November 29, 2016
Yazidi Displaced People (BasNews)
Today’s Major Developments
Catholic patriarch asks EU to help restore Christian areas. [..]
Al-Abadi provides informative interview with Associated Press. [..]
Iraqi forces edge toward north, west Mosul. [..]
15th Army reported ready to enter Tal Afar city. [..]
Oil management issue between GOI, KRG reappears. [..]
Coalition investigation concludes it killed Syrian soldiers with errant bombing attack. [..]
16,000 Syrians flee east Aleppo. [..]
Speculation rises on relationship of YPG & Syrian government. [..]
REPORTS FROM IRAQ
NATIONAL NEWS
The Chaldean Patriarch Luis Sako says in a meeting with the EU Ambassador to Iraq that the return of the Christian families to their areas in the Nineveh Plain is linked to the liberation of Mosul and the entire Ninewa Province, the removal of land mines and IEDs, and the reconstruction of houses and infrastructure, and asks the EU for help. [Mada]
Lt. Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, commander of the International Coalition, arrived in Bagdad and met with Maj. Gen. Othman Al-Ghanimi, the Army Chief of Staff. [Ghad]
Prime Minister Abadi denied media reports about PMF intentions to establish a “security zone” in Syria. [Mada]
The Minister of Displacement and Migration says 80,000 people have left their houses in Ninewa and Hawija so far. [Sumaria]
A CoR member from Anbar says the CoR opened an investigation into the number of Tribal PMF fighters. He says 40,000 fighters are officially registered while the actual number on the ground is only 20,000, which mean that half of the numbers are “ghost fighters”. [Sumaria]
In an interview Monday with the Associated Press Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi said Daesh lacks the courage to put up long-term resistance in Mosul, despite unleashing hundreds of car bombs that have killed and maimed Iraqi soldiers and civilians. “We have seen the whole organization collapsing . . . in the face of our own armed forces,” Al-Abadi said. “The success of liberating a huge area indicates that Daesh does not have the guts now or the motivation to fight as they were doing before.”
Abadi said Mosul was now completely encircled and that the speed with which the area was secured surpassed his expectations. He declined to say how many Iraqi troops have been killed since the operation began six weeks ago but said the rate of battlefield losses was “sustainable.”
Unlike past operations, the government has called on residents to stay inside their homes—a strategy that has slowed the military’s advance. But he said it was necessary to avoid creating a humanitarian disaster from fleeing residents overwhelming camps as winter approaches.
Abadi said he expects the incoming Trump Administration to grant Iraq a greater degree of logistical support in its war on terror, and dismissed suggestions by Mr. Trump in the election campaign that he would seize some of Iraq’s oil production as a kind of “reimbursement.” “I am not going to judge the man by his election statements,” Abadi said with a smile. “I am going to judge him by what he does later.”
Abadi also said of progress toward greater reconciliation between the country’s religious and ethnic groups “We have moved quite far in terms of reaching out to our own population.” He said there had been “a huge reversal” in terms of communities now welcoming the Iraqi military in a way that would once have been inconceivable.
Abadi acknowledged that some militia fighters have been found guilty of committing abuses against civilians. He said many had been sentenced to death and that he would investigate any further reports of misconduct. “My role is not to cover up for the crimes of others,” the Iraqi leader said. The Shiite militiamen “are mainly volunteers, Iraqi nationalists who rise up to defend their own country. They are prepared to sacrifice their own lives, their own families for the defense of Iraq.” [AP]
The Coalition says it conducted 9 airstrikes on Daesh positions in Iraq, in or near Mosul (6), Rawa (1), Baiji (1), and Hawija (1). [InherentResolve]
BAGHDAD
Security-related incidents reported
North (Tarmiya, Taji, etc.)
The BOC says 59th army brigade found a large weapons and explosives cache during an inspection routine in Al-Aridha. [Mawazin]
Northeast (Adhamiya, etc.)
An MOI source says a civilian was shot dead by unidentified armed men near his house in Shaab. [Ghad]
East (Sadr City, New Baghdad, etc.)
An MOI source says a civilian was wounded after being shot by men with silenced guns in Al-Rashad. [Ghad]
A security source says the body of a man shot in the head was found in Al-Sadda, in Sadr City. [Ghad]
South (Dora, Yusufiyah, Mahmudiya, etc.)
The BOC says a south Baghdad checkpoint captured a truck packed with explosive belts, IEDs, C4, and ammonia hidden under layers of second hand clothes. [Mawazin]
The MOD says 1st battalion of the 23rd brigade killed a terrorist in Khtaimiya. [MoD Website]
The BOC says 25th army brigade found a large explosives cache in the Kilo 5 area south of Baghdad. [Mawazin]
The BOC says 55th army brigade found and destroyed a Daesh guesthouse also containing a large quantity of weapons and explosives in Fahhama. [Mawazin]
Southeast
An MOI source says an IED killed one civilian and wounded eight others in Jisr Diyala. [Ghad]
An MOI source said an IED placed near a coffee shop in the Al-Bawi area in Mada’in killed one civilian and wounded five others. [Ghad]
Total Baghdad incidents reported: 10 (Includes only incidents reported)
Total IED incidents: 3
ANBAR
Jordan says it is unable yet to open the Karama border crossing with Iraq pending final security evaluation of the situation along the international road connecting Iraq to Jordan. [Shafaq]
Falluja
A commander in the Tribal Mobilization says 250 Daesh terrorists were arrested during the past month after credentials checks on returnees to the Qarma subdistrict of Falluja. [Mada]
A commander in the Tribal Mobilization in Falluja says a mass grave was found near the Muthanna “establishment” (a former military-industrial compound) north of the Falluja District. The grave contained 15 bodies including that of a Sahwa commander from Thirthar. [Mada]
Ramadi
A spokesman for Anbar tribes says 106,000 families have returned to their homes in various liberated areas of the province. That means 70% of the families who left because of Daesh and war operations have returned. He says that the rest will return as soon as basic services are restored in their home areas.
The US says 1, 652, 596 sq. meters in Anbar have been cleared of explosive materials. The total explosives removed exceeded 21 tons. [Shafaq]
Daesh says it killed two Iraqi soldiers and wounded 4 by detonating an IED on their car in Hay Al-Andalus in Ramadi city. [A3maq]
Hit/Haditha
A security source says a female child was killed in an IED explosion in Maisariya village in Baghdadi. [Sumaria]
Rutba/Western Anbar
A source in Anbar Operations says three Daesh members were stabbed to death in Rawa, west of Anbar. The attackers are unidentified. [Mada]
The 7th army division commander says Coalition warplane killed 9 terrorists and destroyed 3 Daesh vehicles in Um Al-Wiz in Rawa. [Sumaria] [Sumaria]
Daesh is spreading decoys to deceive attacking forces mainly from the air. A local tribal mobilization commander said that dummies of soldiers, tanks, and cannons were placed in Anah and Rawa for this purpose. [Maalomah]
SALAHUDDIN
Shirqat
The JOC announced the start of an operation to liberate the east side of Shirqat from two directions. [Mada]
The IWMC says armed forces liberated the villages of Shayal Al-Abli and Shayal Al-Imam on the east side of Shirqat. Sources say that this will lead to besieging Hawija as well. [Mada] [Rudaw]
The IWMC says that army and Tribal Mobilization units are now attacking Kan’ous and Al-Nahiya villages in the east part of Shirqat. [IWMC Facebook page]
A US B-51 bomber attacked and destroyed one of the largest Daesh weapons warehouses in east Shirqat, says a security source. [Sumaria]
The MOD says an EOD unit of Salahuddin Operations Command found explosives caches in both Khanuqa and Tilul Al-Baj villages. [MoD Website]
The MOD says 13th IFP brigade found and destroyed four IEDs placed on a rural road near Shirqat. Another 5 IEDs in the area were defused. [MoD Website]
Tikrit
The MOD says 37,316 families from various districts passed the security check and returned to their homes. [MoD Website]
Samarra
Daesh said it conducted 3 suicide attacks with explosives vests on police, PMFs, and Shia pilgrims in Samarra on Monday. [A3maq]
Here Daesh says one of the suicide terrorists attacked a police and PMF gathering, the second attacked the house of a Salahuddin Provincial Council member, while the third attacked a bus station. It says the terrorists killed or wounded “tens” of people in the three attacks. [Top4Top]
Tooz
Daesh says it attacked PMF military positions in the Zarqa area in Tooz with light, midsized, and heavy weapons. [Ana Al-Muslim]
Daesh says its snipers shot and wounded a Peshmerga fighter in Tal Al-Basal village in Tooz subdistrict. [Ana Al-Muslim]
DIYALA
Baquba/southeast Diyala
The Diyala Police chief says his units captured 2 men wanted on terrorism charges in Kanaan, east of Baquba. [Mada]
Northern Diyala (Kifri, Khanaqin, etc.)
A Security source in Diyala says three persons were arrested on terrorism charges in the Jalawla and Assalam areas. [Sumaria]
Southern Diyala (Balad Ruz, Mandali)
A security source in Diyala says a Daesh official responsible for Daesh guesthouses in Diyala was arrested in Balad Ruz. [Journal]
KIRKUK
Kirkuk
A source in Kirkuk Police says an IED explosion wounded four civilians while heading toward Peshmerga units in Riyadh. [Sumaria]
Hawija
A security source in Kirkuk says unidentified men killed Abu Wala Al-Tunisi, a Daesh leader, as he exited a store in Hawija. [Maalomah]
Southwest
A security source in Kirkuk says Coalition planes destroyed a Daesh guesthouse in Al-Rashad, killing 18 of them. Daesh terrorists were getting ready to attack Peshmerga units near Allas oilfields. [Sumaria] [Shafaq]
NINEWA
Ministry of Education says 412 schools have been reopened in liberated areas of Ninewa. [Mawsleya]
Mosul
The Mayor of Mosul says fifty civilians were killed and 300 wounded since the start of the military operations in the city. He says 2-3 civilians are getting killed every day by Daesh shelling on liberated areas.
A CoR member from Ninewa says Daesh has lost most of its ability to attack Iraqi forces. He says Daesh was able to send out 30 car bombs a day but now it can barely send one or two. He also says Iraqi forces cleared civilians from 20 neighborhoods in east Mosul. In the northern military sector, where Iraqi army 16th division is, and Nujaifi’s “national guard,” nothing is moving. However, a CoR member says there will be “surprises” there.
As for the south, a Ninewa Provincial Council member says the fighting is suspended, not because of Daesh resistance but because Iraqi forces want to secure the area before capturing the Albu Saif villages and moving on to the airport. He says the Albu Saif battles will be easier because the civilians have left. [Mada]
Local sources in Mosul say Daesh is transferring large quantities of IDs, mostly of its victims, from Mosul hospital to unidentified locations. The IDs are stored in large iron boxes, called ID graveyards, and contain identification papers of persons killed by the terror group in Mosul, many of them security and military personnel. [Sumaria]
Mosul liberation campaign
A security source in Mosul says Coalition warplanes attacked the building of Sama Al Mosul TV, used by Daesh as a security HQ. The source says that several terrorists were killed while 60-65% of the building was destroyed. [Sumaria]
Daesh says it killed 540 Iraqi and Peshmerga soldiers and destroyed 125 vehicles in the sixth week of the battle for Mosul. [ARA]
IWMC says 11 Daesh leaders and 18 fighters were killed in an Iraqi F-16 strike east of Mosul. [Ghad]
IWMC says IAF killed 20 terrorists including Saudi and Tunisian nationals, and destroyed 6 drones in east Mosul. [Ghad]
Iraqi army units control a major junction connecting Al-Nour, Muthanna, and Masarif neighborhoods in Mosul. [SyriaNow]
East Mosul
The UN reported on a variety of incidents in which Daesh killed civilians in Mosul. Some victims refused to let Daesh place snipers and rocket launchers on their houses’ roofs. The report says that on Nov, 11, Daesh shot 12 citizens dead for refusing. On Nov. 24, Daesh shot dead 27 citizens in the Al-Muhandisin neighborhood; on Nov. 22 Daesh shot dead a 7 year old kid who ran towards army forces in the Aden neighborhood. [Mada]
A commander in the Iraqi army says 73rd army brigade and the Counter Terrorism Service (CTS) broke into Al-Sukr and Tamim neighborhoods east and north of Mosul. [Shafaq]
CTS says it is clearing the other half of the Al-Zuhour neighborhood after liberating Al-Abadi junction in the city. [ARA]
CTS says it liberated 90% of Al-Bakr neighborhood in Mosul. [IraqPress]
That news did not deter the Daesh propagandists. Daesh says it killed eight “SWAT” members and destroyed two Humvees in a suicide attack on the outskirts of Hay Al-Bakr. [A3maq] It issued a video of the suicide attack. [A3maq]
Here Daesh says it killed nine “SWAT” members and destroyed 2 Humvees in its suicide attack on the outskirts of Hay Al-Bakr. [A3maq]
Here Daesh says 2 of its suicide terrorists, one from Morocco and the other from Syria, attacked Iraqi forces with 2 vehicle bombs on the outskirts of Hay Al-Bakr, killing eighteen service members, wounding others, and destroying 4 Humvees. [StoreUp]
Daesh says its snipers killed five Iraqi service members on the outskirts of Hay Aden, Al-Bakr, and the Bawiza area (the last being outside the city). [A3maq]
DaeshDaily comment. So how do we evaluate the sharp contradiction between the government and Daesh stories? Notice that these attacks occurred “on the outskirts” of these neighborhoods. Such wording (synonymous with “near”) tells you that Daesh has lost this territory and is trying to obscure the fact. Daesh is always victorious (even when it’s not).
Daesh publishes a photo of the Syrian suicide terrorist who conducted an attack on Iraqi forces near Hay Al-Muharibin. [StoreUp]
Here Daesh says 3 Syrian suicide terrorists attacked Iraqi forces with vehicle bombs, one near Hay Al-Bakr, the other in Hay Al-Muharibin, and the third, near the Bawiza area. It says more than 35 soldiers were killed, and others wounded, and an Abrams tank and 6 Humvees were destroyed in the attacks. [StoreUp]
Daesh issues a video of battles on the outskirts of Hay Al-Intisar in east Mosul. [A3maq]
DaeshDaily comment. Another meaningless “outskirts” story.
Daesh says it targeted Iraqi forces in different areas in east Mosul and east of Mosul with more than 215 mortars, 4 Katyushas, and 2 heavy artillery shells, destroying 7 military positions. [Ana Al-Muslim]
Daesh says it killed ten “SWAT” (Special Forces) members and destroyed an Abrams tank and a Humvee Hay Al-Muharibin in northeast Mosul. [A3maq]
North and west Mosul
Coalition command says that the pace of battles in Mosul will be quicker as Iraqi forces enter the city from the north, south, and east, adding, however, that Daesh’s two-year stay in the city allowed it to build its resources and defenses. [Waradana]
A military source says 9th army division is advancing from the north from near Al-Kindi towards Al-Hadba neighborhood to enter the west side of Mosul. [Waradana]
Shura/Hammam Alil/Mosul subdistrict
The IFP Commander says IFP shelled a Daesh camp in Ibrahimiya village, 3 km south of Mosul, with rockets, killing 7. [Mawazin]
The IFP commander says his units shelled Daesh positions in Tilal Abu Saif near Mosul airport, killing five of them, including one Chechnya national. [Ghad]
IFP units are shelling Albu Saif and Ghazlani as a preparation to enter the southern part of Mosul. [ARA]
The IFP says its snipers killed 9 terrorists near Um Al-Masayid village, recaptured over the weekend, and says it found a large explosives cache in the area. [Sumaria]
Daesh says it stopped an Iraqi Army attack on Al-Qasr village, northwest of Hammam Al-Alil along the river, killing more than ten soldiers and destroying 6 Humvees and a BMP armored vehicle. [A3maq]
IFP says its units are searching the caves and hills south of Mosul for Daesh escapees from Shura and Hammam Al-Alil. [Forat]
PMF media says it had reached the outskirts of strategic Tal Abta village in far southwest Mosul District after liberating 270 sq. km during the fifth stage of its operations west of Mosul. [Shafaq]
PMF says Daesh forces inside Tal Abta are estimated at 600. [Waradana]
Daesh says it conducted a suicide attack on a PMF gathering near Salihiya village northeast of Tal Abta, killing or wounding PMF fighters and destroying a T72 tank. [A3maq]
Here Daesh says a Chechen suicide terrorist conducted the attack near Salihiya village. [Top4Top]
Daesh says it destroyed a PMF armored personnel carrier with a rocket near Al-Faisaliya village (also called Al-Sada) northwest of Tal Abta at the southern end of Tal Afar District. [A3maq]
A security source says PMF units found two mass graves of persons executed by Daesh west of Mosul. [Sumaria]
PMF says it reopened a primary school in Al-Shura, and contribute to reviving over 100 liberated villages through provision of humanitarian support and reoperation of water & sanitation health, schooling, and power facilities [Harbi]
Qayara/Makhmur
A security source says Rapid Response units liberated Al-Lazaga village next to Al-Hawd. [Forat]
Daesh says it destroyed an Iraqi T72 tank with a rocket near the Haj Ali area south of Qayara. [A3maq]
Daesh issues a video of targeting the tank. [A3maq]
Daesh says it destroyed 3 Iraqi forces Humvees in battles in Shayala Al-Imam and Al-Sahel villages southeast of Qayara. [A3maq]
Daesh says it killed 20 Iraqi service members and destroyed 7 Humvees and a T72 tank in a suicide attack in Shayala Al-Imam. [A3maq]
Here Daesh says it has conducted 3 suicide attacks on PMF gatherings in Shayala Al-Imam and Al-Sahel. [A3maq]
A PUK official says the Iraqi army, backed by Coalition warplanes, started an operation to liberate three villages in Makhmur. [Hawar]
Nineveh Plain
A security source says 16th Army division repelled a Daesh attack by 500 fighters on Bawiza northeast of Mosul. After several hours of fighting, the attackers returned to their 7 Nissan quarters northeast of Mosul. [Shafaq]
Daesh says it destroyed a Humvee and damaged another in battles on the outskirts of Bawiza. [A3maq]
Daesh says it killed eight PMF fighters and destroyed two Humvees in its attack. [A3maq]
Daesh issues a video of battles near the Bawiza area. [A3maq]
An Iraqi Army officer says his troops stopped a Daesh attack near Tel Keif city entrance, killing 8 terrorists and wounding 3, and forcing the rest to flee back to Mosul. [BasNews]
Northwest (Tal Afar, Sinjar)
As Tal Afar is under PMF siege now, 15th army division is getting ready to enter the city, says a member of the Ninewa PC. [Sumaria]
A Sunni Arab CoR member from Ninewa says American and Kurdish pressure made PM Abadi exclude the PMFs from participating in the Tal Afar city liberation. [SotKurdistan]
Saraya Al-Jihad, a PMF faction, says it destroyed a Daesh convoy of eight vehicles with a rocket strike. [Sumaria]
Badr Forces of the PMF says its 3rd battalion repelled a Daesh attack on Al-Sharia Al-Janoubia village near Tal Afar city, killing 31 attackers and destroying 3 vehicles. [Sumaria]
PMF media says its EODs are clearing four Turkmen villages south of Tal Afar city—South Maflaka, North Maflaka, South Turkmaniya, and Al-Salam from IEDs and war remnants. [Mawazin]
Daesh says it shot down a PMF recon drone and destroyed a Humvee, killing four fighters inside South Turkmaniya village south of Tal Afar on Monday. [A3maq]
Here Daesh says it killed more than twelve PMF fighters and destroyed a Humvee and 3 military vehicles in a suicide attack in South Turkmaniya village on Monday. [A3maq]
Here Daesh says a Chechen suicide terrorists attacked a PMF gathering with a vehicle bomb in South Turkmaniya village, killing twelve fighters and wounding others, and destroying a Humvee and three military vehicles. Daesh says after that battles erupted and killed three more fighters and shot down a recon drone. Daesh also says it destroyed an amphibious armored vehicle and a Humvee with 2 rockets in Handhala village. [Top4Top]
Daesh publishes photos of battles near South Turkmaniya village. [JustPaste]
Daesh says it destroyed a PMF amphibious armored vehicle and a Humvee with 2 rockets in Kharaba Juhaish village in northeastern Sinjar, southwest of Tal Afar. [A3maq]
Daesh publishes photos of an attack on PMFs in Kharaba Juhaish village. [DawaAlhaq]
KURDISTAN
Media sources say the KDP is refusing to provide KRG oil to the Iraq Oil Marketing Company (SOMO) in exchange for cash to pay KRG employees’ salaries. The Iraqi government said it would pay the salaries if the KRG agrees on providing the oil. [SotKurdistan] [SotKurdistan]
DaeshDaily comment. This is the latest chapter in what is now a long-running GOI-KRG dispute over oil policy. However, the story is as much about the political crisis in Kurdistan. Notice that this is a KDP decision, which it presumes can be imposed on the rest of the KRG. A political party is deciding, not the government, conceding that its leader is also acting as the KRG President. The large protests in Suleimaniya, which have a sympathetic ear from the PUK and Gorran, have been triggered by the failure to pay salaries. People have gone unpaid for months at a time. PUK and Gorran have of late been more cooperative with the Iraqi government.
The manager of the Erbil Health Directorate says Erbil hospitals are under pressure because they are receiving Iraqi Army service members who get injured in the Mosul battles. [SotKurdistan]
A local source in the Yazidi affairs office says security forces liberated 6 Yazidi citizens from Daesh captivity. [BasNews]
A security source says Kurdish security arrested 3 persons on terrorism charges in Darbandikhan, in Suleimaniya. [Rudaw]
A local official says the residents of 60 villages in the Amedi subdistrict bordering Turkey have left their houses because of the Turkish attacks on PKK locations in the area. [Sumaria]
Iranian security says it tracked and killed Abu Aisha Al-Kurdi, a Daesh commander, on the KRG-Iran border, as he tried to enter Iran from Kurdistan. [Rudaw]
SOUTHERN IRAQ
Babel
Babel Police announce arresting two men wanted on terrorism charges in Al-Qarya Al-Asriya, north of Babel. [Mada]
A security source in Babel says a security unit found and defused an IED placed behind a house wall in Iskandariya, during an inspection mission. [Mada]
Wasit
Wasit Police say they it sent the well-equipped special operations unit of Suwaira to join armed forces units protecting Samarra. [Mada]
Muthanna
Muthanna local government says it is extending security measures in Samawa desert and opposes transferring any soldier out of the province. The security units are spread around the desert of Samawa to watch for any infiltration. The local government stresses the threat is still there. [Mada]
Kerbala
Kerbala Police say they arrested 65 wanted persons, including 4 on terrorism charges. [Mada]
REPORTS FROM TURKEY
In his speech to the “Parliamentarians for Jerusalem” conference, Turkey’s President Erdogan says he “entered Syria to overthrow (president) Al-Assad” and to impose justice and hand over “the land to its true owners.” [Dorar]
The General Secretary of the Arab league admitted that Turkey allowed thousands of fighters to cross into Syria to topple the ruling regime there. He added these fighters turned against Turkey in the end. [ROJ]
REPORTS FROM SYRIA
The Coalition admitted attacking Syrian forces by mistake on the 17th of September, believing that they were Daesh units. The results of the Coalition investigation were issued in a 250-page report. The Coalition admitted good intentions and no willingness to attack Syrian forces, but lack of flags or distinctive signs contributed to the tragedy. [Anadolu]
A string of miscommunications, intelligence shortcomings and human errors resulted in a US-led coalition air strike in Syria in September that reportedly killed around 90 regime forces, the Pentagon said Tuesday. American, Australian, British and Danish planes all took part in the massive air attack, which saw a total of 34 guided bombs and hundreds of rounds of high-caliber ammunition.
There were “errors in the development of intelligence, as well as missed opportunities for coalition members on duty to recognize and voice contrary evidence to decision makers,” US Central Command (CENTCOM) said.
The statement, which followed a six-week probe, marked the US military’s first formal admission of fault into the September 17 attack near Deir Ez-Zor. Regime officials have accused the coalition of intentionally killing its troops, but CENTCOM stressed that the attack was conducted in the “good faith” belief it was targeting Daesh. [Al-Monitor]
SOHR says YPG suffered over 20 casualties killed in various areas in battles with Turkish units and Turkish supported opposition near Al-Bab, Manbij, and Kobane. [SyriaHR]
The Coalition says it conducted 12 airstrikes on Daesh positions in Syria, in or near Ain Eissa (3), Raqqa (2), Manbij (3), Deir Ez-Zor (2), and Shaddadi (2). [InherentResolve]
Northeast (Hasaka, Raqqa)
Hasaka
Turkish forces are continuing to construct the wall separating Kurdish areas of Syria from Kurdish areas in Turkey. [Hawar]
Daesh says it killed or wounded several SDF members by detonating an IED on their SUV east of Tal Hamis. [Ana Al-Muslim]
A child has lost his life in a fire that broke out in Roj refugee camp in Hasaka. [Hawar]
Raqqa
An SDF source says the SDF suspended the Raqqa Liberation battles because they are awaiting the results of the Al-Bab battles and those with the Turkey-backed opposition groups on Manbij, and because they are waiting for the new administration in the US. [BasNews]
Unidentified armed men killed Abu Amina Al-Halabi, a leading Daesh religious figure in Raqqa, while a Coalition drone killed Abu Mohammed Al-Baniyasi, a leading Daesh figure, between the villages of Hardan and Hadla north of the city. [ARA]
Northwest (Aleppo, Idlib)
Aleppo city
France called for an urgent UN Security Council meeting regarding Aleppo. [ARA]
A UN official described the situation east Aleppo as terrifying, as 16,000 persons had to escape the city. [Anadolu]
Refugees keep flowing from war areas in Aleppo towards the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood. 50 persons arrived today from Halak, Bustan Al-Basha, and Sheikh Faris. [Hawar]
The latest account of casualties in east Aleppo today is 51 killed and 150 wounded, says a non-government civil defense source in the city. [Anadolu]
SOHR says for the 15th day in a row, artillery and air shelling of east Aleppo neighborhoods is continuing. Latest account of governmental shelling on more than 13 neighborhoods is 29 dead civilians and tens of wounded under the wreckage. [SyriaHR]
A pro-government official says the Syrian government aims to take over the whole of Aleppo before US President-elect Donald Trump assumes power. [Rudaw]
Local residents denied earlier reports about clashes between governmental and YPG forces in Aleppo. Flags of both sides are raised beside each other and personnel of both parties were seen walking around freely in areas controlled by each other. [ARA]]
Earlier reports talked about clashes between YPG and government forces in east Aleppo after YPG took down Syrian flags in Halak and Bustan Al-Basha. [Qasioun]
An opposition source says opposition units repelled government attacks in the Jama’iyat Al-Zahra and Al-Sha’ar areas east of Aleppo. He says heavy casualties were inflicted on the attackers. [ARA]
An opposition source says his units repelled a government attack on Al-Qarasi, south of Aleppo. [ARA]
Russian warplanes raided Qaterji neighborhood in east Aleppo, wounding one woman, while government planes attacked Asia, Kafr Hamrah, and Anadan, north of the city. [Qasioun]
Government planes attacked refugees escaping the war in Bab Al-Nairab in east Aleppo, killing 25 and wounding tens of others. [Qasioun]
Idlib
Several civilians were killed in Syrian government air attacks on Jisr Al-Shughur and Maarat Al-Numan south of Idlib, and artillery shelling on Kafr Rumah. [ARA]
An IED exploded west of Idlib targeting a vehicle of Jaish Al-Fath. A member of the group was killed and seven civilians wounded, say local sources.
Al-Bab
Daesh says it killed or wounded several opposition fighters by detonating 2 IEDs near Khaliliya village near Qabasin. [Ana Al-Muslim]
Turkish Army confirmed “losing contact” with two of its soldiers in Syria. [ARA]
Daesh says it captured two Turkish soldiers near Al-Dana village west of Al-Bab. [A3maq] [BasNews]
Daesh says it stopped an opposition group’s attack on Zerzour village west of Arima, killing or wounding several fighters and destroying an SUV. [Ana Al-Muslim]
Daesh says it targeted opposition groups and Turkish Army positions in Um Adsa village west of Arima with 20 mortars. [Ana Al-Muslim]
Daesh says a child was killed and eight others wounded by Turkish shelling and rocketing on Al-Bab city. [A3maq]
Daesh says it destroyed a Turkish Army armored vehicle and a bulldozer with rockets south of Al-Azraq village west of Al-Bab. [A3maq]
Daesh issues a video of the 2 attacks. [A3maq]
Daesh says it targeted SDF positions in Al-Houta village with 38 mortars. [Ana Al-Muslim]
Daesh publishes 2 photos of targeting SDF (called “PKK”) positions in Al-Houta village south of Al-Arima. [DawaAlhaq]
Afrin
Afrin received around 1500 refugees escaping war operations in Al-Bab, Manbij, Qabasin, Aleppo, Deir Ez-Zor, Al-Ra’i, and Azaz. The refugees entered Afrin through the Al-Qatma crossing. [Hawar]
Afrin mourned 4 of its fighters killed in action against Daesh and Turkish-supported opposition fighters. [Hawar]
Turkish snipers wounded two civilians as they were harvesting their olive crops. [Hawar]
Manbij
Fighting continued in and around Olasha village in Al-Bab between the Manbij Military Council forces and the Turkish-supported opposition. Heavy Turkish artillery shelling is accompanying the battle. [Hawar]
Central and West (Homs, Hama, etc.)
Shelling and counter shelling between Daesh and government forces continued in Samaalil north of Homs and Al-Muhur oilfields east of it, SOHR says. [SyriaHR]
East (Deir Ez-Zor)
SOHR says unidentified warplanes destroyed Daesh vehicles and inflicted casualties near Tharda Mountains and 137th battalion HQ. [SyriaHR]
Daesh publishes photos of its terrorists near Deir Ez-Zor military airport. [JustPaste]
South (Rif Damashq, Suwayda, Daraa, etc.)
Syrian government forces captured the hill of Talat Al-Ayoun south of Jasim city after withdrawal of opposition forces. Local activists say that this advance will render the city of Faqe’ largely defenseless. [ARA]
Daesh says its affiliate, Khaled Army, stopped an opposition group attack from 4 sides in the Yarmouk Basin area west of Daraa, killing more than ten fighters and destroying a machine gun-mounted vehicle. Daesh says the opposition failed to achieve any advance in the attacks. [A3maq] [A3maq]
Opposition forces started an effort to drive Daesh out of Daraa by shelling the areas of Tal Saham, Ain Dhikr, and Sad Kawkab west of Daraa. The Khalid bin Al-Waleed group affiliated with Daesh fired back and killed 6 opposition fighters and destroyed 1 armored vehicle. [ARA]
Here the Khalid Army group says it killed fifteen opposition fighters in the battles, and wounded others, and destroyed two machine gun mounted vehicles in different areas in the Yarmouk Basin. [JustPaste]
Khalid Army publishes photos of the battles. [JustPaste]
OTHER MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA REPORTS
North Africa
Egypt (no reports)
Libya
Northeast
The Libyan National Army (LNA) Special Forces’ spokesman says the LNA is advancing in the Busnaib and Qanfouda areas, he also says five Special Forces soldiers were killed by a land mine while clearing the Qawarsha area, and the LNA lost contact with another soldier. [Wasat]
The LNA Special Forces say two of their soldiers were killed and two others wounded by a land mine in the Busnaib area. [Libya24]
Central coast
A medical source says the son of a Libyan Council of Representatives member was killed in battles against Daesh in the Giza area. [Wasat]
The GNA military spokesman says the battles have stopped in the Giza area during the last 48 hours. However, he says warplanes and artillery targeted Daesh snipers in Giza. He also says the military is waiting for financial support from the GNA. [Wasat] [Libya24]
Other countries
Pakistan
A police official said a policeman was killed, and two others injured as unidentified militants targeted a police patrol vehicle on Peshawar’s Ring Road on Monday. [PakObserver]
Daesh says it shot and killed a police officer and wounded others in Peshawar on Monday. [A3maq]
USA
Daesh’s A3maq says, according to a “security source,” that the attacker in Ohio is a Daesh “soldier” and conducted the attack in a response to Daesh’s call to target Coalition citizens. [A3maq]
DaeshDaily comment. So far, investigators in the US have not linked the attacker to any specific group.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Videos of the Day
A Daesh video shows Counter Terrorism Service general Abdul Wahab Al-Saedi eluding a sniper’s bullet in Mosul. [YouTube]
A video of Yazidi families who escaped Daesh controlled areas in Tal Afar [Sumaria]
Egyptian social media activists issued angry videos, and song, against Qatar after Al-Jazeera published a report that was considered insulting to the Egyptian Army [YouTube] [YouTube] [YouTube]
DaeshDaily comment. Daesh online fanboys were really happy with Al-Jazeera’s report and published it on their websites.
DAESH MEDIA
Daesh audio newsletter for today [Bayan]
Daesh issues infographics about the Iraqi losses in the 6th week of the Mosul battle. [A3maq]
Daesh publishes photos of battles in the north Mosul military sector. [DawaAlhaq]
Daesh publishes photos of its “industry” in Al-Qa’im. [DawaAlhaq]
