russia’s Ministry of Defense says a Russian military engineer found a secret large explosives storehouse near Tadmur. He says the storehouse is one of the biggest found in Syria so far and it has 12,000 shells, mines and ammunition. [SANA]
A Syrian military source says Syrian warplanes bombed Daesh gatherings north of Tadmur, killing many and destroying their vehicles. [SANA]
A Syrian military source says Syrian troops stopped a Daesh attack on Jubb Al-Jarrah, 73 km (45 miles) east of Homs city, killing an unspecified number of terrorists and destroying their vehicles. [SANA]
East (Deir Ez-Zor)
Daesh says it stopped a Syrian army attack on Sinaa in Deir Ez-Zor (photos). [JustPaste]
Battles continued between Syrian troops and Daesh terrorists near Deir Ez-Zor military airport. Daesh intensified its shelling on the airport. Daesh also shelled Syrian Army locations in different areas in Deir Ez-Zor, and the Syrian troops responded by shelling Daesh locations near Siyasa bridge. Syrian warplanes bombed residential areas in Hay Al-Ardh. [Qasioun]
A Syrian military source says Syrian warplanes bombed Daesh locations in several areas in Deir Ez-Zor including Sinaa and Ummal. [SANA]
Daesh issues a video of clashes with Syrian troops near Sinaa. [A3maq]
South (Rif Damashq, Suwayda, Daraa, etc.)
Heavy battles erupted between opposition armed groups and Daesh near Ain Dhikr, in Daraa’s western countryside. Opposition groups are trying to capture the town, which is Daesh’s main center in Daraa countryside. Opposition groups destroyed a Daesh position in a nearby area, and shelled Sahm Al-Jolan Dam, which was captured by Daesh Friday morning. [Qasioun]
Daesh says it shot down a Syrian army MiG-23 after it took off from Dhumair military airport. [JustPaste]
Daesh publishes a video of the remains of the fallen plane. [A3maq]
Daesh says its terrorists captured the pilot of the plane, 30 km (19 miles) from Dakwa Mountain. Daesh says his name is Azam Eid and he is from Hama. [A3maq] [A3maq]
Liwa’ Shuhada’ Al-Yarmouk, Daesh affiliate in Daraa, said it launched a massive attack on Friday and recaptured all the areas it lost to opposition groups in Daraa’s western countryside during the last few days. A local activist says 11 fighters were killed, mostly from the opposition, and “tens” were wounded. He also says Daesh terrorists destroyed 2 tanks in the battles. [ARA]
Saudi and Turkey backed Syrian armed groups, including Ahrar Al-Sham and Jaish Al-Islam, signed an agreement to support Nusra front against Daesh in Yarmouk Camp. [Qasioun]
Daesh says it captured more areas in the Palestine camp, Yarmouk, and killed 3 Nusra members and captured weapons and ammunition. Daesh also says 5 Nusra fighters surrendered. [JustPaste]
OTHER MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA REPORTS
North Africa
Egypt
Daesh says it detonated an IED on a police patrol near Midan village, west of Arish, and another targeting a patrol near Wahshi, south of Sheikh Zuweid. Daesh also says a terrorist also damaged an M-60 tank and a Humvee on the road between Arish and Rofa. In addition, Daesh snipers killed 2 soldiers near Abu Jarad. Daesh says the final count was 10 policemen and soldiers killed, and wounding others. [JustPaste]
A report about Daesh recruitment in Tora Prison. Daesh managed to recruit hundreds of prisoners, especially young men, according to the report. [Arabi21]
Security sources say an IED exploded on an explosives-detecting vehicle in the Kilo 17 area west of Arish, wounding an officer and 2 soldiers. [VetoGate]
Another police vehicle survived an IED explosion in the same area. [VetoGate]
A police corporal was killed and five others wounded when their armored vehicle flipped over in the Masa’eed neighborhood of Arish. [VetoGate]
Egyptian Counter Terrorism troops took control of the Tarabeen neighborhood south of Sheikh Zuweid. Tribal sources say that before the intervention, 40 Ansar Bait Al-Maqdis terrorists were in charge of the area after forcing 20 families to leave and seizing their houses. Security forces found 4 IEDs and 6 underground shelters and weapons. [ElWatan]
An Egyptian Apache killed 3 terrorists in their vehicle east of Arish. [ElWatan]
Libya
Northeast
Derna. A medical source says 25 people were killed and many others wounded because of Daesh mines and IEDs in Fata’eh and the 400 neighborhood in Derna. [Libya24]
A medical staff member at Al-Qubba hospital shows a bag found by Libyan troops filled with human tongues in a Daesh vehicle near Makhili south of Derna. He says the tongues might have belonged to Libyan soldiers beheaded by Daesh (video). [Facebook]
Local sources say Senegalese and Nigerian Daesh leaders were killed in the battles in Makhili south of Derna. [AfriGate]
Daesh publishes photos of battles in Hila in Derna. [JustPaste]
DaeshDaily comment. This attack happened a few days ago, before Daesh withdrew from the area.
Benghazi. The Libyan General Armed Forces Command says its troops have captured 95% of Daesh locations in Benghazi. It also says the troops found Daesh secret prisons and Libyan military uniforms but couldn’t find the prisoners. [Libya24]
A Libyan Special Forces commander says Libyan troops captured more areas in Qawarsha in addition to 3 vehicles and big amounts of weapons and explosives. [Libya24]
A video of a Daesh car bomb found in Qawarsha [Facebook]
A civilian was killed by Daesh land mine planted in his house in the Hawari area in Benghazi. Many civilians lost their lives in similar incidents in liberated areas. [Wasat]
Central coast
A Libyan military source says the Libyan General Command formed a brigade to liberate Sirte. [Libya24]
Daesh terrorists are withdrawing suddenly from areas in nearby Bin Jawad. [AfriGate]
A local source says 130 Daesh terrorists who withdrew from Derna arrived in Sirte. The source says the terrorists brought with them 14 people they kidnapped from the eastern area. [Wasat]
SOCIAL MEDIA SOURCES
Facebook Page of the Day
An anti-Daesh page from Libya
Daesh Twitter Accounts of the Day
https://twitter.com/mootataarifa
https://twitter.com/FoGDpBXypyCXbjG
https://twitter.com/hhuyuikjjghty
Other Daesh media
Daesh audio newsletter for today in Arabic [JustPaste]
A new issue of Daesh’s Konstantinyye Turkish magazine [JustPaste]
