Demonstrations in Baghdad
REPORTS FROM IRAQ
ANBAR
Falluja
A source in Anbar Operations Command says the IAA bombed a Daesh gathering in Ameriyat Al-Falluja, killing 15 Daesh fighters and destroying a vehicle. [Al-Maalomah]
A security source says the Coalition bombed Daesh in Subaihat east of Falluja and in Al-Salam near Ameriyat Al-Falluja, killing 15 Daesh members and destroying a vehicle carrying a rocket launcher. [Al-Baghdadia] Iraq War Media Cell (IWMC) says an Iraqi Special Forces unit killed 4 Daesh fighters and injured their leader as they tried to booby-trap a house in Subaihat. [Al-Sumaria]
The Anbar Operations Commander says the IAF destroyed 6 Daesh locations and 2 large weapons storehouses in Al-Salam. [PUKMedia]
Iraqi forces killed 3 Daesh fighters and destroyed a vehicle and 2 hideouts in Qarma. [IWMC Report]
The PMFs destroy 3 Daesh tunnels, one 200 meters long, in Saqlawiya north of Falluja. [Al-Sumaria] IWMC says the IAA destroyed a Daesh convoy of 11 vehicles in Albu Shijil in Saqlawiya. [Al-Sumaria]
A source in Anbar police says Daesh executed 6 of its own members publically in Hay Nazzal in downtown Falluja because they objected to the torture in Daesh prisons. The source says Daesh kept the bodies and prevented the families from taking them. [Al-Gharbiya]
Ramadi
The commander of the tribal PMFs in Anbar says Iraqi forces supported by Coalition airpower cleared the Al-Makhazen area in Albu Aitha, 16 km (10 miles) north of Ramadi, killing 4 suicide bombers. [Al-Mada] The IAA bombed Daesh’s locations in Albu Aitha, destroying vehicles and motorcycles. [IWMC Report]
Daesh publishes photos of shelling Iraqi forces in Albu Aitha. [Just Paste]
Daesh says 2 suicide bombers (a Saudi and a Syrian) attacked the Iraqi Army convoy in the 5 Kilo area west of Ramadi, killing everyone in the convoy. [Dump]
The chairman of the security committee in Khaldiya says the Coalition bombed the Daesh sharia court in Albu Bali, 18 km (11 miles) northeast of Ramadi, killing 13 Daesh members. He also says the Coalition bombed a Daesh headquarters in the same area, destroying a weapons and explosives storehouse and a fuel tanker bomb. [Al-Mada]
A security source says Iraqi forces defused 20 IEDs and a car bomb in Jaraishi north of Ramadi. He also says Iraqi forces are conducting a large search and screen campaign in the area. [Al-Baghdadia]
A security source says Iraqi forces conducted a military operation in Albu Shahab north of Ramadi, killing 22 terrorists and destroying many vehicles and IEDs. [BasNews]
Iraqi forces are advancing towards Humaira south of Ramadi and clearing the roads from IEDs. [IWMC Report]
The Coalition bombed a Daesh gathering near the train station south of Ramadi. [IWMC Report]
The IFP killed a Daesh sniper and another fighter and destroyed 2 vehicles and 9 hideouts and a weapons cache near Ramadi. [IWMC Report]
The chairman of the security committee in Anbar GC says Iraqi forces killed 4 Daesh snipers and destroyed a Humvee bomb in Al-Toq east of Ramadi. He also says Daesh is trying to find a gap between Iraqi forces’ defense lines so as to launch a vehicle bomb attack and thereby ease the Iraqi forces’ siege on them in Ramadi. [BasNews]
A video of the Iraqi forces fights near the Stadium in Ramadi. [YouTube]
Elsewhere in Anbar
In the most negative news of the day, local sources say 60 Iraqi soldiers and PMF fighters were killed or injured in 2 Daesh suicide attacks in west Anbar. [Al-Gharbiya]
A source in Anbar Operations Command says Daesh opened a road between western Anbar cities and Albu Kamal and other cities in Syria, allowing local merchants to transport food and fuel from Syria to Anbar after paying taxes to Daesh. Daesh also improved its internet services in the Syrian areas so that they could be used in Anbar. [BasNews]
The Anbar Governor says the Iraqi Ministry of Trade will deliver the food ration items to the liberated areas in Anbar. [Al-Sumaria]
The last video of the Deputy Anbar Operations Commander ordering an IAA pilot to target a building in Ramadi. [Al-Sumaria] He was killed yesterday as we reported.
SALAHUDDIN
Baiji
A security source says the IFP shelled Daesh locations on the outskirts of Baiji, killing 4 terrorists and destroying 3 mortar launching locations. [Al-Ghad]
Shirqat
A security source says a Moroccan terrorist publicly executed a school guard for opposing Daesh in Shirqat. [Al-Sumaria]
Samarra
A security source says the IAA bombed a Daesh gathering west of Samarra, killing 8 terrorists. [Al-Baghdadia]
Iraqi forces are advancing in Jazeera Samarra, killing 3 terrorists, destroying 3 hideouts, and defusing a car bomb. The IAA bombed Daesh in the area, killing 7 terrorists. [IWMC Report]
Elsewhere in Salahuddin
The IAA destroyed a Daesh location in Allas oil field, killing 16 terrorists and destroying 2 vehicles. [IWMC Report]
A security source says two Daesh members were arrested after sneaking through Himrin Hills to Al-Fatha northeast of Tikrit. [Al-Baghdadia]
A security source says 120 displaced families returned from Kurdistan to their houses in the villages between Baiji and Tikrit.
BAGHDAD
Thousands of people demonstrated today in Baghdad, and many other Iraqi cities demanding continuation of the anti-corruption reforms. [Al-Mada] The demonstrators demanded more reforms and pledged to give Prime Minister Abadi more authority to fight corruption. [Rudaw] The Baghdad Operations commander says Iraqi security forces will prevent any demonstrations in downtown Baghdad outside Tahrir Square, the usual place for the demonstrations every Friday. He also says 4,000 security members will be deployed to secure the demonstrations. [Al-Baghdadia]
Sistani representative in Kerbala warns the demonstrators that some people negatively impacted by the reforms might infiltrate the demonstrations. [Al-Sumaria] Some demonstrators were taken to the hospital after being stabbed by unknown men, and some demonstrators tried to instigate problems by throwing water bottles at the security forces. [Al-Sumaria] A civil society activist says some demonstrators tried to cross the barbed wire and attack the security personnel near Tahrir Square. [Waradana]
DaeshDaily comment: Our sources at the demonstrations say some men from political parties started to show up, either to chant against certain political fronts or harass the demonstrators or the security forces. One of our contacts in Babel got death threats from unknown sources telling him to stay away from the demonstrations.
The spokesman of PM Abadi says Iraqi officials who oppose reform, especially regarding the state owned properties, should show some courage and announce their position publicly. He has said some officials and political parties got their hands on extremely valuable properties and he has issued orders to get the properties back. [Al-Sumaria]
DaeshDaily comment: The Iraqi state owns properties worth billions of dollars all over the country. Many politicians used their positions to buy or rent these properties for extremely low prices. This move by Abadi angered these politicians but they don’t dare to express this anger publicly given the current public mood.
The spokesman of President Masoum says the president refused to sign the decree firing his 3 vice-presidents because Abadi didn’t inform the Presidency about the reforms before he announced them. [Iraq Press]
PM Abadi orders the security forces to prepare the necessary arrangements to open the Green Zone to the citizens. [Al-Maalomah]
DaeshDaily comment. The so-called Green Zone is a large area, set aside after 2003 invasion for security reasons. Being excluded from it has been an inconvenience and an issue to many Baghdad citizens, but a large percentage of Iraqi leaders and key government offices are located there, precisely because of the greater security of this protected area. Expect any opening of the Green Zone to be balanced with continuing tight security in some parts of it.
According to security sources:
- The body of an unknown man was found shot in Hay Al-Basateen in north Baghdad. [Al-Sumaria]
- A civilian was killed by unknown armed men in Mada’in in south Baghdad. [Al-Maalomah]
- A car bomb exploded in the Zafaraniya police station in south Baghdad while being defused, without any casualties. [Al-Sumaria] Daesh says it set up the car as bait for the Iraqi police, then detonated it when they towed it to Zafaraniya police station. [Dump]
- A sticker IED exploded under the car of a traffic police captain in Jisr Diyala in south Baghdad, killing him and severely injuring his wife. [Waradana]
In total, the IAA conducted 65 sorties and the IAF 26. (Results reported elsewhere herein)
The Coalition conducted 16 sorties, killing 18 Daesh and destroying 3 vehicles, 4 locations, a rocket launcher and heavy machine guns. [IWMC Report]
DIYALA
The director of the health directorate in Diyala says Daesh used radiated materials in the last 3 car bomb attacks in Khan Bani Saad, Kanaan and Hwaider that caused hundreds of casualties. He says many of the injured people suffered burns resulting from radiated materials. [Al-Mada]
The Dijla Operations Commander says 16,000 displaced families returned to their houses in different areas in Diyala since March. [Al-Sumaria]
KIRKUK
A security source says the IAA bombed several Daesh houses in Basheer south of Kirkuk, killing 27 terrorists. [Al-Maalomah] Another source says 12 Daesh were killed in the bombing in addition to destroying 4 Humvee bombs. [Al-Mada]
A Peshmerga source says the Coalition bombed Daesh in Makhmur (in Ninewa) and Hawija, killing 12 terrorists. [Al-Mada] Another source says the Coalition drones bombed 5 Daesh locations in Basheer and Albu Mifrij 30 km (18.5 miles) south of Kirkuk in Rashad, killing 12 terrorists and injuring 7. [Al-Sumaria]
Daesh says its terrorists broke through an Iraqi Army barricade in Albu Mifrij and killed everyone inside. [Dump] And publishes photos of the dead soldiers. [Just Paste]
Daesh says an Iraqi suicide terrorist attacked the Peshmerga in Tal Al-Bassal village in Tuz, killing and injuring many of them. [Dump]
Daesh says a Saudi terrorist attacked the Peshmerga with a car bomb on the road between Kirkuk and Dibis, killing and injuring many of them. [Dumb]
Kirkuk police found the body of a young man tortured and shot in downtown Kirkuk. [Al-Mada]
NINEWA
A PUK official says 19 Daesh members were killed in internal fights in Baaj west of Mosul. [Al-Sumaria]
An Iraqi Army officer says Daesh detonated Abu Bakr Mosque, the oldest mosque in Shoura subdistrict, 45 km (28 miles) south of Mosul, claiming the mosque has a grave in it. [Iraq Press]
DaeshDaily comment. Mosques with graves co-located violate Daesh’s 7th century theology.
Daesh confiscates more cigarettes in Ninewa. [Just Paste] And shows some municipal services. [Just Paste]
Daesh publishes photos of the clashes in Bashiqa. [Just Paste]
OTHER GOVERNORATES
Southern Iraq
The Governors of Diwaniya and Muthanna submit their resignation to PM Abadi. [Buratha] [Buratha]
The Chairman of the security committee in Babel GC says the Iraqi National Security Service, in coordination with Babel police, arrested 5 members of Daesh’s Wilayat Al-Janoub (the southern state) in Iskandariya in north Babel. [Al-Sumaria]
REPORTS FROM SYRIA
Local sources say Daesh started to evacuate many of its locations in Jarabulus in Aleppo and move the vehicles and equipment (most of them looted earlier from Kobane) to Raqqa. The sources also say Daesh transformed the cement storehouse in the city into a car bomb factory. [BasNews]
A military source says Kurdish fighters managed for the first time to cross the Euphrates River, using boats, to the eastern areas in Jarabulus and attack Daesh, killing 12 terrorists before returning safely. The source says Daesh randomly shelled the Kurdish areas across the river randomly after the operation. [BasNews]
Other sources say groups from Burkan Al-Furat Operations crossed the river in small boats and conducted the attack on Daesh. The sources also say Daesh started to dig a trench and plant IEDs on the river bank to prevent such attacks. [Welati]
Welati reporter says Daesh arrested more than 50 young Kurdish men from villages in Al-Bab countryside and released some of the older men they arrested earlier. [Welati]
Clashes continue between Daesh and Al-Jabha Al-Shamiya (the Levant Front) near Mare’. The JS managed to destroy a Daesh car bomb near the town and hung the bodies of Daesh fighters publicly in the streets. [Welati] [Welati]
A JS commander says they recaptured a small town near Mare’ from Daesh and killed 6 of its fighters. [ARANews] He also says they killed the Daesh commander who led the attack and destroyed a car bomb with a Kornet rocket. [ARANews]
A video of the first seconds after the car bomb explosion in Mare’ yesterday. [YouTube]
Syrian sources say a Daesh suicide bomber attacked a civilian car with people trying to leave Mare’, killing 6 civilians and injuring 4. [Twitter] [Twitter]
Thousands of people leave their houses in Aleppo countryside after the Daesh attack on Mare’. [Shahba Press]
Daesh says it captured the grain silos east of Mare’ after killing several JS fighters and arresting 4. [Dump]
Daesh publishes more photos from Mare’. [Just Paste]
Daesh says it stopped a JS attack on Harbal village it captured south of Mare’, killing 14 fighters and destroying an armored vehicle. [Dump]
Daesh says it captured Harjila village in north Aleppo countryside from the Syrian armed groups after they withdrew from it. [Dump]
The Coalition bombed Daesh in Maskana in Aleppo’s eastern countryside, killing 10 terrorists and destroying 4 vehicles. [ARANews]
Daesh Friday prayers near Damascus. [Dump]
REPORTS FROM OTHER MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICAN COUNTRIES
Egypt. Daesh food items distribution in Sinai. [Just Paste]
Daesh miscellaneous news for today. [Just Paste] [Just Paste] [Just Paste]
Daesh publishes a trailer of its coming video publication. [Archive]
SOCIAL MEDIA SOURCES
Facebook Page of the Day
Diyala Police page.
Daesh Twitter Accounts of the Day
https://twitter.com/murasel_harbi
https://twitter.com/talebiidriss
https://twitter.com/jenrallle1234
https://twitter.com/111alia07270839
https://twitter.com/HG____16
