June 24, 2016
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Today’s Major Developments
Unofficial estimates set Daesh Falluja death toll at 3,500, remaining fighters at 200.
Falluja campaign moves into booby-trap/IED removal phase.
Elite Counter Terrorism troops move on, arrive at southern entrance to Shirqat.
Daesh has a bad day in Mosul.
Manbij Military Council soldiers enter Manbij; Daesh responds with mines, booby traps.
REPORTS FROM IRAQ
NATIONAL NEWS
The Combined Joint Task Force says the Coalition conducted 16 airstrikes on Daesh in Iraq, around Qayara (4), Mosul (3), and Sultan Abdullah (1) in Ninewa; Baiji (2); Hawija (1); and around Falluja (1), Ramadi (1), Albu Hayat (2), and Baghdadi (1). [CJTF]
Hundreds of Sadrists demonstrated in front of the Bahrain Embassy in the Mansour District in western Baghdad, protesting Bahrain’s decision to cancel the citizenship of a Bahrain Shia cleric. Security forces closed some bridges in Baghdad before the demonstrations. [Mada] [Mada]
BAGHDAD
Security-related incidents reported
North (Tarmiya, Taji, etc.)
An MoI source says one person was killed and eight wounded when an IED exploded near a market in Husseiniya. [Mada]
Daesh say five Iraqi soldiers were killed by an IED in the Meshahda area, in Tarmiya. [A3maq]
Southeast (Mada’in, etc.)
An MoI source says two people were killed and six wounded when an IED exploded near a pastry shop in Zafaraniya. [Mada]
DaeshDaily comment. Daesh said yesterday it killed two “PMF members” and wounded three with an IED in Zafaraniya. This is one of the standard lies in Daesh propaganda—killing innocent civilians and claiming they are military targets.
An MoI source says two people were killed and five wounded when an IED exploded near a commercial area in Mada’in. [Mada]
South (Dora, Mahmudiya)
A security source says the Deputy Governor of Babel survived an assassination attempt when unknown armed men shot at his convoy on the road between Baghdad and Babel. [Ghad]
Iraqi Army 23rd brigade defused 2 IEDs and destroyed 2 Daesh guesthouses and a weapons cache in the Sayafiya area. [BOC Facebook Page]
Iraqi Army 55th brigade found 250 hand grenades and an explosives vest in the Harkawi area. [BOC Facebook Page]
An MoI source says an Iraqi soldier was killed and two others wounded by a sniper at a checkpoint in Latifiya. [Mada]
Iraqi Army 25th brigade found 4 IEDs, and 6 containers of ammunition in the Sayyad Abdullah area in Yusufiyah. [BOC Facebook Page]
The MoD says Iraqi Army 17th division captured a man wanted on terrorism charges in the Fadhla area in Mahmudiya. Iraqi Army 23rd division captured 2 men wanted on terrorism charge in the Shakha 5 area in Yusufiyah. [Raie]
Total Baghdad incidents reported: 10 (Includes only incidents reported)
ANBAR
Falluja
Speaker Jubouri issued a statement asking the Iraqi government to return the displaced families to Qarma and Falluja during the month of July. [Sumaria]
Coalition warplanes conducted 2 airstrikes on Daesh, killing 4 terrorists and wounding 2, and destroying 2 boats loaded with weapons and food items. [BOC Facebook Page]
Falluja city. A Security Committee member in the Baghdad Provincial Council says around 3,500 Daesh terrorists have been killed in Falluja. He says all Daesh defensive lines in the city were destroyed and there are less than 200 terrorists remaining in the city, and their mission is to keep Iraqi forces occupied and not to defend the area. He also says there is no need for large troops to remain in Falluja, and it was a good thing that Iraqi forces headed to the north in order not to give Daesh a chance to rest. [Etejah]
DaeshDaily comment. Some PMF commanders criticized Prime Minister Abadi’s decision to start military operations in north Salahuddin and south Ninewa before finishing the Falluja battles.
The MoD says the IAA targeted Daesh locations in Falluja, killing several terrorists, including a sniper hiding in a school, and destroying 2 machine gun-mounted vehicles, a car, and 2 motorcycles. An IAA CH4 drone destroyed 3 houses in Jeghaifi in north Falluja where Daesh terrorists were hiding. [Raie]
The IFP Commander says his troops defused a booby-trapped school in Hay Nazal in central Falluja. Daesh booby-trapped houses, schools, and other buildings, and set civilian houses on fire before fleeing. He says 2 Daesh suicide terrorists on a motorcycle were killed by Iraqi forces in the Old Cemetery area in Falluja. [Mawazin]
The spokesman of Baghdad Operations Command says several Daesh terrorists who were trying to sneak out of Falluja city with displaced families said that Daesh leaders fled Falluja with families as the military operations started. [Harbi]
A security source says Iraqi forces found a Daesh prison in Mualimeen in north Falluja. He says the bodies of 17 people, including civilians and security personnel, were found in the prison. The victims were executed by Daesh in the last few days. [Sumaria]
The Anbar Operations commander had said Iraqi forces liberated Mualimeen, after heavy bombing and shelling, killing “tens” of terrorists. [Maalomah]
A PMF source says Iraqi forces found a big Daesh rockets and shells storehouse in Resala in west Falluja. More than 1,000 Jahannam rockets and hundreds of other shells were found in addition to C4 explosives (photos). [Sumaria]
South. An Ameriyat Al-Falluja subdistrict councilman says Iraqi forces liberated the Jumaila area in Ameriyat Al-Falluja, destroying several Daesh vehicles and vehicle bombs. [Maalomah]
He also says Iraqi forces, supported by the IAA, liberated Albu Shahab village. [Maalomah]
Iraqi forces killed 5 Daesh terrorists and defused 65 IEDs in areas southeast of Falluja. [BOC Facebook Page]
Ramadi
The Chairman of the Khaldiya subdistrict council says the IAF destroyed 3 Daesh targets in Jazeera Khaldiya, killing 19 terrorists. [Sumaria]
He also says Iraqi forces shelled and rocketed Daesh locations in Albu Bali, Albu Ubaid, and Jazeera Khaldiya. killing 15 terrorists and destroying several vehicles. [Maalomah]
The Anbar Operations Commander says Coalition warplanes destroyed 3 Daesh boats in the Zangoura area north of Ramadi, killing several terrorists. He says the terrorists were planning to sneak into the area. [Sumaria]
DaeshDaily comment. Boats are one of Daesh’s favorite ways to sneak into liberated areas. Iraqi forces and Coalition warplanes found the solution.
Daesh says it destroyed an Iraqi Army tank on the outskirts of the Zangoura area. [A3maq]
The MoD says Iraqi Army 16th division destroyed a large weapons and explosives cache in the Al-Tash area south of Ramadi. [Raie]
The Mayor of Ramadi District says he asked the Minister of Interior to return 8,000 local policemen to their jobs in order to secure the district. [Sumaria]
Hit/Haditha
The MoD says Jazeera Operations Command destroyed 4 Daesh vehicles in the Sin Al-Dhib area, killing the terrorists inside [Raie]
The MoD says Coalition warplanes killed 15 Daesh terrorists in Hay Al-Bakr in Hit district. Coalition warplanes also killed 22 Daesh terrorists in the Dolab area. [Raie]
Rutba/Western Anbar
Daesh says it destroyed an Iraqi Army vehicle with an IED in the Kilo 160 area, killing the soldiers inside. Daesh also says it destroyed another vehicle with an IED near Rutba. [JustPaste]
SALAHUDDIN
Shirqat
The IWMC says Iraqi forces are advancing from Makhoul toward Shirqat and are opening secure roads for families. [Mada]
The manager of Shirqat District at the northwest corner of Salahuddin says Iraqi forces cleared several areas in north Salahuddin and are 250 m (1/6 mile) away from the southern entrance to Shirqat. [Mada]
The Counter Terrorism Service commander says Daesh surrounded Shirqat entrances with 3 sand barriers and 3 mine fields, but Iraqi forces have the initiative. He also says the Shirqat battle will be different than other battles against Daesh. [RaiIQ]
DaeshDaily comment. At some point soon, we hope some of these expert Iraq analysts and journalists will recognize how good Al-Abadi’s commander-in-chief leadership has been. Before the sectarian politicians and media could line up all their propaganda to derail the Falluja campaign, Iraqi forces took control of almost the entire city. Now the government is so confident about Falluja it has already moved its best troops to Shirqat and they are apparently about to enter the city. Al-Abadi is now a few days ahead of the news cycle, which may catch up with Falluja about the time Iraq has taken care of Shirqat.
The Counter Terrorism commander said Iraqi forces cleared Makhoul subdistrict and secured more than a thousand civilians from the area. He says Iraqi forces are 1 km (2/3 mile) away from Shirqat. [Sumaria]
The Salahuddin Governor asks international organizations to support the Iraqi government in its efforts to help the families who are escaping the battles in the Shirqat areas and warns of a humanitarian catastrophe. [Sumaria] [Mada]
Baiji
The MoD says Iraqi forces captured the center of Makhoul subdistrict on their way north toward Shirqat and raised the Iraqi flag. Iraqi forces also continued clearing Sheikh Ali village north of Baiji and destroyed a vehicle bomb, and killed several Daesh terrorists hiding in a fuel station. The MoD also says Iraqi forces killed 6 Daesh terrorists hiding in a house. [Raie]
Daesh says a suicide terrorist attacked Iraqi forces with a vehicle bomb near Sheikh Ali village. [A3maq]
A JOC source says Iraqi forces surrounded Ain Baidha village near the Zuwiya intersection. [Mada]
The MoD says Iraqi forces destroyed 2 buildings where several Daesh terrorists were hiding in the thermal station area in Baiji. [Raie]
The MoD says Iraqi forces killed 6 Daesh terrorists near the Fatha Bridge. [Raie]
Daesh says it conducted 3 suicide attacks on Iraqi forces on the outskirts of Al-Dibis village near the Asmeda area, north of Baiji. [A3maq]
Daesh issues a video of an Iraqi Army MRAP Cougar vehicle destroyed near Mohammed Al-Musa village, north of Baiji. [A3maq]
Daesh issues a propaganda video of battles in Salahuddin. [DawaAlhaq]
DaeshDaily comment. Conducting a suicide attack does not mean you won the battle; neither does destroying a vehicle; neither does posing confidently for a Daesh video. Daesh may be having some winning moments, but today’s developments in Salahuddin seem to show that Iraqi forces have returned to reclaim the rest of Salahuddin and that Daesh’s remaining territory there is about to be lost. At the propaganda level, Daesh is always victorious (even when it isn’t.)
Tikrit
Daesh claimed responsibility for killing a tribal PMF leader and two of his associates and burning down his house and vehicle in the Al-Aith area. [JustPaste]
Daesh says it killed another PMF fighter in his house in the Al-Aith area in Himrin subdistrict. [JustPaste]
The Chairman of the Al-Daur District Council said yesterday Daesh terrorists broke into the house of a tribal leader in Na’ima village northeast of Al-Daur, killing the tribal leader and his son, and wounding one of their relatives. He also says the terrorists set the house and 3 vehicles on fire before fleeing toward the Himrin Mountains. [Mada]
The MoD says Iraqi forces defused an IED in the Qara Wardi area in Tikrit District. [Raie]
The MoD says Iraqi forces captured 3 men wanted on terrorism charges in Tikrit District. 2 of the men were trying to hide with returnee families. [Raie]
Tooz
The Chairman of the Sunni Endowment in Tooz says several mosques were closed because of security concerns in Hay Al-Askari in west Tooz. [BasNews]
A Salahuddin Operations Command source says 2 unknown armed men on a motorcycle shot and killed a civilian in Al-Askari in south Tooz. [Ghad]
A tribal PMF commander refutes media reports about Daesh capturing the Zarqa area. He says 30 Daesh terrorists were killed in a failed attack 2 days ago. [Mada]
DIYALA
Baquba
The commander of the Sahwa fighters in Diyala says some people in Baghdad are trying to worsen the security situation in Diyala by stopping the salary payments of the fighters. He says the fighters haven’t received their salaries for the last 4 months. [Sumaria]
A PMF commander says PMF intelligence managed to infiltrate Daesh sleeper cells in Diyala. He says the intelligence reported that the Daesh leader, Awwad Baghdadi, sent a message to sleeper cells in the area, asking them to attack religious sites in Diyala in order to start sectarian tension. [Sumaria]
DaeshDaily comment. Even if you could teach old dogs new tricks, old dogs will still keep doing the old tricks.
Northern Diyala
A local source says Daesh established a “motorcycle battalion” near Qara Tapa subdistrict, consisting of 30-40 terrorists. The source says the terrorists sneak into areas where there are no police, and have kidnapped, killed, extorted money from people in the past few months. [Sumaria]
DaeshDaily comment. This is the real Daesh–a criminal gang. Such crimes have been happening since 2003. And most likely they will increase after Daesh loses its grip on more cities. People with military and security backgrounds can terrorize peaceful communities, especially when the government is not strong enough to protect its citizens.
KIRKUK
Hawija
A security source says Daesh publicly executed five civilians in Hawija, after accusing them of communicating with security forces. [Sumaria]
Daesh says one of its snipers shot a Peshmerga fighter in the Yarmouk compound in Riyadh subdistrict. [JustPaste]
NINEWA
The Ninewa Police Chief met with the Ninewa Operations commander to discuss the role of the police in the upcoming liberations operations, according to a statement from the NOC. [RaiIq]
Mosul
A local activist says Coalition warplanes bombed a Daesh vehicle on Masaref Street in Mosul, and bombed the location 2 more times after Daesh terrorists gathered there. [ARA]
Local sources say Daesh terrorists were shot at by unknown men in several areas in Mosul. Daesh deployed its terrorists in the city. The sources say this is the largest synchronized attack since Daesh occupied the city. [Karemlash]
A local source says unknown people in Mosul tore up a Daesh poster and pictures of Baghdadi in different areas in the city. The source says Daesh started a search after the incidents. [Sumaria]
A security source says 7 Daesh terrorists were killed in internal clashes between Daesh’s hisbah and security members. [Mada]
A Ninewa Operations Command source says Daesh closed some bridges in Mosul with concrete blocks, anticipating the Iraq attack on the city. [IraqPress]
A local source says Mosul hospitals are filled with Daesh terrorists who were killed or wounded in battles in Falluja and south Ninewa. [PUKMedia]
Makhmur/Qayara
A Ninewa Operations Command source says 13 foreign Daesh leaders escaped Qayara toward Mosul. The source says local Daesh terrorists are now in charge in Qayara. [IraqPress]
The MoD says Coalition warplanes destroyed a Daesh headquarters in Albu Wawi village in the Haj Ali area, killing 9 terrorists. [Raie]
The MoD says Coalition warplanes destroyed 7 Daesh boats in Safina village north of Qayara. [Raie]
Daesh says it killed three Iraqi soldiers and destroyed 2 Iraqi Army military positions and a personnel carrier in Rajla village. [JustPaste]
A document leaked from the General Armed Forces Command revealed that Prime Minister Abadi ordered an investigation of some military commanders’ statements about military operations in Qayara that might jeopardize military operations. A Ninewa Operations Command Facebook page published a report and photos about Iraqi forces plans! [Mada]
Northwest (Tal Afar, Sinjar)
A PUK official says the Peshmerga received 400 families who escaped Daesh areas west of Sinjar. [PUKMedia]
KURDISTAN
Five Rudaw TV employees were slightly wounded by a hand grenade thrown at the station’s building on Ronaki Street in Erbil. [Rudaw]
REPORTS FROM SYRIA
The Combined Joint Task Force says the Coalition conducted 12 airstrikes on Daesh in Syria, eleven in Aleppo, around Manbij (8) and Mare’ (3), the other in Deir Ex-Zor. [CJTF]
Northeast (Hasaka, Raqqa)
Coalition warplanes dropped leaflets on Raqqa mocking the Daesh leader, Awwad Baghdadi, and promising he will be defeated. [Qasioun]
Daesh publishes 2 photos of Friday prayers in a mosque in Raqqa. [JustPaste]
Local sources say an IED exploded in Jawadiya northeast of Hasaka, causing damage and destroying a civilian vehicle. [SANA]
Daesh says it wounded two YPG fighters by detonating an IED on their vehicle in Jawadiya. [A3maq]
Northwest (Aleppo, Idlib)
Manbij campaign. Media sources say Manbij Military Council troops, supported by Coalition warplanes, advanced toward Manbij city center from the east and the west, after heavy battles with Daesh. The sources say the MMC advances were slowed by Daesh mines. [PUKMedia]
However, Manbij Military Council troops, supported by Coalition warplanes, captured several areas in west Manbij and are advancing towards the government building in the city center. Twenty-two civilians were wounded by Daesh shelling as they were trying to leave the city. [Qasioun]
Local source says Daesh sent some of its top commanders to Maskana city in Aleppo in order to break the siege on Manbij.
Meanwhile, the Syrian Army’s sudden withdrawal from the Ithariya-Raqqa road allowed Daesh to reopen its supply line between Raqqa and Maskana. [Xeber24]
Daesh Friday prayers speakers say Daesh allowed the MMC troops to enter Manbij in order to trap them. [Xeber24]
DaeshDaily comment. Interestingly enough, some petro-dollar media outlets are saying the same about Iraqi forces in Falluja.
Syria Democratic Forces says their troops, supported by Coalition airstrike, captured Manbij city silos after heavy battles with Daesh, killing many terrorists. [BasNews]
A short video of the Manbij silos after they were liberated from Daesh [Hawar]
Local activists say five civilians including children were killed and twelve wounded after they fell into a Daesh minefield on the outskirts of the city. The Manbij Military Council commander said the south and west parts of the city are booby-trapped and Daesh is using the civilians as human shields. [BasNews]
A civilian was killed and three of his children wounded by a Daesh IED that was planted in their house in Um Satah village, 1 km west of Manbij. The family had just returned to the village after it was liberated. [Hawar]
Civilians who fled Manbij say Daesh threatened to kill anyone who tries to leave the city. Daesh is evicting some people, however, in order to booby-trap their houses. [Hawar]
Daesh says it killed nineteen YPG fighters and wounded others by detonating booby-trapped houses on them in east and north Manbij. [A3maq] [JustPaste]
A video of a female Kurdish fighter being treated for a wound without anesthesia near Manbij. [Xeber24]
Northwest border. Daesh publishes photos from Al-Ra’i city after the opposition groups retreated yesterday. [JustPaste]
Two hundred civilians arrived in Afrin, escaping Daesh arrests of civilians in the Al-Bab area. [Hawar]
The Turkish military says its artillery and Coalition warplanes targeted 34 Daesh positions, killing 20 terrorists. [Dorar]
Other northern Aleppo reports
The YPG says Turkey backed opposition groups attacked Sheikh Maqsoud, but it stopped the attack, killing several fighters. It also says Turkish artillery shelled 2 villages west of Kobane. Daesh shelled another village with heavy artillery west of Kobane. [BasNews]
A 70 year old woman was wounded by Turkey-backed opposition groups’ shelling on Sheikh Maqsoud. [Hawar]
Daesh publishes photos of its PR activities for youth in Al-Bab. [JustPaste]
Central and West (Homs, Hama, etc.)
Daesh says it launched a surprise attack and captured 2 Syrian Army barricades in addition to 2 hills 10 km (6 miles) east of Ithariya city, northeast of Hama. Daesh says one of its suicide terrorists attacked Syrian troops by the nearby Tharyan water station, killing or wounding many soldier and destroying a T62 tank and several vehicles. Daesh also says it captured a bulldozer, 4 cannons, a rocket launcher and other weapons and ammunitions. [JustPaste] [A3maq]
Daesh says it captured another Syrian Army position, 5k from Ithariya. . . [A3maq]
and another military position near Tadmur silos. . . [A3maq] and seized a tank and ammunitions near the silos. [A3maq]
Here Daesh says Syrian troops, supported by Shia militias and Russian warplanes, attacked its positions south of Tadmur silos but it stopped the attack, killing or wounding several soldiers, and destroyed a tank and a cannon. Daesh says it launched a counterattack and captured a Syrian Army position. Daesh says the battles are still ongoing. [JustPaste]
Daesh says more than fifty Syrian soldiers and militia fighters were killed by 2 Daesh suicide attacks with vehicle bombs near the Tadmur silos. Daesh has captured more positions in the area. [Qasioun]
Daesh issues a video of battles near Tadmur. [A3maq]
A local activist says Daesh expanded its areas of control on the Ithariya-Khanasir road after heavy battles with Syrian forces that killed “tens” on both sides. [ARA]
Daesh issues a video of battles on the road between Ithariya and Raqqa. [A3maq]
Opposition groups launched a major attack on Daesh in West Qalamoun, killing or wounding many terrorists. [Dorar]
Daesh publishes photos of its Ramadan activities west of Hama. [JustPaste]
South (Rif Damashq, Suwayda, Daraa, etc.)
A Syrian military source says Syrian artillery destroyed 9 Daesh fuel tanks and 3 SUVs east of Suwayda (video). [SANA]
Opposition groups launched attacks on Daesh in Ain Dhikr and Nafi’a, west of Daraa. [Qasioun]
OTHER MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA REPORTS
Neighboring countries
Saudi Arabia
The Saudi Ministry of Interior spokesman says the twins who beheaded their mother and severely wounded their father and their brother in Riyadh were affected by “takfiri thinking,” saying it was unlikely they were linked to terrorist organizations. [Ajel]
A video of the crime scene [YouTube]
Several media outlets and social media sources said the terrorist pledged allegiance to Daesh, and a major Saudi cleric said the twins were following a “takfiri line”.
DaeshDaily comment. The same cleric has presumed the authority to issue fiery takfiri fatwas against the vast majority of Muslims on Earth and has a website that promotes this line of thinking, according to other Salafi clerics. The radicalization of Muslim communities, all over the world, starts from such fatwas. The hatred generated by this thinking is now dividing families and making sons kill their own parents. Daesh is the fruit of this poisonous tree.
Lebanon
Daesh says it attacked a Nusra Front’s recon position in Arsal, killing 2 Nusra militants and capturing 3 and seizing weapons and ammunitions. [A3maq]
Here Daesh says it killed 2 Nusra militants and captured weapons and motorcycles before retreating. [JustPaste]
North Africa
Egypt
Medical sources say a 47 year old woman was shot and wounded by unknown armed men in south Arish. [VetoGate]
A security source says 2 Ansar Bait Al-Maqdis terrorists on a motorcycle attacked a police station in the Tarabin area in Sheikh Zuweid. The source says police shot back and killed the terrorists. [ElWatan]
A security source says a policeman was killed by a sniper at a checkpoint in Karm Al-Qawadees, in south Sheikh Zuweid on Thursday. [ElWatan]
Daesh said on Thursday that one of its snipers killed an Egyptian soldier in Karm Al-Qawadees. [JustPaste]
Libya
Northeast
A Libyan military source says Libyan troops killed the Daesh emir in Benghazi, Ayoub Al-Tunisi, and another Iraqi terrorist in the Qar Younes military sector. [AfriGate]
The Libyan National Army says it captured the Qar Younes buildings area. [Libya24]
It also says it captured more areas in Qawarsha after heavy bombing and shelling. Libyan troops defused a car bomb in the Chinese Buildings area in west Benghazi. [Libya24] [Libya24]
Daesh says it stopped a Libyan National Army attack on the Chinese Buildings area in west Benghazi, killing 24 soldiers and destroying 2 armored vehicles and 2 SUVs. Daesh says the Libyan troops were supported by Coalition drones and AWACS planes, and the battles are still ongoing. Daesh publishes photos of its terrorists in the area. [JustPaste] [A3maq] [JustPaste]
Five people were killed and thirteen wounded by a vehicle bomb that targeted Al-Jala’ Hospital in Benghazi, according to a statement from the Hospital. [Wasat]
A hand grenade was thrown at the hospital on Thursday, causing damage. [Wasat]
A Benghazi Medical Center source says nine Libyan soldiers were killed and forty-five wounded on Thursday. Heavy battles erupted in west Benghazi during the last two days and Libyan warplanes bombed Daesh locations in west Benghazi. [Wasat]
Central coast
The National Accord Government Military spokesman says Libyan troops trapped Daesh terrorists in Sirte and the battles might be over in a few hours. He also says four Libyan soldiers were killed in the battles today. He says most of Daesh terrorists are from Tunisia or Egypt. Twenty-four soldiers were also wounded according to another statement. [Wasat] [Wasat]
The National Accord Government Military says it stopped a “violent” Daesh attack near the sea, killing more than 10 terrorists. [Wasat]
It also says Libyan warplanes killed the Daesh radio manger in Sirte. [Libya24]
Tunisia
The Tunisian Ministry of Interior says it captured 2 terrorists in Ben Guerdane who are linked to a Tunisian terrorist currently in Libya. [Tunisien]
Other countries
Afghanistan
Daesh says it attacked Afghan police positions in Kot District in Nangarhar, killing fourteen policemen and wounded sixteen and captured several others and destroying 2 vehicles. [JustPaste]
Daesh publishes photos of the attack. [JustPaste]
SOCIAL MEDIA SOURCES
Iraqi forces found Daesh storehouses filled with food items while the people of Falluja were starving. [Twitter]
Daesh online supporters are trying to deny that the 2 Saudi twins in the Saudi Arabia story above are linked to Daesh. They say Daesh told its supporters to kill family members who are in the Army or the police. [Ana Al-Muslim]
In the propaganda video, however, a Saudi Daesh terrorist says that Daesh supporters should disown their “murtad” family members, including their fathers, then kill them. [YouTube]
In this video from last year, a Saudi Daesh supporter kills his own cousin, a soldier. Daesh praised the crime in an “official” statement. [YouTube]
Two Facebook pages expose Daesh local terrorists in Anbar and Ninewa respectively. They show names and photos of Daesh terrorists and where they are now. The vast majority of the reactions to the posts condemn the terrorists. However, some people, especially in Anbar, defend some of the names published for Anbar and say they are innocent. This reflects a major problem for the Iraqi government, which depends on local sources to identify Daesh terrorists. In some cases, and because of family ties (or grudges), the judgment is not always right. [Facebook] [Facebook]
In Friday prayers, Daesh speakers say the people of Mosul have just entered Islam. [Facebook]
The irony is that even if Mosul were the most religious Sunni city in Iraq (which is not really our opinion), being a Sunni is not enough for Daesh to consider you a Muslim. You have to be loyal to Daesh to be a real Muslim.
Videos of the Day
Falluja
A video of the Falluja Operations Commander in a Daesh IED storehouse in Falluja. He says there are “hundreds” of such storehouses in the city and the explosives from Falluja were used in attacks all over Iraq. [ISOF]
Videos of a booby-trapped school in Falluja [YouTube] [YouTube]
A video of an IED factory in Falluja [YouTube]
A video of a grocery shop in Falluja used to store Daesh explosives [YouTube]
Shirqat/Makhoul
A video of Iraqi forces in Makhoul [ISOF]
A video of Sunni tribal PMFs in Makhoul [YouTube]
A video of a Daesh vehicle bomb captured by Iraqi forces in Makhoul [YouTube]
A video of families fleeing Shirqat areas [YouTube]
A video of a Daesh terrorist getting killed by security after he tried to sneak through trucks and attack a checkpoint [YouTube]
OTHER DAESH MEDIA
Daesh audio newsletter for today [JustPaste]
