November 1, 2016
Kokjali
Today’s Major Developments
Counter Terrorism troops blast into eastern Mosul, seize several villages. [..]
Turkish troops mass near Iraqi border. Al-Abadi issues a warning. [..]
Al-Abadi orders Ninewa government offices to resume operations. [..]
Daesh estimated to hold 50,000 people from south Mosul villages as human shield hostages. [..]
US criticizes Turkey’s arrests of opposition journalists. [..]
Pentagon reiterates that Raqqa campaign will start within weeks; nixes Erdogan timetable. [..]
Daesh kidnaps, kills 30 civilians in Afghanistan. [..]
REPORTS FROM IRAQ
NATIONAL NEWS
Turkish tanks and armored vehicles are massing near the Iraqi border in the Turkish governorate of Silopi, according to “military sources.” [Sumaria]
Turkey’s defense minister said that the tanks are deploying in preparation for any developments to “fight terrorism” in Turkey and outside of Turkey. [Anadolu]
Iraqi PM Haidar Al-Abadi said that any Turkish incursion into Iraq would result in the “dismantling” of Turkey itself. “Iraq does not want war with Turkey but we are ready for it,” he said. [Hawar]
However, Turkey’s Foreign Minister said the Bashiqa base has caused “meaningless tension” between his country and Iraq and cited ongoing diplomatic measures trying to ease that tension. [Anadolu]
Al-Abadi says the Iraqi Government cares for the people of Tal Afar more than other people do. He says the danger of Turkish military interference in Iraq is still there. [Sumaria]
Abadi says there have been no recorded PMF violations against civilians in the Ninewa battles. He also says some (Iraqi) politicians are using Daesh propaganda against Iraqi forces, describing that as treason. [Sumaria]
The UN reports that 1,120 civilians were killed in October and 1,005 wounded. (The total includes 15 federal police, Sahwa civil defense, Personal Security Details, facilities protection police, and fire department personnel.
A total of 672 members of the Iraqi Security Forces (including police engaged in combat functions, Peshmerga, SWAT and militias fighting alongside the Iraqi Army, not including Anbar Operations) were killed and 353 were injured (not including casualties from Anbar).
Baghdad was the worst affected Governorate with 1,075 civilian casualties (268 killed, 807 injured). Ninewa had 566 killed and 59 injured, Kirkuk 58 killed and 112 injured, Salahuddin 16 killed and 2 injured, and Diyala 4 killed and 2 injured.
According to information obtained by UNAMI from the Health Directorate in Anbar, the Governorate suffered a total of 227 civilian casualties (206 killed and 21 injured). [UNIraq] This would make the total civilian toll 1,326 killed and 1,026 injured.
The Coalitions says it conducted 11 airstrikes on Daesh targets in Iraq, six in the Mosul area and five in Anbar—in Baghdadi (1), Haditha (1), and Rawa (3). [InherentResolve]
DaeshDaily comment. The last number is probably significant.
In a response to a question from journalists, the Coalition spokesman Colonel John Dorrian says the Coalition will provide air cover for the PMFs if Prime Minister Abadi asks for that. [Mada]
DaeshDaily comment. The US has never refused to provide PMFs with air cover to our knowledge, but Iran-connected Shia militia leaders insisted long ago that they would not fight if they had to do it with American air cover. Once it became obvious that the PMFs could not back up their talk, Al-Abadi shifted Army tactics to make Coalition air cover integral to anti-Daesh military operations, and also built up IAF assets with Coalition help. This marginalized the Shia PMFs and reduced Iran’s role in the liberation.
BAGHDAD
Security-related incidents reported
East (Sadr City, New Baghdad, etc.)
A security source says a Central Court judge survived an assassination attempt when unknown armed men shot at his vehicle on Palestine Street. [Mada]
Southeast (Mada’in, etc.)
An MoI source says two people were killed and six wounded when an IED exploded near car dealerships in Nahrawan. [Mada]
South (Dora, Yusufiyah, Mahmudiya, etc.)
Iraqi Army 23rd brigade destroyed a Daesh suicide terrorist guesthouse and 5 IEDs in the Shiraifat and Fadhla areas. [BOC Facebook Page]
Iraqi Army 55th brigade found an IED in the Mullah Rushdi area. [BOC Facebook Page]
Daesh publishes photos of destroying an Iraqi Army armored vehicle with an IED in Arab Jubour. [DawaAlhaq]
Southwest (Rasheed, etc.)
An MoI source says two people were killed and five wounded when an IED exploded near a commercial area in Bayya’. [Mada]
An MoI source says one person was killed and seven wounded when an IED exploded near a livestock market in Suwaib. Another MoI source says two people were killed and thirteen wounded by two IED explosions in Suwaib. [Mada] [Anadolu]
An MoI source says one person was killed and seven wounded when an IED exploded near a commercial area in Saidiya. [Mada]
Total Baghdad incidents reported: 8 (Includes only incidents reported)
Total IED incidents: 7
ANBAR
The Directorate of Displacement and Migration in Anbar says more than 85,000 displaced families have returned to their houses in the governorate so far. [Sumaria]
Falluja
A Tribal PMF commander says security forces allowed displaced families to return to their houses in two areas in Qarma after defusing 200 IEDs and 19 booby-trapped houses. [Mada]
A military source says Iraqi Army 8th division found 40 IEDs and 2 explosives vests in the Albu Daaij area south of Falluja. [Sumaria]
Ramadi
Daesh says it detonated an IED on a PMF car in the Sijjariya area on Sunday. Daesh says people were killed or wounded during the explosion. [A3maq]
SALAHUDDIN (No reports)
DIYALA
Baquba/southeast Diyala
The MoD says the Intelligence Service found an ammunition cache that was intended for use against Shia pilgrims in the Saad Camp area. [Harbi]
The Dijla Operations Commander says his troops captured three men wanted on terrorism charges and confiscated explosives in an agricultural area north of Baquba. [Sumaria]
Muqdadiya/Abu Saida
The Chairman of the Muqdadiya District Council says a farmer was killed when an IED exploded in Qalaa village, 13 km (8 miles) north of Muqdadiya. He says Daesh is using the Khailaniya orchards, 15 km (9 miles) north of Muqdadiya, to infiltrate liberated areas in the district. He says 7 security breaches happened during the last 2 weeks. He also says 40,000 people have returned to their houses in the liberated villages north of Muqdadiya. [Sumaria] [Sumaria]
KIRKUK
Kirkuk
A Kirkuk Police commander says the police captured 2 Daesh terrorists in Kirkuk city. [Sumaria]
Hawija
A PMF commander says a Daesh leader and one of his associates were killed by young men from Hawija. He says the dead terrorist was responsible for mutilating the bodies of 3 Iraqi pilots when their recon plane went down in Hawija on March 16. [Sumaria]
A security source says four civilians were killed and nine wounded on the road between Riyadh and Rashad when a Daesh IED exploded on them while they were trying to escape Daesh controlled areas. [Sumaria]
NINEWA
A report cites “official sources” who say that the appointed governor of Ninewa, Nawfal Al-Akoub, has negotiated with the Dawa Party to allow his brother, Faisal Al-Akoub, a Daesh leader, to enter Erbil with his family. According to the report, the negotiations involved the possibility of opening militia (PMF) centers in Mosul in exchange for slipping his brother and his family out of his current location in Qayara to Erbil. [Karemlash]
Mosul
Mosul liberation campaign
The Counter Terrorism Service announced it is in control of Kokjali after fighting in the area Tuesday, while Iraqi troops have captured and raised the Iraqi flag over the broadcasting complex west of Kokjali. Iraqi troops have approached the southeastern Mosul neighborhoods of Sumer, Intisar, Palestine, and Yarmjah, a military statement said.
Fighting is ongoing between Daesh and advancing Iraqi troops in neighborhoods on the Mosul’s eastern edge and neighboring suburbs. Daesh is mounting stiff resistance in some areas with snipers, mortars, and rockets, but Iraqi troops are continuing to advance while residents raise white flags, according to a SotAlIraq correspondent. [SotAlIraq] [Baghdadia] [Rudaw]
The elite Golden Division of the CTS killed 35 Daesh fighters in the Kokjali area just east of Mosul and destroyed three vehicle bombs, the division commander announced. [Waradana]
A Ninewa Police captain says Daesh arrested 200 young men from east Mosul after accusing them of cooperating with Iraqi forces. [BasNews]
The PMF Press says Daesh has female suicide bombers moving with displaced families in the Kokjali area. [Harbi]
Daesh says it destroyed an Abrams tank and a PMF armored personnel carrier and Humvee on the outskirts of the Kokjali area. [A3maq] [A3maq]
Daesh says it conducted a suicide attack on Iraqi SWAT forces near Kokjali. [A3maq]
Daesh says its terrorists captured 2 Humvees in addition to weapons on the outskirts of Kokjali. [A3maq]
Daesh issues a video of battles “on the outskirts” of the Kokjali area. [A3maq]
Iraqi Counter Terrorism units entered the first Mosul neighborhood on the eastern front, storming the Al-Samah neighborhood Tuesday afternoon, a security source said. Daesh fighters have withdrawn from Al-Samah to the Al-Karma neighborhood, the source added. [Mada]
After capturing Al-Samah, the Counter Terrorism units moved toward the Al-Zuhur neighborhood, a military source said. [Ghad]
The Counter Terrorism Service has “made great advances” on the eastern front, with “high coordination on all operations fronts,” the agency’s spokesman said. [Mada]
A CTS source said that Daesh members fled with their families from the Al-Quds neighborhood after Iraqi troops stormed the area on the eastern edge of Mosul. However a neighborhood resident reported heavy street fighting between Daesh militants and Iraqi troops. [Baghdadia] [SotAlIraq]
A local source says Daesh terrorists are fleeing Mosul after getting orders from leaders in Syria. [Mawazin]
A Ninewa Provincial Council member says Daesh issued orders to its terrorists to leave for Syria. He says Mosul streets are almost empty of Daesh terrorists. [Sumaria]
Iraqi troops have entered the Mosul neighborhood of Juwayda Mufti, after seizing the villages of Sheherazad and Khuwaitala on the eastern outskirts, the IWMC announced. Separately the deputy commander of the Ninth Armored Division made a similar statement. [Mada] [Ghad]
Daesh families are “fleeing in a panic” from homes in the areas of confrontation between Daesh and Joint Forces, a local source said. The flight began at around 11:00 am local time Tuesday, the source added. [Mada]
Residents of the battle zone are reportedly hearing Daesh fighters calling out for help, but not receiving any response. [PressIraq]
A “source inside Mosul Operations” said that “Abu Tariq Al-Hayali,” the commander of Daesh’s “Jund Al-Khilafa” (Soldiers of the Caliphate) has been killed along with seven of his associates in an airstrike in central Mosul. The strike came in response to precise intelligence information, the source said. [Sumaria]
The IWMC says Iraqi F-16s conducted several airstrikes on Daesh targets in Mosul, killing 29 and wounding 25 in Ghabat, killing 10 and wounding 15 at a Daesh headquarters, killing 67 at the Ninewa Hotel, and killing ten in a weapons storehouse. [Anadolu]
Daesh has attempted to move about 25,000 civilians from surrounding areas into Mosul for use as human shields, the UN High Commission for Human Rights spokeswoman said. [Baghdadia]
A member of the Ninewa PC says 50 Daesh leaders fled Mosul using motorcycles. He says the terrorists are using bikes and motorcycles to avoid airstrikes. [Mawazin]
The IWMC says Iraqi forces found several Daesh vehicle bomb factories, in addition to weapons and explosives storehouses north of Mosul. [Mawazin]
More than 400 displaced Iraqis arrived in the Hasaka area in Syria in the last two days, a humanitarian activist said. [ARA] [Hawar (photos)]
738 displaced persons were reportedly received in camps in Jada’a and Al-Khazer in Hamdaniya. [IPA] The Ninewa Liberation commander says Iraqi forces have received 1,760 displaced people in displacement camps in Jada’a and Al-Khazer. [Sumaria]
The UN has warned against the possibility of sectarian “revenge attacks” in Mosul by Iraqi troops and anti-Daesh militias. [Anadolu]
Iraqi Joint Forces have captured 1440 square km (556 square miles) in Ninewa governorate since the launch of the Mosul operations, the MoI announced. [Mada]
More than 2,000 Daesh fighters have been killed since the launch of the Mosul operations, Ninewa Operations Command announced. [ARA]
Other military developments in Mosul
Iraqi PM Haidar Al-Abadi called for Ninewa’s administrative units to resume providing basic services to citizens in the governorate. [Mada]
DaeshDaily comment. This is a really cool move, even though it can’t be implemented immediately, to put the government back in control at the earliest possible moment.
Daesh positions came under coordinated attack by local fighters in three different neighborhoods of eastern Mosul on Tuesday, a local source said. The source added that the attacks would help create gaps in Daesh’s defense lines. [Sumaria]
Heavy gunfighting has erupted between Daesh and local fighters in Mosul’s Muhandisin, Yarmouk, Wadi Hajar, and Sarjakhana neighborhoods, a security source said. [Waradana]
Unknown armed men shot dead a “Daesh prison official” in front of his house on Thursday in the Muhandisin neighborhood of eastern Mosul, a security source said [Waradana]
DaeshDaily comment: This appears to be a separate incident from the shooting death of a Daesh prison official reported yesterday.
Daesh has rounded up around 100 ex-officers of the former Iraqi security agencies in Mosul, fearing that they will organize an uprising against its rule in the city, according to the media advisor of the Ninewa GC. The detainees are being held in an old church in Bab Al-Bayd in central Mosul. [Sumaria]
Daesh has been forcing youth and adult men in eastern areas of Mosul into their Daesh vehicles and taking them off to unknown locations without giving reasons for the detentions, according to “eyewitnesses.” [PressIraq]
Daesh has begun evacuating “tens of” its wounded fighters from Mosul’s hospitals and transferring them to unknown locations, a local source said. Groups of Daesh militants have also been dismantling medical facilities and equipment and taking them to unknown locations, the source added. [Sumaria]
Shura/Hammam Alil
The IFP reportedly captured several villages north of Shura. [IPA]
The Joint Operations Command (JOC) announced Iraqi Joint Forces control over the Baghdad-Mosul highway as far as Hammam Al-Alil. [Maalomah]
The Interior Ministry has announced that it is establishing new police brigades to hold newly captured territory in Ninewa. Police stations have been re-opened in Qayara, Shura, and Hammam Al-Alil, the ministry announced. [Mada]
A Ninewa Provincial Council member says Daesh moved more than 50,000 civilians from 26 villages south of Mosul in order to use them as human shield in Mosul and Tal Afar. [Mada]
Coalition planes prevented “tens” of Daesh vehicles from detaining residents in the Hammam Al-Alil area to bring them to Mosul for use as human shields, the UNHCR said, praising the Coalition efforts. [ARA]
Daesh says it conducted 2 suicide attack with vehicle bombs on PMF gathering in Abu Shuweih village southwest of Mosul. [A3maq]
Daesh publishes photos of battles near Abu Shuweih village. [DawaAlhaq] [Isdarat]
Daesh says it conducted a suicide attack with a vehicle bomb on a PMF gathering near Khabirat village north of Al-Jurn. [A3maq]
Saraya Ansar Al-Aqida captured the villages of Jurn and Zarqa southwest of Mosul, inflicting heavy casualties on Daesh and destroying a Humvee rigged with explosives in the process, the PMF’s media unit announced. [Buratha]
A military source says the PMFs liberated Abu Idham village southwest of Mosul. [Harbi]
PMFs liberated 5 more villages southwest of Mosul, including Kaween and Kharbat Al-Yazidi. The PMFs have liberated 46 villages so far for a total area of 590 square km (230 square miles). [Harbi]
Daesh says it conducted two suicide attacks on PMF gatherings in Kaween and Kharbat Al-Yazidi villages near Al-Jurn. [A3maq]
Nujaba Movement says it destroyed two Daesh vehicle bombs near Al-Saif village west of Mosul. It also says it captured 8 villages in the area so far. [Sumaria]
Another report cites a security source who says that PMFs “liberated hundreds of villages” west of Mosul and destroyed four Daesh guesthouses in Al-Fas village. [Maalomah]
Qayara
Joint Forces ground troops have killed 778 Daesh fighters on the Mosul campaign’s southern front since the launch of operations, while Iraqi aircraft killed 375 on the same front and Coalition warplanes killed 149, the MoI announced. [Mada]
Nineveh Plain
Bashiqa
A security source says Iraqi Army 16th division liberated Baibokht, a Shabak village in Bashiqa subdistrict west of Bashiqa city and destroyed 2 Daesh vehicle bombs. [Mada]
Daesh says it conducted a suicide attack on a Peshmerga gathering near Baibokht village. [A3maq]
A displaced Iraqi in a camp in Khazer has said that earlier Turkish shelling from the Bashiqa camp only harmed civilians and did not inflict any damage on Daesh. [ROJ]
A Japanese journalist has been arrested near Bashiqa by KRG security agents on allegations of ties to Daesh. [ARA]
However, a Peshmerga media official refuted the report and says the Peshmerga didn’t capture any Japanese journalist. [Sumaria]
Hamdaniya
Iraqi troops have reportedly captured a group of villages southeast of Mosul and north of the Great Zab River. [IPA]
Photos of a Daesh tunneling machine captured by Peshmerga fighters east of Mosul. [BasNews]
Tel Keif
Iraqi troops captured the villages of Abbas Hussein and Rahat Aghawat, the IWMC announced. Troops have cleared the Mosul Falls area and are advancing on Bawiza. [Ghad]
Peshmerga fighters destroyed an attacking Daesh vehicle bomb north of Mosul, a source in the KRG’s Peshmerga Ministry said. [BasNews]
Daesh says 2 joint PMF Peshmerga convoys fell into two land mine fields—in the Farms area and near the Kafraj Camp, west of Tel Keif. [A3maq]
DaeshDaily comment. Daesh has a seemingly unlimited supply of stories about enemy fighters falling into Daesh land mine fields. It’s the same story; only the places are changed.
Northwest (Tal Afar, Sinjar)
The PMFs deputy commander says the PMFs will isolated Mosul from the west then move ahead to Tal Afar. He also says Daesh is resisting fiercely in areas west of Mosul. [Anadolu]
PMFs announced that they captured six villages on the western front. [IPA] [Sumaria]
The Badr PMF announced Tuesday that it found the largest network of Daesh tunnels in the western sector in the newly captured village of Farfara west of Mosul. [Sumaria]
Daesh said it shot down a Peshmerga recon drone in Al-Ashiq village east of Tal Afar. [A3maq]
KURDISTAN
The Turkish Army says its planes attacked several YPG positions in the Afashin and Zab areas. [ARA]
SOUTHERN IRAQ
Basra
The director of Border Crossings says a Speicher Massacre suspect was captured in the Safwan Border Crossing coming from Kuwait. [Baghdadia]
REPORTS FROM TURKEY
Officials from the United States and Europe criticized the detention of executives and columnists from the critical daily Cumhuriyet newspaper. The U.S. State Department says it supports Turkey’s efforts to locate those responsible for the attempted coup, but was deeply concerned by the continuing pressure on the news media.
“The United States is deeply concerned by what appears to be an increase in official pressure on opposition media outlets in Turkey,” U.S. State Department spokesman John Kirby said in a press conference, as he stressed the “diverse expressions of views.” “Democracies become stronger by allowing diverse expressions of views, particularly in difficult times,” he said. [Hurriyet]
REPORTS FROM SYRIA
Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook says the Coalition plans to launch operations within weeks to isolate the Syrian city of Raqqa. This came hours after Ankara said the Raqqa operation should start after the end of the Mosul campaign and Turkey’s Euphrates Shield operations in northern Syria.
He says “We all feel it’s important to maintain pressure on (Daesh) at this particular moment in time, while they’re feeling the heat in Mosul.” He also says “The effort to liberate Raqqa will begin, as the secretary [U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter] said, within a matter of weeks.” [Hurriyet]
DaeshDaily comment. Someone in Washington finally said that Washington will not take orders from Turkey. Hopefully, this starts a new trend.
Bashar Al-Assad told western journalists that he will remain president until the “end of his term” in 2021. Asad won the “elections” in May 2014 with 88.7%. [Arabi21]
DaeshDaily comment. His Excellency is so modest, for a Baathist. Saddam once won the election with 99.98%, but he corrected it in the following elections and got 100%.
Northeast (Hasaka, Raqqa)
Hasaka
The YPG says it stopped a Daesh attack on Makman village, southwest of Hasaka. [Hawar]
Daesh says it killed two SDF fighters (“PKK” members, in its new propaganda terms) and wounded four others with an IED west of Rmeilan city northeast of Hasaka on Monday. [A3maq]
Raqqa
The SOHR says several SDF fighters were killed or wounded by an IED attack on their vehicle east of Tal Abyad. [SyriaHR]
Northwest (Aleppo, Idlib)
Aleppo city
The Syrian Army shelled and rocketed several areas in east Aleppo, killing six civilians and wounding others. Opposition groups shelled government-held areas in Aleppo killing two civilians and wounding tens. [Hawar]
Nusra Front (Fath Al-Sham) says the Syrian Army is bringing military reinforcements through areas east of Aleppo. It says Daesh can target these reinforcements easily, but it doesn’t. [Qasioun]
Jarabulus
Daesh says it recaptured Salwa village, south of Ghandoura, from Turkey-backed opposition groups. [A3maq]
Al-Bab
SDF factions say they stopped a Daesh attack on the liberated villages in the Tal Madhiq area. [Hawar]
An SDF source says at least 3 Daesh terrorists and two SDF fighters were killed in the battles. [ARA]
Azaz
Turkish Army and opposition groups targeted SDF-held villages (Hasiya, Um Hawsh, Um Al-Qura, Harbal, and Sheikh Eissa) with artillery and heavy weapons. There were no reports about casualties. [Hawar]
A local activist says opposition groups stopped an SDF attack on 3 villages between Mare’ and Azaz. [ARA] [Qasioun]
An opposition commander says Daesh launched a massive attack in the Akhtarin area and captured several villages. [ARA] [ARA]
Another report says Daesh recaptured 12 villages from Turkey backed opposition groups, while the opposition captured Al-Ghawz village. [Qasioun]
Daesh’s version says it recaptured 12 villages south of Akhtarin from Turkey-backed opposition groups. Daesh also says it stopped an opposition attack on Al-Ghawz village, killing three fighters. [A3maq]
Daesh publishes photos of the “battles”. [Isdarat]
DaeshDaily comment. The photos don’t show any battles actually. They only show some Daesh terrorists here and there. The YPG accuses the opposition groups of “handing over” the villages, and large quantities of weapons, to Daesh.
Daesh says it attacked “PKK” positions east of the Infantry School and captured several areas near Tal Sha’er. [A3maq]
Afrin
The YPG says opposition groups in Azaz targeted YPG position in Maraanaz with heavy weapons. It also says in stopped an opposition groups attack in the Kaljibrin area. [Hawar]
Other Northwest Syria
350 displaced people arrived to the Mabrouka Camp in Jazeera after escaping Daesh controlled areas in Deir Ez-Zor and Raqqa. The camp management say it accommodates the current displaced people but fears larger waves of displacement and seek help from international organizations. [Hawar]
Central and West (Homs, Hama, etc.)
A local activist says Daesh launched a massive attack on Syrian Army positions near the Tadmur Silos area. He says Syrian troops withdrew from several positions, allowing Russian warplanes to target Daesh. [ARA]
The SOHR says warplanes targeted several areas near the oilfields, in addition to Taiba and Sukhnah cities east of Homs. [SyriaHR]
East (Deir Ez-Zor)
The Coalitions says it conducted 2 airstrikes on Daesh targets in Syria, near Deir Ez-Zor. [InherentResolve]
A local activist says Russian planes targeted Daesh controlled areas in Deir Ez-Zor, killing three civilians, including a child. He also says Daesh shelled government controlled areas, wounding tens of civilians. Battles continued between Daesh and the Syrian Army in Deir Ez-Zor city and near the Deir Ez-Zor Airport. [ARA]
Daesh issued a video of beheading two men and shooting the third with an anti-aircraft machine gun after accusing them of “spying” for the Coalition and the New Syria Army. Daesh says it has detailed reports about “all the spies” in the areas it controlled. The video shows training of New Syria Army units in Jordan, in addition to an alleged intercepted phone call of the leader of the Army saying he would leave his mission in Syria and go back to Turkey. [Isdarat]
DaeshDaily comment. The New Syria Army launched an attack on Daesh in the Albu Kamal area in late June. Daesh stopped the attack and killed 40 fighters and captured 15. Daesh is losing and pulling out an old video is expected from them in such times.
OTHER MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA REPORTS
North Africa
Egypt
The Egyptian Army says it destroyed an SUV rigged with explosives in North Sinai. It says the vehicle was planned to be used in an attack on security forces. [Sumaria]
A soldier was killed when an IED exploded on his patrol in the Bir Lahfan area south of Arish. [VetoGate]
A security source says security units destroyed 3 IEDs in two areas south of Sheikh Zuweid. [ElWatan]
A security source says one policeman was killed and a police captain and another policeman wounded when an IED exploded on their armored vehicle in Central Sinai. [VetoGate]
Daesh says it killed one Egyptian soldier and wounded others with an IED near the Israeli border in Sinai. [A3maq]
VetoGate reported yesterday that a Central Security member was killed and two others wounded when an IED exploded on their armored vehicle in the Bir Ma’in area, in Central Sinai.
Libya
Northeast
Medical sources say an LNA EOD member died from wounds he sustained in an IED explosion in the Qawarsha area. [Wasat]
Central coast
A GNA military source says Daesh established a temporary checkpoint in the Baghla area southwest of Sirte. The source also says Daesh terrorists are hiding in farms and caves in the area. [Libya24]
The GNA military issues a statement saying its troops are advancing slowly in the Giza area because Daesh is using civilians as human shields. [Libya24]
A local source says the GNA military freed 4 people, including a local artist, who were imprisoned by Daesh in a house in Giza. A medical source says one GNA soldier was killed and two wounded in the Giza battles on Tuesday. [Wasat]
GNA military sources say Daesh terrorists are offering to leave Sirte without a fight if they are provided with secure passage. [AfriGate]
Other countries
Afghanistan
A regional official says Daesh terrorists kidnapped and executed thirty civilians in Ghor Province. He says the police killed a Daesh commander on Monday, and Daesh kidnapped and killed the civilians in retaliation. [Reuters]
Daesh says it wounded a police officer and three policemen with an IED in Jalalabad city. [A3maq]
SOCIAL MEDIA
Videos of the Day
Iraq
Daesh vehicle bombs captured by Iraqi forces [YouTube]
Iraqi forces destroying 2 vehicle bombs in the Mosul area [YouTube]
Displaced families from Ninewa [Taghyeer] [Mawsleya]
A Daesh tunnel in Bartella [Mawsleya]
Rapid Intervention units in east Mosul [Twitter]
A Daesh communications center captured by Iraqi forces near Mosul [YouTube]
A detailed video about the Daesh attack in Kirkuk [Kurdistan24]
A 19-year-old Daesh fighter captured by PMFs in Rutba. [YouTube]
Syria
Displaced families from Al-Bab [Hawar]
OTHER DAESH MEDIA
Daesh audio newsletter for today [Bayan]
Daesh issues infographics about the results of the second week of the Mosul liberation operations. [A3maq]
Daesh publishes photos of several suicide terrorists who conducted attacks in Ninewa and Rutba. [DawaAlhaq]
A collection of new Daesh anthems [YouTube]
