May 25, 2016
Today’s Major Developments
Iraqi forces move in on Falluja city from the east, south
PMF role in Falluja campaign clarified, as Abadi, Jubouri try to limit sectarian rhetoric.
SDF’s continuing move toward Raqqa heavily contested.
Food shortages in Raqqa reach acute stage.
Daesh is on the defensive in two parts of Libya.
Daesh is murdering Hindus in Bangladesh to create sectarian conflict.
REPORTS FROM IRAQ
NATIONAL NEWS
Prime Minister Abadi’s spokesman says the Iraqi government will not allow anyone to hurt the civilians in Falluja. He also says the Iraqi government delayed the attack on Falluja to protect the civilians.
He says the statement of a PMF commander doesn’t represent the Iraqi government or the PMFs, and he is not even on the battlefield in Falluja. A PMF commander had appeared in a video calling Falluja “the head of the snake.” [Mada] [Sumaria]
The spokesman also says that neighboring countries should refrain from using sectarian rhetoric while covering the Falluja battles. [Sumaria]
Abadi also met with the ambassadors of Islamic countries and assured them that the PMFs are rejecting anyone who uses sectarian language. [Sumaria]
The PMF Commission also rejected the commander’s statement and said he is not authorized to speak on behalf of the PMFs. [Sumaria]
Speaker Jubouri says Iraqi forces should not adopt the “sectarian language” and should implement a professional operation in Falluja as they did in Rutba. [Mada]
Prime Minister Abadi met with the UN rep in Iraq and discussed the reforms and the Falluja battles and the Iraqi government efforts to secure the civilians. [Sumaria]
A Turkmen MP says the Turkmen will not participate in the Sunday CoR session because the new cabinet has no Turkmen member in it. [Sumaria]
DaeshDaily comment. We would like to say to the gentleman: As long as Iraq is only about you and your friends, it will never be a first-class country.
The Combined Joint Task Force says the Coalition conducted 15 airstrikes on Daesh in Iraq, in or near Falluja (3), Habbaniya (3), and Baghdadi; Baiji; and Mosul (3), Qayara, Sultan Abdullah (2), and Kasik . [CJTF]
BAGHDAD
The Deputy Chairman of the Baghdad PC Security Committee says security force were deployed extensively in Baghdad anticipating Daesh sleeper cells attacks during the Falluja liberation operations. [Mawazin]
However, these did not materialize. The Chairman of the Security Committee says Daesh is tied down with the Falluja battle and can no longer conduct terrorist attacks in Baghdad. He also says 1,200 PMF fighters, mostly from Badr and AAH, were deployed around Baghdad in coordination with the Baghdad Operations Command to secure the capital. [BasNews]
Security-related incidents reported
Northwest (Khadimiya)
A source says police forces captured a Daesh suicide terrorist in Khadimiya. The terrorist is from Mosul and was equipped with an explosives vest in a guesthouse in Tarmiya. Security forces are looking for 3 more suicide terrorists. [Mada] [Harbi]
Prime Minister Abadi issued orders to honor the policeman who captured the suicide terrorist. [Mada]
A video and photos of the captured suicide terrorist in Khadimiya [Sumaria] [YouTube]
An MoI source says an IED exploded near a commercial area in Tobchi, a mostly Shia area, killing one person and wounding seven. [Mada]
North (Tarmiya, Taji, etc.)
Daesh says its terrorists killed five Iraqi soldiers and damaged a Humvee in clashes in Tarmiya. Daesh says the clashes are ongoing. [JustPaste]
An MoI source says two Iraqi Army officers and three soldiers were killed when an Iraqi Army unit raided a Daesh guesthouse in Tarmiya. The source says snipers shot at the troops and 2 IEDs exploded on them. [Mada]
The Sunni alliance had yesterday accused “sectarian militias” of trying to instigate problems and change the demography in Tarmiya. [Mada]
DaeshDaily comment. As usual, some Sunni politicians keep defending Daesh and playing the sectarian card. This was an attack on the Iraqi Army and Daesh claimed responsibility for it.
Northeast (Adhamiya, etc.)
A security source says the body of an unknown man was found shot in Shaab. [Sumaria]
East (Sadr City, New Baghdad, etc.)
An MoI source says the bodies of two men were found shot in Hay Al-Nassr. [Mada]
South (Dora, Mahmudiya)
Iraqi Army 23rd brigade defused a booby-trapped house and an IED in Khtaimiya.
Iraqi forces found a Daesh guesthouse and seized 19 IEDs and an explosives vest in Manari, in Arab Jubour. [BOC Facebook Page]
Iraqi forces found 2 explosives caches in the Albu Habba and Karaghoul areas.
Southwest (Rasheed)
An MoI source says one person was killed and seven wounded when an IED exploded near a wholesale market in Rasheed. A police source says two people were killed and five wounded in the attack. [Mada] [Maalomah]
An MoI source says two tribal PMF fighters were killed and three wounded when an IED exploded on their vehicle in Rasheed. [Mada]
A police source says one person was killed and five wounded when an IED exploded near a market in Saidiya. [Maalomah]
West (Mansour, Ghazaliya, Abu Ghraib)
A police source says one person was killed and four wounded when an IED exploded near a commercial area in Bakriya. [Maalomah]
A security source says the body of an unknown man was found shot in Ghazaliya [Sumaria]
Daesh says its terrorists assassinated an Iraqi Army battalion commander and three of his soldiers in the Zaidan area in Abu Ghraib. [A3maq]
Total Baghdad incidents reported: 16 (Includes only incidents reported)
ANBAR
Falluja
Baghdad Operations Command troops, supported by Iraqi and Coalition airpower, killed 74 Daesh terrorists, wounded 43, destroyed 7 vehicles, including 3 vehicle bombs, 9 heavy machine guns, and a tunnel, and defused 269 IEDs and 5 booby-trapped houses in the Qarma and Falluja areas. [BOC Facebook Page]
The IFP commander says 80% of Daesh terrorists who were killed so in the Falluja battles were foreigners. [Sumaria]
Hadi Al-Ameri, the Badr commander, says Falluja will be liberated within days and not months like Ramadi. [Harbi] He says the PMFs will not enter Falluja city and their goal is to surround it. [Sumaria]
The Counter Terrorism Service commander also says the PMFs will not enter the city. [Ghad]
Falluja city. Falluja residents clashed with a group of Daesh foreign terrorists who were attempting to blow up the old Falluja Bridge. [Harbi]
A local source says a group of young men from Falluja refused to join Daesh terrorists in the battles and clashed with them in Hay Al-Muhandiseen neighborhood. [AIN]
The IWMC says the IAA targeted a Daesh meeting in a restaurant in Falluja, killing “tens” of terrorists, including the deputy wali of Falluja. [Mada]
Murtadha Al-Saraji, a PMF military photographer, was wounded in Falluja. The Iraqi Observatory for Journalism Freedoms says Daesh snipers are specifically targeting journalists and their vehicles near Falluja. [Harbi]
A local source says Daesh cut off the tongues of 5 of its own terrorists publicly for attempting to escape Falluja. [Harbi]
An informed source from Falluja city says Daesh publicly executed 10 of its terrorists who fled the battlefield in the city. [Etejah]
PMF Intelligence says the Falluja wali ordered civilian families to be gathered by force in the market area in north Falluja. [Harbi]
PMF sources say Daesh is charging any civilian who wants to leave Falluja $2,500. [Harbi]
The PMF commission says disputes erupted between Daesh foreign terrorists and local terrorists who are attempting to sneak their families out of Falluja. [PUKMedia]
A Shia PMF commander refutes statements reported yesterday about indiscriminate shelling. He says there has been no arbitrary shelling or rocketing on Falluja. He says security forces have sources in the city that provide them with GPS coordinates.
Later the commander also says the tribal PMFs will hold ground in Falluja and not the Shia PMFs. However, the PMF Commission said the commander’s statement does not reflect the Commission’s opinion and he is not authorized to speak on behalf of the Commission. [Harbi] [SotIraq]
DaeshDaily comment. This is the same commander who created the public issue reported under the National News above with his comments about Falluja.
A video of Iraqi airstrikes on Daesh in Falluja [Rudaw]
A video of a Coalition airstrike on a Daesh tactical unit near Falluja on April 25 [CJTF]
North. The Qarma tribal PMF brigade commander says Iraqi forces liberated the Sijar area, north of Falluja, killing 14 terrorists. [Mada]
The IFP commander says his troops killed 5 Daesh terrorists and are approaching the Sijar Bridge, north of Falluja. [Harbi]
The IFP commander says his troops stopped a Daesh attack and destroyed 2 vehicles bombs, and defused 25 IEDs near Sijar Bridge. [Harbi]
The Mayor of Qarma District says Daesh has 400 families trapped between Qarma and Falluja and asks the Iraqi forces to help them. [Sumaria]
Photos of Iraqi forces on the road between Qarma and Falluja [Sumaria]
Iraqi forces liberated many villages north of Qarma, killing many terrorists and destroying vehicle bombs. [MoD Website]
Iraqi forces killed 17 Daesh terrorists and destroyed 3 hideouts and 3 vehicles and defused 105 IEDs in new operations in Qarma. [BOC Facebook Page]
A PMF source says Iraqi forces found a Daesh tunnel linking the Lifiya area to Falluja city (video). [Maalomah] [YouTube]
The AAH spokesman says Iraqi forces will finish liberating Qarma District in the coming hours. [Maalomah]
The IWMC says Iraqi forces captured the northern entrance of Qarma. [Mada]
Iraqi forces cut off the Albu Shijil Bridge, north of Falluja. [Mada]
A tribal PMF commander says Iraqi forces killed 10 Daesh suicide bombers in the Albu Shijil area–4 Afghans and 6 Iraqis. [BasNews]
Iraqi Army 14th division troops killed 4 Daesh terrorists and destroyed 75 IEDs, 5 guesthouses, and 6
hideouts in Albu Shijil area. [Harbi]
PMF fighters killed 2 Daesh terrorists and wounded 4 in the Albu Shijil area. [Harbi]
Iraqi forces killed a Kuwaiti Daesh sniper in the Albu Shijil area. [BOC Facebook Page]
The IWMC says the IAA killed a group of Daesh terrorists disguised as shepherds north of Falluja. The terrorists were carrying a heavy machine gun and accompanied by 3 vehicles. [Mada]
Daesh says it stopped an Iraqi forces attack in the Albu Aziz area northwest of Falluja, killing or wounding fifteen soldiers. [A3maq]
Daesh publishes photos of battles northwest of Falluja. [JustPaste]
East . The IFP Commander says Iraqi forces are advancing towards Falluja, and are only 4 km (2.5 miles) away from the city from the east. [Buratha]
The commander says his troops have killed 163 Daesh terrorists, destroyed 22 vehicle bombs, and defused 160 IEDs in the east Falluja military sector since the operation started. [PUKMedia]
The IWMC says the IFP liberated 11 areas in the east Falluja military sector so far. [Ghad]
The deputy governor of Anbar says Iraqi forces liberated the Albu Abdullah area east of Falluja, killing several Daesh terrorists and 4 vehicle bombs. [Maalomah]
The PMF press says 6 Daesh terrorists surrendered to the PMFs in the Jamila area, east of Falluja. [Mawazin]
A tribal PMF commander says Iraqi forces found 3 tanks loaded with chlorine near the thermal station area. He says security forces defused the IEDs in the tanks and moved the tanks to secure locations. [BasNews]
The PMF Press says Iraqi forces rocketed the Shahabi Thaniya area, killing the Daesh wali of Qarma, Qassem Okab, and 6 of his associates. [Mada] A tribal PMF commander says Okab was the Daesh financial officer of Qarma and responsible for many crimes against the people of Falluja and Qarma.
A security source says the Spokesman of the PMFs, Ahmed Al-Asadi, and the commander of the Christian PMFs, Rayan Al-Kildani, survived an assassination attempt on the road between Falluja and Abu Ghraib. [Ghad]
The IFP commander says his troops killed a Daesh terrorist and destroyed his motorcycle bomb east of Falluja. [Harbi]
Iraqi forces killed 11 Daesh terrorists and defused 30 IEDs in Albu Auda village east of Falluja. [Harbi]
Daesh says it destroyed an Iraqi Army tank with a guided missile in the Ma’amel area east of Falluja. [A3maq]
Daesh publishes photos of battles east of Falluja. In one photo, a very young boy is shown fighting. [JustPaste]
Daesh issues a 30 second video of Qarma city. The video doesn’t show any movement or people. [A3maq]
DaeshDaily comment. Daesh issued similar videos when Ramadi was liberated.
South. A member of the security committee in Anbar provincial council says Iraqi forces liberated the Albu Hamad area near the Falluja Dam, killing 13 Daesh terrorists and destroying 3 vehicle bombs. [Mada]
A tribal PMF commander says Iraqi forces started the liberation operations in several areas in the Ameriyat Al-Falluja subdistrict, so as to open a route to Falluja City from the south. [Mada]
A Badr commander says security forces cleared the road between Falluja Dam and Al-Salam intersection and it is now safe and operational for families to leave Falluja. [Harbi]
An Ameriyat Al-Falluja tribal PMF leader says Iraqi forces liberated the Ahwar area south of Falluja. He says Iraqi forces are getting ready to launch a large attack on the southern parts of the city. [Maalomah]
A Falluja police commander says Iraqi forces liberated the Albu Aifan area, killing 17 Daesh terrorists and destroying a fuel tank bomb. [BasNews]
The chairman of Falluja District Council says Iraqi forces liberated Albu Ayed and Albu Bardi in Ameriyat Al-Falluja. [Maalomah]
A member of the Ameriyat Al-Falluja subdistrict council says security forces issued a curfew in the subdistrict, anticipating Daesh attacks against civilians and security forces. [Mada]
Daesh says it conducted 2 suicide attacks on Iraqi forces on the Ameriyat Al-Falluja outskirts. Daesh says it destroyed an Iraqi Army bulldozer in Ameriyat Al-Falluja. Daesh says the clashes calmed down in Ameriyat Al-Falluja after Iraqi forces failed to advance. [A3maq] [A3maq] [A3maq]
Six Iraqi soldiers were killed and ten wounded when 4 Daesh suicide terrorists blew themselves up near Tuffaha Bridge south of the city. [Harbi]
Daesh says 3 of its suicide terrorists attacked Iraqi forces in the Ahssi area with vehicle bombs in Ameriyat Al-Falluja killing over thirty soldiers, including officers, and destroying several vehicles. [JustPaste]
An Anbar Operations Command source says Munir Sari Al-Aifan, a Falluja tribal PMF commander, was killed and four of his associates were wounded in the battles in the Ahssi area in Ameriyat Al-Falluja. [Mada]
A JOC source says Iraqi Army 17th division troops killed 7 Daesh terrorists and wounded 15 in the Bustan Al-Tikriti and Zoba’a areas. [Harbi]
Ramadi
The Chairman of the Khaldiya subdistrict council says Iraqi forces, supported by Coalition airpower, started the Jazeera Khaldiya liberation operation. [Mada]
The Chairman says Iraqi forces cleared the Albu Bali area north of Khaldiya, killing 20 terrorists and destroying 5 vehicle bombs. [BasNews]
DaeshDaily comment. Oh, come on, Mr. Chairman. This “liberation” campaign started a long time ago and the job didn’t get finished. You can’t cover up past failures with a press release.
Daesh says it stopped an Iraqi forces attack on Jazeera Khaldiya, destroying a T72 tank, a BMP armored vehicle, and a bulldozer killing or wounding several soldiers. [JustPaste]
Daesh publishes photos of shelling Iraqi forces in the Albu Aitha area with 62 locally made rockets. [JustPaste]
Daesh publishes 2 photos of targeting Ramadi with locally made rockets. [JustPaste]
DaeshDaily comment. The photos show the terrorists in a school yard or a similar location.
Hit/Haditha
Daesh says it killed five Iraqi soldiers with an IED on their car west of Haditha. [A3maq]
Rutba/Western Anbar
A Counter Terrorism commander says the CT returned more than 300 displaced people to their houses in Rutba, in coordination with the Rutba District government. [Sumaria]
SALAHUDDIN
Shirqat
The Salahuddin Chief of Police says security forces are prepared for the Shirqat liberation and are awaiting an order from the military command. [Buratha]
Baiji
Iraqi Army 66th brigade destroyed a Daesh vehicle in the thermal station area north of Baiji, killing the terrorists inside. [MoD Website]
Daesh says its snipers killed two Iraqi soldiers in the Makhoul Mountain area. [A3maq]
A security source says a tribal PMF commander was killed and five of his associates were wounded when Daesh snipers shot at them in the Habshi area, northeast of Baiji. [Mada]
Daesh publishes photos of shelling and rocketing Iraqi forces west of Baiji. [JustPaste]
Tikrit
Iraqi forces captured 4 men wanted on terrorism charges in Tikrit city. Iraqi forces also captured a Daesh hisbah official in Tikrit. [MoD Website]
Iraqi forces defused 30 IEDs in the Dhiba’i area west of Tikrit. [MoD Website]
A military source says Iraqi forces stopped a “violent” Daesh attack on the Zarqa area east of Al-Daur and destroyed a Daesh vehicle. [Harbi] [Ghad]
Samarra
A security source says local police captured a Daesh terrorist who wanted to detonate himself near a popular market in Samarra. [Maalomah]
Tooz
Iraqi forces captured a man wanted on terrorism charges in Tuz Khurmatu. [MoD Website]
DIYALA
Baquba
A police source says armed men shot and killed a Ministry of Education employee in Baquba center. Security forces captured one of the attackers. [Maalomah]
The Diyala Police say security personnel captured 6 men wanted on terrorism charges in Hibhib and Abbara. [Mada]
KIRKUK
Kirkuk
A security source says unknown armed men shot and killed a man and his wife in the Al-Zuhour area, in east Kirkuk. [Maalomah]
A security source says security forces captured 8 people wanted on terrorism charges in Qara Tapa village, 15 km (9 miles) northwest of Kirkuk. [Harbi]
A security source says security forces captured 14 terrorists and found a weapons cache in Haj Abdullah village south of Kirkuk. [Maalomah]
Southwest
A PUK official says a Turkmen PMF fighter was killed and 2 wounded in an IED explosion in Albu Mifrij village near Bashir. [BasNews]
A Peshmerga source says his troops stopped a Daesh attack in Tal Al-Raba’a, southwest of Daquq city. [BasNews]
NINEWA
Mosul
A Ninewa police source says the forensics center in Mosul received the bodies of 89 Daesh terrorists who were killed in the Falluja battles. [BasNews]
Daesh says 2 of its Iraqi suicide terrorists clashed with Peshmerga fighters on Fadhiliya Mountain, then detonated their explosives belts, killing or wounding several fighters. [JustPaste]
A Ninewa police source says Coalition warplanes bombed Daesh hideouts in the Karama area east of Mosul, killing 6 Chechen terrorists. [BasNews]
A PUK official says the Peshmerga stopped a Daesh attack on its positions in the Mount Bashiqa area. [BasNews]
A local source says the Peshmerga destroyed a Daesh vehicle bomb as it was attacking Turkish troops in the Kanouna Mountain area in Bashiqa, killing the suicide terrorists. [Mada]
Daesh says it shot down an American recon drone west of Mosul. [A3maq]
Daesh says 20 Peshmerga artillery shells fell on residential areas in Mosul. [A3maq]
Makhmur/Qayara
A Ninewa police source says Daesh looted and then blew up 13 houses belonging to families escaping from Haj Ali village. [BasNews]
An informed source says 70 families who escaped from Mosul were received by security forces in Makhmur. [Maalomah]
Northwest (Tal Afar, Sinjar)
A PUK official says the Kurdish forces stopped a Daesh attack in Qasr Sarij village in Zamar subdistrict, northeast of Tal Afar city. [BasNews]
SOUTHERN IRAQ
Basra
The Basra Police captured a man wanted on terrorism charges. [Sumaria]
DaeshDaily comment. We have noticed that there has been a definite increase in arrests on terrorism charges. These have occurred in multiple places, and no broader explanation has emerged for the trend.
Diwaniya
A security force say security forces arrested a senior Saraya Al-Salam commander in Diwaniya after an arrest warrant issued against him in 2008 was reactivated. [Ghad]
Wasit
A police source says an IED damaged an under-construction house belonging to a senior Wasit police officer without causing any human casualties. [Mada]
REPORTS FROM SYRIA
The Combined Joint Task Force says the Coalition conducted 2 airstrikes yesterday on Daesh in Syria, near Ain Eissa and near Mare’. [CJTF]
Northeast (Hasaka, Raqqa)
Coalition warplanes launched extensive airstrikes today on Daesh in Raqqa, killing or wounding many terrorists. Coalition planes dropped more leaflets on Raqqa asking people to leave the city. [Qasioun]
The spokesman of the SDF says the SDF is discussing the Russian offer to help in Raqqa liberation battles and will decide based on what the Coalition wants. [Qasioun]
Tens of thousands of civilians left Raqqa towards Manbij, Azaz, Al-Baba and Deir Ez-Zor. [Dorar]
The Syrian Democratic Forces says their troops, supported by Coalition warplanes, liberated so far 4 villages and 4 farms, advancing 6 km (4 miles) toward Raqqa and killing or wounding many Daesh terrorists. One of its fighters was killed in the battles. [Hawar]
Coalition warplanes launched heavy airstrikes on Daesh in Hisha village, south of Ain Eissa in Raqqa District, which is south of Tal Abyad and north of Raqqa, killing or wounding many terrorists. [Qasioun]
The SDF liberated Matmasraja 5 km (3 miles) south of Ain Eissa, killing 23 terrorists. [Hawar]
The SDF also liberated Namroudiya village 4 miles southwest of Ain Eissa. [Hawar] The YPG says it destroyed a Daesh vehicle bomb near Namroudiya village. [Hawar]
Daesh says one of its Syrian suicide terrorists attacked the YPG with a vehicle bomb east of Ain Eissa, killing 28 fighters and wounding “tens”, and destroying several vehicles. [JustPaste]
Daesh publishes a photo of the suicide terrorist. [JustPaste] Daesh issues a video of the suicide attack. [A3maq]
Daesh says it stopped a YPG attack south of Ain Eissa, killing five YPG fighters and destroying a BMP armored vehicle. [A3maq]
However, an SDF commander refuted the reports about losing fighters to Daesh ambushes south of Ain Eissa, saying the SDF killed “tens” of Daesh terrorists and has the bodies of 20 of them. [ROJ]
Daesh says it destroyed a YPG vehicle with an IED in Al-Na’em village east of Hasaka, [A3maq]
Daesh says it captured Tal Al-Nawawi village southwest of Shaddadi. Daesh says the battles are ongoing. [A3maq]
A Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently activist says Daesh is using civilians in Raqqa as human shields. He says Daesh terrorists are occupying apartments in civilian buildings all over the city. He also says the food shortage in Raqqa is huge and people are waiting in endless lines to get food. [Xendan]
An SDF source says Daesh is kicking people out of their houses, emptying villages north of Raqqa. [Hawar]
100 displaced people arrived at the Mabrouka camp from Raqqa. The camp is 40 km (25 miles) south of Tal Abyad. [Hawar]
31 armed groups are participating in the north Raqqa liberation operations. [Hawar]
DaeshDaily comment. It’s hard to evaluate this. The SDF is a coalition of many groups, though most of its armed men are YPG.
Many Kurdish women are participating and even leading in the north Raqqa liberation operation. [ROJ]
Northwest (Aleppo, Idlib)
Informed sources say a vehicle bomb targeted a Turkey-backed opposition group headquarters in the border city of Azaz, killing four fighters. [Hawar]
Social media sources close to Daesh says the vehicle bomb in Azaz was driven by a Daesh terrorist. Local activists say four civilians were killed and others wounded in the explosion. [EnabBaladi]
The Syrian Army targeted Sheikh Maqsoud in Aleppo city with explosives barrels. Turkey-backed opposition groups also continued their shelling on the area, wounding three civilians, including a child. [Hawar] [Hawar]
Central and West (Homs, Hama, etc.)
A Syrian military source says Syrian warplanes destroyed Daesh vehicles and military positions in several areas east of Homs. [SANA]
Heavy clashes erupted between Syrian troops and Daesh near Qaryatayn. [Qasioun]
East (Deir Ez-Zor)
A Syrian military source says Syrian troops shelled Daesh locations in east Deir Ez-Zor, destroying mortar units and killing or wounding several terrorists. [SANA]
Daesh executed two young men in Albu Kamal after accusing them of “leaving Islam”. [Qasioun]
DaeshDaily comment. According to Daesh, anyone who opposes Daesh leaves Islam. The charge is about politics, not religion.
Heavy clashes erupted between Syrian troops and Daesh in the Sina’a area in Deir Ez-Zor, and near the Deir Ez-Zor military airport. Syrian warplanes bombed Daesh locations near the airport. [Qasioun]
South (Rif Damashq, Suwayda, Daraa, etc.)
A Syrian military source says Syrian troops, supported by Hezbollah, killed 6 Daesh terrorists and wounded others northwest of Damascus. [SANA]
Daesh says it captured more areas in the Yarmouk Camp, killing 3 Nusra fighters and wounding others after an attack from 3 sides. Daesh says it captured 40 buildings in the camp after using an underground tunnel for its attacks. [JustPaste] [A3maq]
Daesh issues a video of releasing 15 Al-Qaeda terrorists who surrendered in Yarmouk camp, after they “repented”. [A3maq] [A3maq]
Daesh publishes photos of elementary school exams at an unspecified location in the general Damascus area. [JustPaste]
OTHER MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA REPORTS
North Africa
Egypt
A medical source says three children were severely wounded when an IED exploded on them in Shanar village in Rafah. Two more children were wounded in a similar incident in Sheikh Zuweid. [VetoGate] [VetoGate]
Security sources say four Explosives Ordinance Disposal personnel were killed by an IED they were trying to defuse near Mahdiya village south of Rafah. [VetoGate]
Eyewitnesses say a warplane destroyed a car and 2 motorcycles in the Sabat area, south of Rafah, killing several armed men. [ElWatan]
Daesh says it destroyed an Egyptian Army personnel carrier with an IED south of Arish, and an SUV in south Rafah. [A3maq]
A security source says terrorists targeted the house of a former security officer in Arish with an IED without causing human casualties. This is the second time in 3 months the house was attacked. [VetoGate]
Daesh says its terrorists blew up the house of an Egyptian Army colonel in Arish. [A3maq]
Security sources say Egyptian forces killed 2 Ansar Bait Al-Maqdis terrorists after the terrorists launched a rocket on a security barricade in Muqata’a village, south of Sheikh Zuweid. [VetoGate]
Daesh says it destroyed an Egyptian Army tank with a guided missile southwest of Sheikh Zuweid. [A3maq]
Two policemen were killed and another wounded in clashes with terrorists in the Abu Rifa’i area near the Sheikh Zuweid police station. 10 Ansar Bait Al-Maqdis terrorists were also killed in the clashes. Another policeman was killed and two wounded when an IED exploded on their patrol in the same area. [VetoGate] [VetoGate]
Medical sources say a policeman was killed by a sniper in Sheikh Zuweid. [VetoGate]
An officer and a policeman were wounded when an IED exploded on their armored vehicle in Hasna in Central Sinai. [VetoGate]
Libya
Northeast
A military source says Libyan MIGs launched 5 airstrikes on Daesh positions in Benghazi. Libyan special forces captured more areas from Daesh in west Benghazi. [AfriGate] [Libya24]
A medical source says a shell fell near a medical school in Benghazi, killing one person and wounding another. This is the third time this area gets targeted during the last few days. [Liby24]
DaeshDaily comment. Daesh slogan for shelling is “wherever it falls, it hurts.” Any casualties represent a victory for Daesh who just want to appear in the news and remain relevant.
Daesh publishes 2 photos of targeting Qawarsha with a 120mm mortar. [JustPaste]
Central coast
The National Accord Government troops cleared the Baghla area, near Bu Qarin, after heavy clashes with Daesh, according to the troops’ spokesman. He also says the troops captured 12 Daesh terrorists and are now 75 km (47 miles) from Sirte. [Libya24]
Medical sources say two soldiers were killed and sixteen wounded in the clashes. [AfriGate]
A medical source in Misrata says a displaced man, his wife, and his sister were killed and their two children were severely wounded when a Daesh land mine exploded under their vehicle near the Baghla area on their way from Sirte to Bani Waleed. [Libya24]
Daesh seized 14 trucks loaded with food items near Sirte, according to the drivers. [AfriGate]
Tunisia
The Tunisian Minister of Religious Affairs says the Arab media feeds sectarian tensions between Sunni and Shia. [Tunisien]
DaeshDaily comment. Amen to that.
Other countries
Pakistan
Daesh says it killed a Pakistani paramilitary commander and two of his associates in Peshawar. [A3maq]
Bangladesh
Daesh says a group of its suicide terrorists stabbed and killed a Hindu businessman in Gaibandha in north Bangladesh. Daesh says so far it has killed 4 Hindus in Bangladesh as retaliation for Hindus killing Muslims in India. [A3maq]
DaeshDaily comment. Daesh is a creature of hatred. It lives on hatred and creates more of it in order advance its own purposes. Daesh is now trying to create conflicts between Hindus and Muslims, not only in Bangladesh, but also in India.
SOCIAL MEDIA SOURCES
Facebook Page of the Day
An anti-Daesh page from Ramadi
Daesh Twitter Accounts of the Day
https://twitter.com/ELLEN15MJM
https://twitter.com/kh_234_tab
https://twitter.com/almonaseron132
https://twitter.com/lolokati21
Other Daesh media
Daesh audio newsletter for today [JustPaste]
Daesh publishes a new issue of its Al-Naba’ magazine. In this issue Daesh reveals information about the attacks in Tartus and Jableh on the Mediterranean coast, and publishes the names of the terrorists. Eight were Syrians, including from the coast area. [JustPaste]
Daesh issues a video about one of its terrorists who was killed by a Coalition airstrike. [DawaAlhaq]
