July 30, 2015
REPORTS FROM IRAQ
ANBAR
Falluja
A security source in Anbar says Daesh executed 19 of its own members under Falluja Bridge, accusing them of running away from battle. [Al-Baghdadia]
Anbar GC spokesman says Iraqi forces killed the Daesh wali of Saqlawiya, Aref Al-Dulaimi, as he tried to escape to Khaldiya. [Al-Maalomah]
The local PMF commander in Ameriyat Al-Falluja says Daesh shelled the residential and the public areas in the town with mortars and Katyusha rockets. [Al-Maalomah]
Baghdad Operations Command killed 3 Daesh terrorists and destroyed a vehicle and 4 hideouts in Qarma. [IWMC report]
Baghdad Operations Command conducted a military operation in Dhira Dijla north of Qarma, killing 18 terrorists and destroying a vehicle. [IWMC report]
A video of the PMF battles near Falluja. [YouTube] And another video of Iraqi soldiers in a shootout with Daesh, then an Iraqi plane destroying the Daesh location. [YouTube]
Daesh publishes more photos of shelling Iraqi forces in Zoba’a. [Dump]
Ramadi
A tribal leader from Anbar says Iraqi forces captured Albu Dhiab east of Ramadi after heavy battles over 2 days. They are 50 meters away from the gate of the former Anbar Operations Command in Ramadi. [New Sabah] The Iraq War Media Cell (IWMC) confirms the liberation of Albu Dhiab, and says Iraqi forces killed several Daesh terrorists and destroyed their vehicles. IWMC also says Iraqi forces freed the Al-Maadheed area east of Anah, killing 16 terrorists. [Al-Masdar]
A local official in Khaldiya says Iraqi forces completely cleared Al-Mazra’a, 4 km (2.5 miles) east of Ramadi, and are advancing towards the government compound in Ramadi, killing 40 Daesh terrorists. He says many Daesh leaders are trying to escape to Syria after the Iraqi forces’ advances and says Ramadi will be liberated in the coming days. [Al-Mada]
A local PMF commander says Iraqi forces supported by Coalition airpower liberated 3 areas 16 km (10 miles) north of Ramadi, killing dozens of Daesh fighters and destroying 4 car bombs and a huge weapons and explosives storehouse. [Al-Mada]
Iraqi forces advanced towards Albu Aitha, killing 9 terrorists and defusing 30 IEDs. [IWMC report]
Iraqi forces foiled a Daesh counterattack on the stadium area, killing 20 suicide bombers. [IWMC report]
Daesh Daily comment. Remember when suicide bombers were a new and unusual phenomenon? That’s not so long ago. Now they collect in guest houses and attack en masse. It is noticeable from our reports that a large percentage of Daesh assaults are led by multiple suicide bombers in vehicles. Even if most get stopped, the one that gets through may kill a lot of people.
Iraqi forces killed 5 Daesh terrorists and destroyed a vehicle in Al-Madhiq and Hsaiba east of Ramadi. [IWMC report]
The Iraqi Federal Police commander says Iraqi forces stopped a Daesh attack on Hsaiba, killing 12 terrorists including 3 suicide bombers. [Iraqi Media Network]
Iraqi forces entered the southern part of the Tameem neighborhood in south Ramadi preparing to break through and clear Tameem completely. [Al-Maalomah] The PMFs say Iraqi forces have already liberated Al-Tameem, killing 33 Daesh fighters and injuring 12. [Al-Mustaqila] The IAA destroys 2 Daesh locations in Al-Tameem, killing 10 terrorists. [Buratha]
The MoD publishes a video of the Iraqi forces in Mshaihda Hill. [MoD website]
Iraqi forces found a Daesh weapons and explosives storehouse in Tash near Ramadi. [MoD website]
Elsewhere in Anbar
The Anbar GC spokesman says Iraqi forces cleared the Al-Saqara area in the ongoing battles near the town of Baghdadi between Hit and Haditha, killing dozens of Daesh terrorists. He also says Iraqi forces conducted a security operation that targeted 5 Daesh locations near Haditha, to cut Daesh supply lines to Ramadi from the west. [Al-Maalomah] Jazeera Operations Command, supported by tribal fighters, conducted operations near Baghdadi, killing 2 terrorists, defusing 84 IEDs, and destroying 4 car bombs and 3 weapons storehouses. [IWMC report]
Iraqi Federal Police killed 2 terrorists, destroyed a vehicle, and defused 31 IEDs in Anbar. [IWMC report]
Daesh publishes photos of tribal leaders from Kubaisa in Hit district pledging allegiance to them. [Just Paste]
Daesh publishes a video of their sniper graduation. [Archive]
SALAHUDDIN
The Coalition kills a Daesh leader in Baiji with an airstrike. [MoD website]
Salahuddin Operations Command killed 13 Daesh terrorists west of Tikrit. [IWMC report]
The Iraqi Federal Police commander says the IFP found a car bomb factory in Al-Awja, Saddam’s home town. [Iraqi Media Network]
A local source says a woman was severely injured when Daesh “biters” attacked her in a public market in Shirqat for not covering her hands. Daesh uses female Hisbah members to bite women if they think they are not committed to the Daesh dress code. [Al-Sumaria]
BAGHDAD
The Migration and Displacement Committee in the Iraqi Parliament says 52 children died in displaced persons camps because of the high temperature. The Committee urged the government to provide the displaced people with water and power. The temperature in Iraq has recently reached 53 C, more than 127 F. [Xendan]
The IAF conducted 13 sorties and the IAA 36, reflected in other reports, while the Coalition conducted 24 sorties that killed 10 terrorists and destroyed 21 locations, 6 hideouts, 9 mortar locations, a construction shovel and 3 vehicles. [IWMC report]
The Iraqi MoD and the Chairman of the Federal Commission in Russia sign a military cooperation agreement. [MoD website]
DaeshDaily comment. The US is committed to helping Iraq, why are the Iraqis buying weapons from Russia?
A Kurdish MP in the Iraqi Parliament says the Iraqi government is in control of Iraqi Kurdistan airspace and should stop the Turkish airstrikes on the Region. He said the statements of some Kurdish officials about Turkey’s right to protect itself don’t represent the Kurdish street. [Al-Maalomah] Another Kurdish MP had said yesterday Turkey is trying to protect its national security and the KRG cannot interfere in Turkey’s policies. [El-Ghad]
The Foreign Affairs Committee in the Iraqi Parliament says they decided to question KRG President Barzani about the Turkish PM’s statement that Barzani knew in advance about the Turkish airstrikes on the PKK in Iraq. [Al-Maalomah]
The Finance Committee in the Iraqi Parliament says $6.9 billion has been transferred to Daesh controlled areas in Mosul and Kirkuk through Iraqi and Jordanian currency exchange companies. [Al-Mesalah]
DaeshDaily comment: The Iraqi Central Bank holds an auction to sell US dollars to local companies. Apparently Daesh has used this auction through those companies to sell the Iraqi currency they get from the areas they control in Iraq. The $6.9 billion is an astonishing amount of money to transfer to your enemy, and it seems like this practice must have gone on for some time without a major issue being made of it.
Iraqi Journalist Freedom Observatory says unknown men on a motorcycle threw hand grenades at the house of the Al-Baghdadia TV office director in Bayyaa in south Baghdad but no one was hurt in the attack. [Iraq Press]
According to security sources:
- Iraqi forces arrested 11 men for terrorism related charges in areas around Baghdad. [Al-Sumaria]
- A sticker IED exploded under a civilian car in Hay Al-Adel in west Baghdad killing one man and injuring another. [Al-Mada]
- An IED exploded in Al-Furat in west Baghdad, killing 2 civilians and injuring 7. [Al-Mada]
Daesh publishes photos of shelling Iraqi forces in Tarmiya in north Baghdad. [Just Paste]
DIYALA
A security source in Diyala says an IED exploded on a PMF patrol in Muqdadiya, killing 7 fighters. [Erem]
Dijla Operations Command conducted a military operation in areas near Qara Tappa, destroying 2 Daesh vehicles and 3 motorcycles, and found 40 kg of explosives. [IWMC report]
A Sunni MP from Diyala says more than 50 people were kidnapped in different areas in Diyala during the last 48 hours. [Al-Baghdadia]
DaeshDaily comment. There is no way to evaluate such statements. There will likely be a counter-statement from someone that the people detained are suspected Daesh. The problem is that the PMFs usually don’t really know who the Daesh residents are, and it’s easier to just suspect all Sunnis. Many Sunnis take the position that all Sunnis are innocent victims of Shia militias. Too often, it’s more about politics than justice, but that’s exactly what Iraq has to overcome.
The chairman of the security committee in Diyala GC says Iraqi forces arrested 3 men wanted on terrorism charges in Khan Bani Saad, 20 km (12.5 miles) southwest of Baquba. [Al-Sumaria]
KIRKUK
A security source says heavy clashes erupted yesterday between Daesh and Army of the Men of the Naqshbandi Order, JRTN, in a village in Hawija, over territorial disputes. [Byareq News]
DaeshDaily Comment: Most of Daesh advances in Sunni Iraqi areas were in coordination with the JRTN, a Baath party military arm. The fight between the two might be inevitable but so far their alliance has given both groups a lot of advantages.
NINEWA
A security source says Daesh terrorists from Tal Afar, Sunni Turkmen, are sending their families to Syria then to Turkey. The source says 220 families have left so far and dozens are leaving every day after paying $700 each. [New Sabah]
DaeshDaily comment. This report suggests there may be a larger story. A disproportionate number of Daesh crimes in northern Ninewa have been committed by Sunni Turkmen. The arranged departures are likely motivated by fear of retribution for these crimes. The only plausible basis for this fear is that they now think Daesh is going to lose.
A Peshmerga commander says the Kurdish authorities issued an amnesty to Daesh fighters who didn’t kill Peshmerga fighters and didn’t commit any crimes. [Iraq Press] A Kurdish official says the KRG and the IKR Parliament issued an order to release Daesh prisoners who didn’t commit crimes. He says they shouldn’t have done that since the terrorism crimes are not within the KRG authority. [ROJ News]
A KDP official says 3 unknown armed men shot and killed a Daesh leader, responsible for the religious taxes, in downtown Mosul. [Rudaw]
A security source in Ninewa says the Coalition bombed Daesh in 2 locations south of Mosul, killing 13 terrorists and destroying 4 boats used by Daesh to attack the Peshmerga. [BasNews]
Eyewitnesses say Daesh started to booby-trap Al-Baaj road west of Mosul preparing for an Iraqi forces attack on the city. [BasNews]
OTHER GOVERNORATES
Kurdistan
A security source says Turkish jets continued their airstrikes in the Amedi area in far northern Dahuk, east of Zakho. [PUK Media]
Southern Iraq
Iraqi Intelligence Service in Basra shows the confession of a Daesh member from Basra who participated in Daesh crimes in Baiji. [Al-Mirbad]
REPORTS FROM SYRIA
The YPG says they found a Daesh fighter hiding in a house in Sarrin and killed him when he refused to surrender. They also say they defused 310 landmines. Daesh attacked Sarrin from the eastern side and the clashes are still going on. [BasNews] The YPG says in an official statement Turkish jets flew over Sarrin when Daesh attacked between 9 and 11 am. The YPG units foiled that attack, killing all the attacking Daesh terrorists, but 7 Kurdish fighters were also killed. [Welati]
Daesh says its terrorists attacked the Kurdish forces in Sarrin and one of the terrorists detonated himself killing many of them. They say the clashes are going on and their terrorists captured some ground there. [Dump]
A field source says Daesh launched counterattacks on the YPG and the Syrian Army in south Hasaka. The Syrian Army’s airpower bombed Daesh troops and the clashes are still going on. [BasNews]
Eyewitnesses say Syrian government jets bombed a Daesh military headquarters in Manbij on the road to Aleppo. [BasNews]
Daesh says 2 of its suicide bombers attacked a Syrian army compound with 2 car bombs in north Aleppo countryside. [Dump]
Daesh says its terrorists captured a Syrian opposition forces’ location in Mari’ town in Aleppo after killing 5 of them. [Dump]
The YPG refutes the reports about arresting 150 civilians in Kobane and says they only arrested Daesh terrorists who killed people and who will be taken to courts. [Welati]
Daesh publishes photos of the results of the bombing on Albu Kamal. [Just Paste]
Daesh publishes photos of their attacks on the Kurdish forces in Tal Barak in Hasaka. [Just Paste]
REPORTS FROM OTHER MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICAN COUNTRIES
Kuwait. Kuwait’s MoI says security forces arrested 5 Kuwaiti Daesh terrorists who participated in the battles in Iraq and Syria. [Al-Hurra]
Libya. Daesh says it clashed with Shura Council of Mujahedeen in Derna in southeast Derna, killing or injuring 50 of them. [A3maq]
Daesh publishes a video of its terrorists in Sirte in Libya. [Isdarat]
Nigeria. Boko Haram slaughtered 10 fishermen near Chad Lake in northeast Nigeria. [Rudaw]
Daesh full reports for today. [Dump]
Afghanistan. Daesh supporters in Afghanistan say the Taliban should pledge allegiance to Daesh’s leader with Mullah Omar now dead. [Ana Al-Muslim]
SOCIAL MEDIA SOURCES
Facebook Page of the Day
An Anti Daesh page from Anbar.
Daesh Twitter Accounts of the Day
https://twitter.com/1567asd156
https://twitter.com/trableb00990
https://twitter.com/Commmaryam
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Acronyms
| AHH | Asa’eb Ahl Al-Haq |
| COMSEC | Council of Ministers Secretariat |
| GC | Governorate (Provincial) Council |
| GoI | Government of Iraq |
| FSA | Free Syrian Army |
| IAA | Iraqi Army Aviation |
| IAF | Iraqi Air Force |
| IED | Improvised Explosive Devise |
| IFP | Iraqi Federal Police |
| IKR | Iraqi Kurdistan Region |
| IP | Iraqi Parliament (Council Of Representatives) |
| IWMC | Iraqi War Media Cell |
| JOC | Joint Operations Command |
| KDP | Kurdistan Democratic Party |
| KH | Kata’eb Hezbollah |
| KM | Kata’eb Al-Mosul |
| KRG | Kurdistan Regional Government |
| MoD | Ministry of Defense |
| MoI | Ministry of Interior |
| MP | Member of Parliament |
| PKK | Kurdistan Workers’ Party |
| PM | Prime Minister |
| PUK | Patriotic Union of Kurdistan |
| PYD | Democratic Union Party (Syria) |
| YPG | People’s Protection Units (Syria) |
