August 29, 2016
Kerbala Victims
Today’s Major Developments
Al-Abadi, Nechirvan Barzani meet to discuss the Iraq-Kurdistan relationship. […]
Iraq asks Saudi Arabia to replace its Ambassador to Baghdad. […]
Osama Nujaifi meets with Erdogan in Ankara. […]
Daesh executions in Ninewa continue; so do assassinations of Daesh members in Mosul. […]
Iraqi forces stop major suicide vehicle bomb attack near Qayara. […]
Daesh sets Qayara oil wells on fire. […]
Daesh attacks a wedding in Kerbala, kills 17. […]
Turkey issues “or else” warning to Kurdish fighters in Syria. […]
Combat deaths increase among US Syrian allies attacked by Turkey. […]
Daesh stages massive jailbreak in Mindanao. […]
REPORTS FROM IRAQ
NATIONAL NEWS
Prime Minister Abadi met in his office with the KRG’s Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani to discuss the Mosul campaign, the future relationships between Baghdad and Erbil, Kirkuk, oil revenues, and how to solve the problems between the central government and the KRG, according to a statement from the KRG Presidency. Barzani also met with outgoing US Ambassador to Iraq Stuart Jones. [BasNews] [BasNews]
A Kurdish CoR member says Kurdistan independence was one of the issues discussed in the meeting. [BasNews]
A Kurdish Islamic Group MP says the visit aimed at preventing the COR from voting out Minister of Finance Hoshyar Zebari, who was called into a question session at the CoR. [Sumaria]
DaeshDaily comment. Zebari has distinguished Kurdish roots but has a long history as an Iraq official. He was the Foreign Minister for years.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Sunday it sent an official request to Saudi Arabia to recall its Ambassador to Iraq. [BasNews]
DaeshDaily comment. Certain of the Ambassador’s public statements have raised official objections in Baghdad.
The chairman of the PUK’s CoR block, Ala Talabani, says the participation of the Peshmerga and the PMFs will accelerate the liberation of Mosul. [Sumaria]
DaeshDaily comment. Such a unifying diplomatic statement is not surprising. From some personal observation, Ms. Talabani is a productive legislator who has earned much respect in a body which collectively has earned too little respect.
The Coalition says it conducted 13 airstrikes on Daesh targets in Iraq in the last 24 hours, in and around Ramadi, Hit, Baghdadi, and Haditha in Anbar; and Tal Afar, Mosul (2), Qayara, and Sultan Abdullah (5) in Ninewa. Sultan Abdullah is in Hamdaniya but close to Qayara. [InherentResolve]
BAGHDAD
Security-related incidents reported
Center (Rusafa, Karkh, Karrada, etc.)
An MoI source says one person was killed and five wounded when a sticky IED exploded under a small bus in the Sheikh Omar area. [Mada]
Northeast (Adhamiya, etc.)
An MoI source says a Ministry of Trade employee was killed when an IED exploded under his vehicle in Adhamiya. [Mada]
East (Sadr City, New Baghdad, etc.)
An MoI source says two people were killed and nine wounded when an IED exploded in a commercial area near Nahrawan. [Mada]
An MoI source says a woman was killed and her husband, a dentist, was wounded when an IED exploded under their vehicle in Mashtal. [Mada]
DaeshDaily comment. When Daesh’s foreign fighters are gone, the reality of life in incredibly dangerous Baghdad reflected in stories like these will still have to be faced. Who will stop the constant IEDs from Daesh’s remaining supporters and other criminals?
Southeast (Mada’in, etc.)
An MoI source says one person was killed and ten wounded when an IED exploded near a popular market in Mada’in. [Mada]
South (Dora, Mahmudiya)
An MoI source says two soldiers were killed and three wounded when an IED exploded on their vehicle in Albu Aitha, in Dora. [Mada]
The MoD says Iraqi Army 17th division, supported by tribal PMFs, launched a large military operation in Akhsaf, Arab Jabour, Manari, and Khtaimiya, destroying several Daesh hideouts. [Harbi]
Iraqi Army 55th brigade defused 6 IEDs and found other explosives in the Albu Dawood and Albu Allawi areas. [BOC Facebook Page]
Iraqi Army 23rd brigade found 16 houses used by Daesh terrorists as hideouts in the Akhsaf area, in addition to an IED factory and a headquarters. The brigade also destroyed 15 IEDs and an ammunition cache. [MoD Website]
Iraqi Army 25th brigade found an explosives cache in the Albu Awsaj area. [BOC Facebook Page]
Iraqi Army 25th brigade found an explosives cache in the Shakha 4 area in Latifiya. It also captured a man wanted on terrorism charges in Yusufiyah. [MoD Website]
A security source says a man wanted on terrorism charges was captured in Mahmudiya. [Ghad]
West (Mansour, Ghazaliya, Abu Ghraib)
Daesh says it killed a police officer and two policemen in 2 IED explosions in the Shuhada and Haswa areas, in Abu Ghraib. [A3maq]
Total Baghdad incidents reported: 12 (Includes only incidents reported)
ANBAR
The Anbar Provincial Council voted for the second time to remove the Governor. Suhaib Al-Rawi, from office, after accusing him of financial and administrative corruption. [Mada]
Falluja
Iraqi forces defused 20 more IEDs in the Falluja area. [BOC Facebook Page]
Ramadi
Iraqi Army 14th division continued its operations to clear Jazeera Khaldiya, reporting it killed many terrorists, and defusing IEDs. [MoD Website]
14th division defused 9 IEDs and 2 explosives vests, and found weapons and explosives in the Qurtan area. [BOC Facebook Page]
The Deputy Chairman of the PMF Commission says Iraqi forces expected to only find dozens of Daesh terrorists in Jazeera Khaldiya. However, there were 1,300 Daesh terrorists who came after the Falluja battle, including around 150 foreigners–mostly Saudis and Chechens. He says Iraqi forces found large quantities of weapons vehicle bombs, and tanks, in addition to 1 million liters of fuel. He says one of the Daesh terrorists who was killed in Jazeera Khaldiya was a US citizen, and another a China citizen. [Etejah]
A military source says Iraqi Army 38th brigade stopped a Daesh attack in the Albu Dhiab area, killing 5. [Harbi]
Rutba/Western Anbar
A security source says Iraqi forces stopped a Daesh attack on an IFP headquarters west of Rutba, destroying several vehicle bombs and killing several terrorists, and forcing the rest to flee. The source says three IFP fighters were killed and four wounded in the attack. [Sumaria]
A tribal PMF commander says border guards stopped a Daesh attack on a border station in the Rutba area, killing 12 terrorists. [Maalomah]
Daesh publishes photos and a video of an attack on Iraqi forces north of Rutba. [JustPaste] [A3maq]
Daesh says it killed five Iraqi soldiers in an attack on their military position the Kilo 160 area. [A3maq]
SALAHUDDIN
Shirqat
A security source says a woman and her four children were killed by a Daesh IED while the family was trying to escape from Shirqat. [Sumaria]
Salahuddin Operations Command troops destroyed 50 IEDs in Makhoul subdistrict. [MoD Website]
Salahuddin Operations Command troops stopped a Daesh attack on Sheikh Ali village, destroying a Humvee bomb and forcing the rest to flee. [MoD Website]
Daesh says one of its Iraqi suicide terrorists attacked Iraqi forces in the Tilul Al-Baj area with a vehicle bomb. [DawaAlhaq]
Baiji
Salahuddin police defused 15 IEDs in Siniya subdistrict. [MoD Website]
Tikrit
A security source says Iraqi forces stopped a Daesh attack south of Al-Alam, destroying 4 vehicle bombs and killing the terrorists inside. [Maalomah]
An IFP unit found 2 IEDs in a house in the Jalam area. [MoD Website]
Daesh says it detonated an IED on a police Humvee in the Albu Khaddo area in Al-Daur, killing the policemen inside. [A3maq]
Samarra
Iraqi forces destroyed a Daesh machine gun-mounted vehicle, killing 4 terrorists, in Jazeera Samarra. [MoD Website]
DIYALA
Muqdadiya/Abu Saida
A local source says Joint Operations Command (JOC) troops withdrew from Abu Saida after getting orders from Prime Minister Abadi. The source says the withdrawal was premature and the situation is still tense. The troops were sent to the subdistrict after heavy clashes erupted between two tribes. [Sumaria]
KIRKUK
Hawija
A Peshmerga source says several Daesh terrorists were killed or wounded in internal clashes in Barima village in Hawija District. [BasNews]
A Peshmerga source says the Kurdish forces received 800 displaced people from Hawija in the Maktab Khalid area, southwest of Kirkuk. [Sumaria]
Photos of Hawija displaced families in Kirkuk [Rudaw]
NINEWA
The Turkish President, Erdogan, met with the chairman of the United Coalition, Osama Al-Nujaifi, in Ankara to discuss the relationships between the two countries and the liberation of Mosul and the role of Turkey in fighting terrorism, according to Erdogan’s press statement. [SuotAlOmma]
A PUK official says Coalition airstrikes targeted Daesh locations and vehicles in Mosul, the Qayara area, and Bashiqa, killing or wounding tens of terrorists and destroying vehicles and hideouts. [PUKMedia]
The Iraqi Government, in coordination with the KRG, will start an operation to move displaced Iraqi families from Al-Hawl Camp in Syria to Salahuddin. [ARA]
Mosul
A Shabak CoR member says Daesh detonated an IED on the house of a Shabak family in Hay Al-Karama in Mosul, killing the homeowner and wounding four members of his family. [Karemlash]
Local activists say a Daesh Saudi terrorist responsible for security in Mosul and 2 other senior Daesh leaders were killed in an airstrike on their vehicle in the Darkazliya area in east Mosul. A Daesh hideout in the College of Dentistry was destroyed by an airstrike.
The body of a Daesh female member was found in the Tigris River, most likely after being kidnapped and killed by unknown armed men. Local activists say 7 Daesh terrorists were killed by unknown armed men in different areas in Mosul during the last three days. [Karemlash]
A local source says unknown armed men in 2 vehicles attacked a group of Daesh members leaving a house in Mosul, using silenced guns, killing 8. [Maalomah]
After several attacks on its terrorists, Daesh issued a curfew in three areas on the east side of Mosul, and withdrew most its members from the city’s streets. [Karemlash]
However, sources say Daesh reopened its offices, media points and headquarters in Mosul and ordered its terrorists not to show any sign of “breaking.” Daesh also arrested several people in Mosul after accusing them of cooperating with Iraqi forces. [PressIraq] [PressIraq]
Eyewitnesses from Mosul say Daesh is calling on the people of Mosul to provide blood for its wounded terrorists. [IraqAkhbar]
A local source says Daesh launched a search in Mosul looking for 3 Daesh foreign female members who suddenly disappeared after going to a health center in the city. [Sumaria]
Daesh issues a video showing distribution of zakat (Islamic tax) money to poor people in Mosul. [A3maq]
Hammam Alil/Shura
Local sources say Daesh executed six people on Sunday by putting them in big tires and then setting the tires on fire in Hammam Al-Alil subdistrict. [BasNews]
Eyewitnesses say unknown armed men shot and killed 4 local terrorists at a Daesh security point in Hammam Al-Alil. [Maalomah]
Qayara
The Ninewa Operations Commander says Iraqi forces stopped a Daesh attack on the Qayara outskirts, killing “tens” of terrorists and destroying 7 vehicle bombs. He also says Daesh targeted the civilians in Qayara with Katyushas, killing an old man and a woman, and wounding nine other civilians. He says Iraqi forces captured 12 Daesh terrorists who were trying to sneak into the Qayara Operations Command. [BasNews]
Daesh’s version says 8 of its suicide terrorists (7 Iraqis and a Jordanian) attacked Iraqi forces with 2 vehicle bombs in different areas in Qayara on Sunday, killing or wounding “tens” of soldiers. Daesh publishes photos of 3 of the suicide terrorists. [DawaAlhaq]
A local source says 20,000 civilians in Qayara are threatened by Daesh fires. Daesh set Qayara oil wells on fire and oil spills were spread in different parts of the District. [Baghdadia]
The Ministry of Oil says it extinguished the fires at four of the oil wells. [Rudaw]
The Ninewa Police chief says oil leakage was controlled and the oil will not reach the Tigris River. [Mada]
A Ninewa Police captain says Daesh executed 35 people, including 18 former security members, in Hamidat village, north of Qayara on Sunday. [BasNews]
The Ninewa Police chief says the security headquarters and offices are being moved to Qayara to be closer to Mosul city. [BasNews]
DaeshDaily comment. The Ninewa Police were displaced from Mosul when Daesh took over in mid-2014.
Nineveh Plain
Media sources say the Peshmerga started to dig trenches in Al-Khazer in Hamdaniya. Peshmerga sources say the reason is not to set up borders, but for protection. [IraqAkhbar]
Northwest (Tal Afar, Sinjar)
A security source says the IAF destroyed a Daesh headquarters in Tal Afar, killing “tens” of terrorists. [Maalomah]
KURDISTAN
The Turkish military says it conducted airstrikes on PKK locations in northern Iraq. [ARA]
SOUTHERN IRAQ
Kerbala
The Mid Euphrates Operations Command says it “foiled” a Daesh attack on a wedding in Ain Al-Tamr in west Karbala. It says 5 Daesh terrorists attacked a wedding and one of them blew himself up while the others attacked the citizens with hand grenades and AKs. It says security forces killed 4 of the terrorists, while the 5th blew himself up. It also says fifteen people were killed and sixteen wounded in the attack. [Mada]
DaeshDaily comment. It seems to us that the real news is that more than thirty people were killed or wounded. So what did they “foil,” exactly?
Daesh’s version says 4 of its Iraqi suicide terrorists attacked a “Shia infidel” gathering in Hay Al-Tamr, killing or wounding tens of them. Daesh says the terrorists controlled the neighborhood for 5 hours, then detonated themselves after a military force entered the area. Daesh says around one hundred people were killed or wounded in the attack. Daesh publishes a photo of the 4 terrorists. [DawaAlhaq]
DaeshDaily comment. Just as a reminder, the “Shia infidel” reference shows that Daesh is using the Saudi fatwa that Daesh uses to legitimize killing civilians, including women and children. When Al-Azhar Mosque tried to criticize the fatwa a few months ago, the Saudi government interfered strongly and forced Al-Azhar to back down. The US silence on this issue continues, but it will have to be confronted if our Iraq policy is to succeed in the long run.
The Chairman of the Kerbala Provincial Council says the Council holds the security forces in Kerbala responsible for what happened. He also says there are Daesh supporters among displaced people, and the Council has decided to send them back to their home areas. [Qurtas]
A member of Kerbala PC says 17 people were killed and 29 wounded. [Mada]
The PC asked the government to fire the Mid-Euphrates Operations commander and to investigate other security officials. [Mada]
Babel
A security source says a police unit found IEDs in a house in Shuhada’ village in Haswa, in north Babel. The source says the residents of the house fled before the police arrived. [Mada]
REPORTS FROM TURKEY
Turkish official sources say Daesh launched 3 rockets on Kilis, giving no further details. [ARA]
REPORTS FROM SYRIA
Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday that the US supports a united Syria and does not support any Kurdish attempt for independence. [Dorar]
Turkey warned predominantly Kurdish Syrian fighters on Monday to “immediately” withdraw east of the Euphrates River or face more strikes by Turkish forces that crossed the border last week in Ankara’s major incursion into Syria.
Pentagon, meanwhile, called on NATO ally Turkey and the predominantly Kurdish U.S.-backed fighters aligned against Daesh to stop fighting each other in northern Syria. In a written statement, Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook called the clashes south of the Euphrates River town of Jarabulus in Syria “unacceptable” and a source of “deep concern.”
DaeshDaily comment. The US agreement with Turkey may be a good decision in principle, but it’s clear that after notifying the SDF, it did little or nothing to get their troops out of Turkey’s way, leaving the Turks to pursue their own anti-PKK agenda with US cooperation. US announcements seem to have come from Vice President Biden’s press conference in Ankara, where he told the Turks what they wanted to hear. A decision of this importance merited a formal announcement in Washington with clear expectations of how Turkey and the PYD/YPG were expected to handle the implementation. Instead, we have left the enforcement to the Turks and allowed SDF fighters to die because they couldn’t move fast enough.
The Turkey Minister of European Union Affairs says no one has the right to tell Turkey which terrorist organization it should or shouldn’t fight. [BasNews]
The Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent letters to the UN General Secretary and to the Chairman of the Security Council condemning the Turkish attack on Aleppo areas and asking for an intervention to stop the attacks. The letter says twenty civilians were killed in Kousa village and fifteen in Amarna, and tens others were wounded. [Hawar]
The Al-Qaeda leader, Zawahiri, issued a video message calling on Syrian Islamic groups to unite under one banner. [Arabi21]
Russian sources say the US and Russia are discussing launching join attacks in north Syria. [BasNews]
The Coalition says it conducted 2 airstrikes on Daesh targets in Syria, one in Raqqa and the other in Albu Kamal. [InherentResolve]
Northwest (Aleppo, Idlib)
Jarabulus/Azaz
Daesh terrorists attacked Jaish Al-Thuwar, a Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) faction, in Ihras, a Kurdish border village in Azaz District. At the same time, Turkey-backed opposition groups attacked Jaish Al-Thuwar in Sheikh Eissa village in Azaz. The battles are still ongoing. [Hawar]
DaeshDaily comment. The SDF is getting it from both sides. The key issue to the Turks is that Azaz is west of the Euphrates, in violation of an announced agreement between Turkey and the US. The practical problem for the Kurds is that much of that border area and beyond is Kurdish and they feel an obligation to protect it. The Kurds are there because they defeated Daesh in part of the northern border area west of the river. This agreement may get increasingly embarrassing to the US if Turkey and its friends continue to attack and kill Kurdish and other SDF fighters who are in these locations as part of the US strategy to defeat Daesh in Syria. (About which, see further comment under “Manbij” below.)
The Turkish President Erdogan says his country supports the Free Syrian Army, which conducted the operations in Jarabulus “on its own.” He also says Aleppo has been attacked by 7 countries over the past 5 years and neither Aleppo nor Gaziantep will submit to those countries or to terrorism. [Dorar]
DaeshDaily comment. It is interesting to see that the Sultan now seems to consider Aleppo as part of his empire. We were trying to count these seven countries but lost count.
To relieve some of the naming confusion, “Free Syrian Army” is an umbrella term used by the Turks to label the Turkey-backed opposition groups. This name has been appropriated from a previous opposition group. Actually, there is no such thing as the “Free Syrian Army.”
However, the former chairman of the former Free Syrian Army’s Military Council in Aleppo says the FSA will continue the battles east of the Euphrates to capture areas under control of Daesh and the YPG in Raqqa and Deir Ez-Zor. [Qasioun]
Ten Free Syrian Army groups issued a statement opposing the “Turkish invasion” of Jarabulus and the massacres committed by the Turkish Army on civilians. [Hawar]
DaeshDaily comment. To be balanced on this naming issue, we should add to the comment above that the previous iteration of the “Free Syrian Army” label was not especially meaningful either. If we have the current situation right, previous-version Free Syrian Army is opposed to the current-version Free Syrian Army but both are opposed to the Kurds.
Opposition groups supported by the Turkish Army have captured 35 towns and villages around Jarabulus so far. The groups crossed the Sajur River and clashed heavily with Syrian Democratic Forces. They also captured 6 villages near Al-Ra’i from Daesh and arrested 2 Russian terrorists. [ZamanAlWasl] [Qasioun] [Qasioun]
On Sunday, the Turkish Army says, its warplanes launched attacks on PKK and YPG positions south of Jarabulus, killing 25 fighters and destroying 5 buildings. [ZamanAlWasl]
Turkey backed groups destroyed a Daesh vehicle bomb in Dhaheriya village west of Jarabulus. [Qasioun]
Turkey backed oppositions groups captured 12 more villages and areas from the YPG southwest of Jarabulus. The groups, supported by Turkish warplanes, had captured 5 villages on Sunday after heavy battles, killing fifteen YPG fighters. [Dorar]
Turkish media sources say two female Turkish YPG fighters were killed by Turkish airstrikes south of Jarabulus. [Dorar]
The Turkish Minister of Economy says a Turkish tank was attacked by an anti-tank missile and a Turkish soldier was killed in the attack. He also says Turkey will remain in Syria until Syria is secured, and until the threats against Turkey stop. He also says the main reason for the prisons in Turkey is to keep Syria as a unified country. [Dorar]
A Turkey-backed opposition groups commander says any party that tries to get in their way will be considered the enemy (meaning the SDF). He says the groups are moving to the east, are moving under a plan, and will not stop until they have liberated Syria entirely. [Qasioun]
Kurdish-backed forces have now said they will only pull back south from their current positions in order not to put the lives of civilians in danger. [FoxNews]
The Jarabulus Military Council issued a statement saying it withdrew toward areas south of the Sajur River in order to protect civilian lives. [Hawar]
However, Turkish artillery killed more than five civilians in the Dandaniya area south of the Sajur River (video). The shelling is still ongoing. [Hawar]
Local sources published the names of 24 civilians, mostly children, who were killed by the Turkish Army shelling and bombing on Bir Kousa and other villages south of Jarabulus. [Hawar] [Hawar]
In addition, Turkish warplanes and tanks reportedly targeted villages north of the Sajur River on Sunday. [Hawar]
The YPG says the Turkish Army captured four of its fighters near Bir Kousa village south of Jarabulus and held Turkey responsible for their safety. [Hawar]
A Turkey backed opposition group released photos of YPG fighters who were captured south of Qara Gharah village near Jarabulus. [EnabBaladi]
The Turkey-backed Ahrar Al-Sham militia kidnapped many civilians in Qara Qoi village south of Jarabulus. [Hawar]
Daesh says it conducted a suicide attack on YPG units in Malhamiya village, south of Jarabulus. [A3maq]
The Turkish news agency Anadolu says the Turkish Army sent more military reinforcements to the Karkemish area along the Turkey-Syria border. [Dorar]
The Turkish Army brought more reinforcements to areas north of Kobane, east of Jarabulus along the border. The Army has continued the construction of a concrete road in the area. [Hawar] [Hawar]
Hundreds of civilians are leaving their houses in Jarabulus and heading towards Manbij following the Turkish Army and its opposition groups attack. [Hawar] [Hawar]
Manbij
Turkey-backed opposition groups, supported by the Turkish Army, are moving ahead to capture Manbij villages from the Syrian Democratic Forces. [Qasioun]
DaeshDaily comment. This and the Azaz story show that the YPG has not pulled back from some of its positions west of the Euphrates, which leaves an excuse to attack them. Once Manbij was fully under control, the YPG made a point of saying it had withdrawn from the city and left its administration to the Manbij Military Council.
That aside, who will control Manbij, and other areas from which Kurdish YPG fighters withdraw? Will the locals in Manbij be allowed to manage their own affairs, or will the Turkey-backed opposition groups take over? The Kurdish fighters can, after all, go back toward Kurdish areas from which they came. What about the Arabs who have also served in the Syrian Democratic Forces, a military organization the US helped to create. Many come from the places the SDF is now expected by the US and Turkey to abandon. What happens to them? Who will protect them from the radical Islamic groups Turkey is supporting, or from Daesh?
The Manbij Civilian Council, created by the PYD, issued a statement condemning the Turkish Army attack in the Manbij and Jarabulus areas, and asks the International Coalition to intervene. [Hawar]
Hundreds of people accompanied the bodies of three American fighters who were killed while fighting alongside the YPG in Manbij. The bodies were taken to Simalka Border Crossing with Turkey in order to be sent to the US. [Hawar]
Medical sources warn of the dire situation in Manbij hospitals. Daesh has stolen the hospitals’ medicine and equipment. [Hawar]
Daesh says it captured Kadro and Tal Hudhan villages and attacked more villages south of Manbij. [A3maq]
Daesh issues a video from Tal Hudhan village. [A3maq]
Daesh says “American” warplanes conducted 20 airstrikes on villages Daesh is attacking south of Manbij. [A3maq]
Other Northwest Syria reports
Al-Bab
Local sources say Daesh publicly executed ten people in Al-Bab, after accusing them of communicating with the Syrian Army or Syrian Democratic Forces. Daesh had arrested these people months ago. [BasNews]
Local sources say Daesh released more than 250 Kurdish prisoners in Al-Bab. The sources say, a day earlier, 150 Kurdish prisoners had fled Daesh prisons. [ARA]
Northeast (Hasaka, Raqqa)
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says 23 Syrian Democratic Forces fighters were killed in battles with Daesh in the Shaddadi area. [SyriaHR]
A Syrian armed group issued a statement mourning the death of one of its leaders, killed by a Daesh land mine in Shaddadi. The commander’s family was recently kidnapped by Daesh, but they were released after a ransom was paid. [Hawar]
The Asayesh said on Sunday that it captured a Daesh terrorist responsible for suicide attacks in Hasaka and Tal Tamr. The terrorist said he was paid 50,000 Syrian pounds (less than $100) for each explosion in addition to 200,000 SYP for the car bomb. Tens of civilians were killed or wounded in the 2 attacks. [Qasioun]
A YPG source says the Turkish Army shot at YPG positions between Amuda and Qamishli, wounding one fighter. [Hawar]
The Turkish Army refuted the report, saying it doesn’t conduct military operations near Hasaka. [ARA]
Daesh says four YPG fighters, including an explosives expert, were killed by an IED explosion in Hamidat village south of Shaddadi. [A3maq]
Daesh issues a video of the results of Russian airstrikes on Raqqa on Saturday. [A3maq]
Central and West (Homs, Hama, etc.)
Daesh publishes photos of its terrorists near Tadmur. [DawaAlhaq]
East (Deir Ez-Zor)
A Syrian government-backed militia targeted Daesh in Jufra village in Deir Ez-Zor, causing human casualties. The militia also killed a Daesh group coming from the Hawijat Al-Saqar area. The Syrian Army targeted Daesh locations near the Deir Ez-Zor military airport. [SyriaNow] [SyriaNow] [SyriaNow]
Media sources say clashes with light weapons erupted between foreign and local Daesh terrorists east of Deir Ez-Zor. The sources say the foreign Daesh terrorists usually try to take more spoils than the local terrorists. [ARA]
Media sources say 2 local Daesh commanders defected east of Deir Ez-Zor. Local sources say this might be a sign that the tribes in Deir Ez-Zor are trying to distance themselves from Daesh. [ARA]
Daesh publishes photos “normal life” in Baghouz village east of Albu Kamal city by the Iraq border. [JustPaste]
DaeshDaily comment. It is never a good sign when Daesh publishes photos of “normal life” in your city or village.
South (Rif Damashq, Suwayda, Daraa, etc.)
A local activist says opposition groups killed 10 Khaled Army terrorists, a Daesh affiliate, and captured 6 near Tasil town in Daraa. He says the terrorists were trying to sneak to the town wearing women’s clothes. [ARA]
Daesh issues a video of two Syrian soldiers who surrendered to its terrorists in the Bir Qassab area, southeast of Damascus. [A3maq]
OTHER MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA REPORTS
North Africa
Egypt
Security forces killed 3 takfiris who attacked a police station in Sheikh Zuweid. Two soldiers were wounded in the attack. [VetoGate]
Two policemen were wounded when an IED exploded on their armored vehicle near the police station. [VetoGate]
Two civilians were wounded when armed men shot at them in Abu Zar’i village, south of Sheikh Zuweid. [VetoGate]
Security sources say Egyptian Apaches killed 16 Ansar Bait Al-Maqdis terrorists in different areas south of Sheikh Zuweid on Sunday. [ElWatan]
The police destroyed an IED near Arish city entrance. They destroyed another IED Sunday near the Abu Tawila area. [VetoGate] [VetoGate]
Eyewitnesses say a civilian was killed and several others wounded when an Ansar Bait Al-Maqdis IED exploded on 2 vehicles, south of Arish. [ElWatan]
Libya
Northeast
Military sources say the Libyan Army and warplanes launched a massive attack on the terrorists in the Qanfouda area, killing several terrorists and destroying 2 tanks. The sources say six Libyan soldiers, including a notable commander, were killed in the battles. [AfriGate] [Wasat]
Daesh issues a video of the result of the alleged French bombing on the Qanfouda area west of Benghazi on Saturday. [A3maq]
Central coast
The National Accord Government Military says its troops captured Hay 1, one of Daesh’s last two areas in Sirte. [AfriGate] [Wasat]
Misrata Hospital said on Monday 480 Libyan soldiers were killed and 168 wounded in Sirte battles. The GNA military spokesman says his troops captured large quantities of weapons and ammunition and found the dead bodies of 35 Daesh fighters in Sirte. [Wasat]
The military hospital in Sirte says five Libyan soldiers were killed in Hay 1 on Monday. Libyan troops started a massive attack on Hay 1 and Hay 3 on Sunday. Daesh conducted 12 suicide attacks with vehicle bombs. Libyan troops captured half of Hay 3, including the main mosque in the area, trapping Daesh in less than 2 square km. 28 soldiers were killed and 158 wounded in Sunday’s fighting. [AfriGate] [AfriGate] [AfriGate]
Photos of the battles in Sirte [AfriGate]
A Misrata armed group says the Daesh “mufti” in Libya, Hassan Al-Karami, was killed in Sirte. [AfriGate]
Local sources say families of Daesh terrorists, including Karami, were allowed to leave Sirte on Sunday, and were under surveillance. [Wasat]
A Libyan MP from Benghazi says his son was killed while fighting alongside Daesh in Sirte. He says his son adopted the takfiri line of thinking and he lost contact with him 2 years ago. [Wasat]
The US AFRICOM command says it conducted 92 airstrikes on Daesh in Sirte so far. [Libya24]
Tunisia
The Tunisian Ministry of Defense spokesman says three soldiers were killed and seven wounded when a terrorist group attacked their convoy on Samama Mountain in Kasserine. He says Tunisian troops wounded 2 terrorists and confiscated explosives. He says the fighting is still going on. [Tunisien] [Tunisien]
Other countries
Yemen
Doctors Without Borders says at least 45 people were killed and many others wounded when a suicide terrorist attacked a gathering of local fighters in Aden. [Sumaria]
Daesh says it conducted a suicide attack on a Yemeni Army draft camp in Aden, killing 60 people. Daesh publishes photos of the suicide terrorist. [A3maq] [DawaAlhaq]
Russia
Moderate Muslim Sunni scholars from all over the world held a meeting in Chechnya. The meeting accused “radicals” of hijacking Sunni Islam, causing angry responses from the Salafists, who were not invited. The conference came up with several recommendations, including empowering the traditional Sunni schools and establishing a database for radical groups. [Arabi21]
DaeshDaily comment. This is a very important statement from Sunni scholars to isolate radicalism. Wahhabism is not the representative of Sunni Islam as it claims. It’s just the richest. Saudi Arabia is spending 3 billion dollars a year to spread Wahhabism, much more than all other groups could collect together. The old schools should be empowered, and such conferences should be held all over the world.
The Philippines
Daesh says its terrorists broke into a prison in Marawi village in the southern island of Mindanao on Saturday, and released 30 prisoners, including some of its fighters and their wives. [A3maq]
Extremists believed to be linked to Daesh planned and carried out a massive jailbreak. An armed group of 50 raided the jail, freeing 23 detainees, media cited officials as saying.
The escape plan began with two women coming to the prison gate in Marawi under the pretense of delivering food for the detainees. As soon as the gates were opened, 50 armed men stormed the place, overwhelming the guards, AFP quoted provincial jail warden Acmad Tabao as saying.
The hooded men proceeded to free 8 of their own members who were imprisoned just a week ago. Amid the chaos, another 15 detainees made their way out of the prison. All of the inmates were jailed for serious offenses, Tabao said. [RT]
SOCIAL MEDIA
Videos of the Day
A video of the CoR brawl [YouTube]
Videos of battles in Jazeera Khaldiya [Harbi] [Harbi] [Harbi]
A video of IAA attacks on Daesh locations in Jazeera Khaldiya [MoD]
A video of a Daesh terrorist captured in Jazeera Khaldiya. He claims he is not Daesh but then he says he was on duty (with Daesh) in Mosul. [YouTube]
A video of a fire in a displaced persons camp near Kirkuk. Seventy tents were burned down, but no one got hurt. [Yalla]
A video of Qayara city children celebrating their liberation with Iraqi soldiers [Yalla]
A video of an American soldier allegedly fighting with Kurdish troops against Daesh in the Sinjar area. [Sputnik]
A video of Iraqi forces destroying a Daesh vehicle bomb [YouTube]
OTHER DAESH MEDIA
Daesh audio newsletter for today [YouTube]
Daesh issued a new video talking about the world war against it. Its terrorists who appear in the video were addressing the recent defeat and asking Daesh terrorists to be patient, promising victory. [DawaAlhaq]
Daesh publishes an infographic about its recent suicide attacks in Kirkuk claiming the attacks resumed after stopping for 19 months. [A3maq]
