May 10, 2016
Today’s Major Developments
Daesh attack in Shifta, Diyala killed 14, wounded 38. Political tensions continue.
Coalition hits Daesh in Mosul with eight more airstrikes; Daesh declares a curfew.
Turkey border guards this year have killed 30 Syrian civilians trying to enter Turkey.
Daesh activity accelerates in the Sinai.
REPORTS FROM IRAQ
NATIONAL NEWS
The Council of Ministers held its meeting today. The Council reportedly discussed several issues including the electricity shortage. The Council stressed that the Mosul Dam maintenance is heading in the right direction and the company has started its maintenance work on the dam. All ministries were in attendance according to a statement from Prime Minister Abadi’s office [Mada]
However, Prime Minister Abadi’s spokesman says the new ministers didn’t attend the meeting because they haven’t taken the oath yet. [Sumaria] Baqir Al-Zubaidi, former Minister of Transportation, says only 10 ministers attended the meeting and the rest were acting ministers. [Sumaria]
Prime Minister Abadi said in a workshop with UNDP that corruption and terrorism are “one enemy”, asking the UN to help Iraq regain the Iraqi people’s monies that were smuggled outside the country. [Mada]
A Joint Operations Command (JOC) source says the Iraqi Air Force (IAF) conducted 13 sorties and Iraq Army Air (IAA) 15. [Harbi]
The Combined Joint Task Force says the Coalition conducted airstrikes on Daesh in Iraq (near Baghdadi (3), Albu Hayat (2), Habbaniya (1), Falluja (2), Hawija (4), Bashir (1), Kasik (1), Mosul (8), Qayara (3), and Sinjar (2)). [CJTF]
BAGHDAD
Security-related incidents reported
Northwest (Khadimiya)
The body of an unknown man was found shot in Hurriya, in Khadimiya. [Ghad]
North (Tarmiya, Taji, etc.)
An MoI source says an Iraqi Army unit raided Falahat village in Tarmiya and captured 3 men wanted on terrorism charges in addition to 5 other suspects. [Mada]
Iraqi forces found explosive materials in the Tarbouliya area. [BOC Facebook Page]
Northeast (Adhamiya, etc.)
A security source says unknown armed men shot and killed 3 truck drivers on the road between Baghdad and Baquba. [Baghdadia]
An MoI source says an IED exploded near a restaurant in the Old Diyala Bridge area, killing one person and wounding eight. [Mada]
Iraqi Army 43rd brigade found an IED cache in Bub Al-Sham. [BOC Facebook Page]
Southeast (Mada’in, etc.)
Iraqi forces captured a Daesh terrorist in Mada’in. [MoD Website]
South (Dora, Mahmudiya)
Daesh says it attacked an Iraqi Army checkpoint in Arab Jubour, wounding several soldiers. Daesh also says its snipers killed 2 Iraqi soldiers in Sayafiya and Baijiya in Arab Jubour. [JustPaste]
An MoI source says an IED exploded near a market in Mahmudiya, killing two people and wounding nine. [Mada]
Iraqi forces found an IED cache in the Shakha 3 area. [BOC Facebook Page]
Iraqi forces cleared the area around the military compound in south Baghdad, defusing 4 IEDs. [MoD Website]
Iraqi forces found 2 explosive caches in Latifiya. [BOC Facebook Page]
Southwest (Rasheed)
An MoI source says an IED exploded near a commercial area in the Shuhada’ Al-Bayya area, killing two people and wounding six. [Mada]
A police source says unknown armed men in SUVs kidnapped a civilian in Saidiya. [Sumaria]
A JOC source says Iraqi forces captured a man wanted on terrorism charges in Saidiya. [Harbi]
West (Mansour, Ghazaliya, Abu Ghraib)
An MoI source says an IED exploded targeting a tribal PMF vehicle in Abu Ghraib, killing 2 fighters and wounding 4. [Mada]
A local police source says security forces found two bodies shot and killed in the Makaseb area. [Maalomah]
Total Baghdad incidents reported: 16 (Includes only incidents reported)
ANBAR
Falluja
The spokesman of the PMF command in Anbar says a special force of tribal fighters was formed to conduct military operations against Daesh in Falluja and Qarma. [Mada]
Coalition warplanes bombed Daesh in Halabsa, 10 miles southwest of Falluja and Falahat just west of the city, killing 8 terrorists and destroying a vehicle bomb, a rocket launcher, and a hideout. [MoD Website]
South of Falluja. The Chairman of the Falluja District Council says Iraqi forces stopped another Daesh attack at the Al-Salam intersection, killing “tens” of terrorists and destroying several vehicles. [Maalomah]
The commander of the Ameriyat Al-Falluja tribal PMFs says he is back to the front lines. The commander was wounded severely in last week’s battles. [Maalomah]
Iraqi forces killed 3 terrorists and defused 6 IEDs southeast of Falluja. Iraqi forces also defused 3 IEDs in Rofa. [BOC Facebook Page]
The spokesman of the Anbar tribes says Iraqi forces are securing the areas south of Falluja. He also says Iraqi forces will head to Jazeera Baghdadi after the liberation of the Falluja District. [Mawazin]
Coalition warplanes bombed Daesh in Ma’amir and Rofa, killing 7 terrorists and destroying a construction shovel and a trench. [BOC Facebook Page]
Qarma. The Anbar Operations Commander says Coalition warplanes destroyed a Daesh mortar unit in Subaihat, killing 2 terrorists. [Sumaria]
A tribal PMF commander says the IAA attacked Daesh in different areas in Qarma, killing 23 terrorists and destroying several vehicles. [Maalomah]
Ramadi
A JOC source says Iraqi forces destroyed 4 IEDs in the Albu Taiban area in northwest Ramadi District. [Harbi]
An Iraqi Army Abrams tank shelled a Daesh gathering in Albu Dhiab, north of Ramadi, killing several terrorists. [MoD Website]
Iraqi forces destroyed 35 IEDs in the Hamdhiya area north of Ramadi. [MoD Website]
A local security commander says a British company began its work clearing out the remnants of the war in Ramadi. [Maalomah]
The Anbar Operations Command says its troops defused 5 booby-trapped houses, 15 IEDs, and cleared 2 roads in Al-Aramel neighborhood in south Ramadi. It also says its troops destroyed a booby-trapped tractor in Jaraishi. [Etejah]
Hit/Kubaisa/Baghdadi
A Jazeera Operations Command source says Coalition warplanes bombed Daesh in Jazeera Baghdadi, destroying hideouts, gatherings and a vehicle bomb, killing the suicide bomber in addition to 20 other terrorists. [Harbi]
A Jazeera Operations Command source says Iraqi forces shelled Daesh locations with mortars in the Dolab area, killing 4 terrorists. The source also says warplanes destroyed a Daesh weapons storehouse in Jubba north of Baghdadi, a trench in Qusairat, and a fuel storage facility in the Sawer area. Iraqi forces also secured 202 civilians who had escaped Daesh controlled areas. [Harbi]
Haditha
Daesh says it attacked a Sahwa military position west of Haditha, killing or wounding several fighters and capturing a vehicle in addition to weapons and explosives (photos). [DawaAlhaq]
DaeshDaily comment. The photos don’t show any clashes or casualties, just the captured weapons.
Rutba/Western Anbar
The PMF commander of west Anbar says large military enforcements arrived in the 160 Kilo area to start the Rutba liberation. [AIN]
SALAHUDDIN
Daesh publishes photos of its charity activities in Salahuddin. [JustPaste]
Shirqat
A security source says Daesh executed a man and his wife in Shirqat, after accusing them of helping security force members escape the city. [Mawazin]
Tikrit
A security source says the local police captured a Daesh terrorist in east Tikrit. [Maalomah]
Iraqi forces defused 2 booby-trapped houses and 2 IEDs in the Dhiba’i area west of Tikrit. [MoD Website]
Iraqi forces captured 2 men wanted on terrorism charges at a checkpoint near Al-Alam. [MoD Website]
The IFP Commander says his troops killed 9 Daesh terrorists and destroyed a vehicle full of ammunitions in Makhoul. [Harbi]
The IFP Commander says his troops shelled Daesh in Himrin, killing 4 terrorists and destroying 3 defensive military positions. [Harbi]
Daesh publishes photos of battles near Ajeel oilfield. [JustPaste]
Samarra
A Saraya Al-Salam publishes photos of a Daesh bulldozer bomb hidden in an underground bunker west of Samarra. Saraya Al-Salam also says it found a weapons and explosives cache in the same area. [Mawazin] [Harbi]
Daesh says it destroyed an Iraqi Army vehicle in the Albu Khadu area in Jalam, killing two soldiers and wounding others. [JustPaste]
Daesh says it attacked a police patrol in Mtaibija, damaging a Humvee. Daesh also says it blew up the houses of 3 PMF fighters in the same area. [JustPaste]
Iraqi Army 41st brigade troops destroyed 20 IEDs while clearing the road near the Thirthar River. [BOC Facebook Page]
The IFP Commander says his troops defused 27 IEDs west of Jazeera Samarra. [Mawazin]
The IFP Commander says his troops destroyed a Daesh machine gun mounted vehicle with a Kornet missile, north of Thirthar, killing the terrorists inside. [Mawazin]
Southern Salahuddin
A Salahuddin Provincial Council source says a tribal agreement was signed between Sunnis and Shia in Yathrib to let displaced families return to their houses next week after paying blood money for Daesh victims. The source says the agreement was sponsored by the Salahuddin Governor and the chairman of the Sunni Endowment. [Sumaria]
DIYALA
Baquba
A local source says the final count of the terrorist attack on Shifta was fourteen dead and thirty eight wounded, including women and children. [Sumaria]
DaeshDaily comment. Daesh said yesterday it killed 50 PMFs in this terrorist attack. Daesh categorizes its victims and put them in groups that its supporters hate (infidels, Sahwa, Shia, PMFs, etc.) But anyone can see that the vast majority of Daesh victims are civilians, and many are children. The problem is not that Daesh propaganda is convincing, but that its supporters don’t care if civilians get killed.
The families of the victims of the Shifta terrorist attacks blocked some roads in Baquba demanding an investigation and a follow up on the Daesh sleeper cells issue. They ended their protest after meeting with the Diyala police commander who promised a comprehensive investigation. [Sumaria] [Sumaria]
Daesh killed Fatima Azzam, a two year old girl from Abbara on Saturday without generating a hint of disapproval from its online supporters. According to the Abbara subdistrict council chairman, Daesh “executed” the child in her father’s lab. [Sumaria]
A local source says 2 security battalions arrived in Baquba to provide security. [Sumaria]
DaeshDaily comment. A Sunni MP had urged the Prime Minister to move the security battalion from Baquba a couple of months ago. Since then, several Daesh attacks happened in the city leading to many objections from Shia politicians and citizens. In general, we cannot separate the Daesh attack from the political crisis in Baquba.
The Diyala police chief says 3 mortar shells fell on orchards in Buhriz, without causing human casualties. He denied some social media reports about armed groups deploying in the governorate. [Sumaria]
A Dijla Operations commander says security forces captured a Daesh boat full of explosives in Khraisan River. He says the terrorists are moving by the river because of the strict security procedures at the checkpoints. [BasNews]
Muqdadiya/Abu Saida
A local source says unknown armed men shot and killed an old man in an orchard east of Muqdadiya. The source also says unknown armed men shot and killed a teenager near his house in Muqdadiya. [Sumaria]
A security source says a civilian was severely wounded when a roadside IED exploded on his vehicle near Abu Khanazir village. [Sumaria]
Daesh claimed responsibility for the attack on the on the Abu Saida subdistrict manager yesterday. [JustPaste]
Northern Diyala
Daesh says it severely wounded a PMF fighter in the Jizani area in Udhaim. Daesh also says it detonated an IED on a PMF vehicle in the Albu Waheed area in Udhaim. [JustPaste]
KIRKUK
Hawija
A security source says Daesh set on fire a family of five, including three children, in Riyadh subdistrict, accusing them of “leaving the caliphate land”. [Sumaria]
Daesh says Coalition warplanes destroyed a grain mill in Hawija yesterday. [A3maq]
A Peshmerga commander says Coalition warplanes targeted Daesh locations in the Kabiba area, 55 km (34 miles) west of Kirkuk, killing 7 terrorists. He says this attack was in response to Daesh targeting Peshmerga locations in the area with 24 mortars. [BasNews]
NINEWA
Mosul
The JOC Spokesman says the first stage of Ninewa liberation operations is still in effect. He says Iraqi forces are cutting off supply lines then surrounding areas along the supply line and attacking them. He noted that Ramadi’s liberation took three stages. [Mawazin]
A JOC source says Coalition warplanes bombed Daesh in the Ghabat area in Mosul, killing 6 terrorists, wounding five, and destroying a weapons storehouse. Coalition warplanes also destroyed a Daesh vehicle bomb workshop in the same area, killing 6 terrorists and wounding 10, destroying 3 vehicles. [Harbi]
A Ninewa Police source says Daesh issued a curfew on Mosul after the heavy Coalition airstrikes on the city on Tuesday. The source says Coalition warplanes targeted Daesh locations and hideouts near the 5 bridges in the city and downtown areas. [BasNews]
A PUK official says Coalition warplanes bombed a Daesh security headquarters on the west side of Mosul and destroyed 2 vehicles on the 3rd bridge in the city, killing 10 terrorists and wounding others. He also says Coalition warplanes bombed 2 more headquarters in Jawsaq and Dawasa neighborhoods and a vehicle near Yarmouk neighborhood, killing a Daesh local leader and 3 of his bodyguards. Coalition warplanes also destroyed the vehicle of a Daesh commander in Tahrir neighborhood on the east side of the city. [PUKMedia]
A PUK official says Coalition warplane destroyed a Daesh headquarters in Khirba village in Hammam Al-Alil south of the city, killing a Daesh “judge” and 2 of his bodyguards. [PUKMedia]
A local source says unknown armed men killed a Daesh commander and 2 of his associates with an IED in Hamidat subdistrict. [Maalomah]
Makhmur/Qayara
A Ninewa Police source says Daesh evacuated 2 of its weapons storehouses in Qayara, fearing coalition airstrikes, then blew them up. The source says four civilians, including a six year old child, were wounded by the explosion. [BasNews]
A JOC source says Coalition warplanes targeted Daesh near the Qayara fuel station, killing 15 terrorists and destroying a vehicle. [Harbi]
Iraqi Army 15th division artillery destroyed a Daesh mortar unit in Awsaja village, killing 4 terrorists. The artillery also destroyed a hideout containing weapons, ammunition, and IEDs in Al-Nassr. The division also destroyed a Daesh hideout in Kubruk, killing 8 terrorists. [MoD Website]
Coalition warplanes destroyed a Daesh vehicle and killed 4 terrorists in Zahailila village west of Qayara city and killed 4 terrorists. Coalition warplanes also destroyed a construction shovel bomb in Awsaja village. [MoD Website]
A PUK official says Coalition warplanes bombed Daesh in Haj Ali village, killing 2 emirs. [PUKMedia]
A local source says Daesh buried 45 of its own men alive near Qayara. They had fled the battles in Bashir. [Sumaria]
Northwest (Tal Afar, Sinjar)
A PUK official says Coalition warplanes bombed Daesh targets in Bashiqa (Mosul District), Khazer (Hamdaniya), and Malayeen (Tal Afar), killing 6 terrorists. [PUKMedia]
KURDISTAN
The KRG President, Masoud Barzani, met with the Italian Minister of Defense, the Italian Ambassador to Iraq and the Italian Consul in Erbil. The Minister also visited the Mosul Dam and a Yazidi displaced people camp in Erbil. [Rudaw] [Rudaw] [BasNews]
A Kurdish MP says the Kurdish Parties will hold a meeting to decide whether the Kurdish minister and MPs return to Baghdad or not. He says that there are calls from “friendly states” who are urging the Kurds to return. [SotKurdistan]
SOUTHERN IRAQ
Babel
A JOC source says Iraqi forces captured a man wanted on terrorism charges at a checkpoint in north Babel. [Harbi]
The Manager of the PMF Commission in Babel denied the reports of kidnapping and displacements in the Haswa area north of Hilla. He also says the PMFs don’t participate in the security force’s efforts to arrest terrorism suspects. [Mada]
Muthanna
The Muthanna police chief says a trench will be dug around the entire governorate to prevent terrorists from sneaking in. [Ghad]
A security source says an Explosives Ordinance Disposal unit found and defused an IED near a mosque in Rumaitha near Samawa. [Maalomah]
Basra
A security source says an unknown armed man in a pickup vehicle shot and killed two men in Basra. [Baghdadia]
REPORTS FROM TURKEY
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says Turkish border guards have killed thirty Syrian citizens who were attempting to cross the border so far during 2016 , including women and children,. Human Rights Watch says Turkish border guards killed five Syrians, including a child, and wounded fourteen severely between the months of March and April. [ROJNews] [EnabBaladi]
Turkish President Erdogan says all of the options are open regarding the war on Daesh in Syria. [ARA]
The Turkish General Attorney’s Office released the Turkish fighter pilot who was indicted for killing the Russian pilot in Latakia in November. [EnabBaladi]
REPORTS FROM SYRIA
The Combined Joint Task Force says the Coalition conducted 2 airstrikes on Daesh in Syria, near Shaddadi and near Ain Eissa. [CJTF]
Northeast (Hasaka, Raqqa)
Local activists say Daesh terrorists attacked Kishkish village, south of Shaddadi, with 2 vehicle bombs. Daesh also launched 6 Grad rockets on different areas in Shaddadi, including the hospital, killing or wounding several people. Daesh also attacked Azzawi but the attack failed. [Dorar]
Daesh says it terrorists attacked Azzawi and Meshaweh villages, southwest of Shaddadi. Daesh says a group of Daesh attacked the village and drove the YPG out before retreating safely. Daesh also says 4 of its suicide terrorists detonated their explosives vests in the second village. Daesh says 30 YPG fighters were killed or wounded in the 2 attacks. [A3maq]
Northwest (Aleppo, Idlib)
A Turkey-backed Syrian opposition commander says Daesh launched a massive attack northeast of Azaz, but the opposition groups stopped the attacks, killing a Daesh terrorist and wounding others. Daesh tried to sneak into a village east of Azaz but were also stopped by the opposition. Daesh targeted Mare’ with Katyushas and mortars, wounding several civilians. [ARA]
An IED exploded in a Daesh headquarters in Soran, north of Aleppo, killing 5 Daesh terrorists. No one claimed responsibility for the attack. [Qasioun]
Central and West (Homs, Hama, etc.)
Daesh says 20 Syrian Army soldiers, including 2 officers, were killed in the battles near the T-4 Military Airport in Homs countryside. [A3maq]
Daesh says it targeted the T-4 Military Airport with heavy artillery. [A3maq]
Daesh says it captured a Syrian Army battalion headquarters and 2 military barricades near the T-4 Military Airport. [A3maq]
Daesh says it shot down a Syrian Army helicopter near Huwaisis, east of Homs. [JustPaste]
A Syrian military source says Syrian warplanes destroyed several Daesh vehicle bombs in airstrikes west of Mahr oilfield north of Tadmur. Syrian warplanes also bombed Daesh near Huwaisis, destroying several vehicles and killing many terrorists. [SANA]
A Syrian military source says Syrian warplanes destroyed a Daesh convoy near Uqayribat east of Salamiya in Hama. [SANA]
South (Rif Damashq, Suwayda, Daraa, etc.)
A Syrian military source says Syrian troops destroyed a Daesh vehicle loaded with weapons and explosives in Saad village northeast of Suwayda. [SANA]
OTHER MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA REPORTS
North Africa
Egypt
Local sources say Ansar Bait Al-Maqdis terrorists secretly buried the bodies of 40 of their members who were killed, apparently by an airstrike, in a hideout in Dhahir village on Sunday. [VetoGate]
Daesh says it detonated an IED on an Egyptian Army and police convoy near the Al-Wadi Dam, destroying an armored vehicle and killing or wounding several soldiers. [JustPaste]
Daesh says it detonated an IED on an Egyptian Army vehicle in the Sadout area between Rafah and Sheikh Zuweid, killing or wounding the soldiers inside. [JustPaste]
Daesh says it detonated an IED on an Egyptian Army M 113 vehicle near Sidra, south of Sheikh Zuweid. [JustPaste]
Local sources say water services were restored in Sheikh Zuweid for 2 hours after it had been cut off for over a month. Local officials blamed the electricity shortage for the situation. [ElWatan]
Security forces destroyed 2 IEDs near Shallaq village in Sheikh Zuweid. [VetoGate]
3 terrorists were attempting an ambush on a security vehicle but the occupants were made aware of their approach and shot and killed them on the international road of Sheikh Zuweid. [VetoGate]
A seventy year old man was shot by unknown armed men Dhahir village south of Sheikh Zuweid. [VetoGate]
Security forces killed 11 terrorists and destroyed 3 explosives storehouses and 3 IEDs on the Joura road, south of Sheikh Zuweid. [VetoGate]
Security forces attacked an Ansar Bait Al-Maqdis vehicle near Abu Zira’i village, south of Sheikh Zuweid, killing 4 terrorists. [VetoGate]
Security sources say a policeman was killed by a sniper near Albu Zira’i road.
Daesh says one of its snipers killed an Egyptian soldier in Karm Al-Qawadis, southwest of Sheikh Zuweid. [JustPaste]
A police officer and a policeman were wounded when an IED exploded near a checkpoint in Rifa’i Square in Arish city. [VetoGate]
Eyewitnesses say a woman was killed when an IED exploded on a police patrol near Al-Wadi Bridge in Arish. [ElWatan]
Daesh says it attacked an Egyptian Army convoy, and detonated an IED on a minesweeper in Bir Lahfan, south of Arish, killing or wounding several soldiers including a major. [JustPaste]
An IED exploded on a military vehicle in Masa’id neighborhood south of Arish, wounding 2 policemen and one civilian. [VetoGate]
Libya
Northeast
The Benghazi Medical Center mourns the death of 2 of its employees who were killed by Daesh. Daesh had published yesterday a video about the executions. Daesh captured the victims before it fled. [Libya24]
Local sources say Libyan warplanes bombed several terrorist locations in Sabiri, Hout Market, and the western side of Benghazi. [AfriGate]
A military source says Libyan troops stopped a Daesh attack in the Tika area of west Benghazi, forcing the terrorists to retreat. A Libyan battalion commander was killed in the battle. [Libya24]
Local sources say two civilians were wounded, one of them severely, by a mortar shell in Benghazi center. [Libya24]
Central coast
Local sources say Libyan warplanes bombed Daesh locations and vehicles near Al-Hisha west of Sirte. [Libya24]
Local sources say Daesh terrorists are raiding houses in the areas they captured recently near Misrata and arrested “tens” of citizens. Daesh also executed several military and security personnel during the last few days. [Libya]
An informed source says a Tunisian Daesh leader fled Sirte with 2 other terrorists after stealing 45,000 Libyan Dinars. The terrorists used to work in Daesh’s “money house,” responsible for collecting taxes from the people of the city. [Libya24]
A local official says 700 families left their houses in Sirte and arrived in Tajura in the northwest. [Libya24]
Local sources say Daesh is patrolling the deserts around Sirte looking for displaced families who had left the city. [Libya24]
Videos of two Libyan men describing the life under Daesh rule in Sirte [Al-Aan] [Al-Aan]
Tunisia
A Tunisian NGO says it is trying to bring back 43 Tunisian terrorists from Syria and 12 from Iraq. It says that the Syrian authorities are willing to cooperate while the Iraqi authorities are not. All of these terrorists are sentenced to life in prison or death. [Tunisien]
The Tunisian Ministry of Interior says it captured a Daesh cell of 3 terrorists in Kebili who were recruiting for Daesh using the internet. Members of the cell provided information about another cell of 3 who were planning to attack security forces. [Tunisien]
Other countries
Italy
Italian police arrested 2 Daesh suspects in Puglia. The suspects are part of a 5-member Daesh cell that was planning attacks on Rome and London. [Sumaria]
Germany
A Muslim man armed with a knife and shouting a religious slogan attacked passengers in a train station in Munich, killing one person and severely wounding three others. [Sumaria] [Sumaria]
SOCIAL MEDIA SOURCES
Facebook Page of the Day
A news page from Hit
Daesh Twitter Accounts of the Day
https://twitter.com/mohab30000
https://twitter.com/8qVou25630D0i7E
Other Daesh media
Daesh audio newsletter for today [JustPaste]
A new issue of Daesh’s Al-Naba’ Magazine [DawaAlhaq]
