September 22, 2015
قوات الجيش العراقي
REPORTS FROM IRAQ
Speculation persists about American troops participating in the Anbar campaign. The reports of American advisors leaving their bases in convoys might be the reason, but the rumors are being taken seriously and favorably by many Iraqi officials. Some Shia militia leaders accused the government of halting the Anbar campaign on American orders but we think the American advisors are gathering more information about the battlefield (and perhaps advising the Iraqis to stop relying on bullrush attacks and try other more “Economy of Force” tactics). The Badr, AAH and KH militias issued a joint statement asking the Iraqi government not to depend on the Americans [Sumaria], but the leader of ISCI, Ammar Al-Hakim, in a meeting with the Spanish Ambassador, asked for a bigger role by the Coalition to fight Daesh [Buratha].
The spokesman of the PMFs says the PMFs respect the relationships and the agreements with the American side but they won’t accept having these agreements turned into orders given to them. He also says it’s highly unlikely the Americans will fight in Iraq, but the PMFs won’t fight alongside them anyway [Mada].
PM Abadi’s spokesman says the role of the American troops is advisory and that hasn’t changed yet. He also says it’s not accurate to link the American advisors coming to Iraq and the new Russian support to Syria, and that Iraq deals with the Daesh problem based on its own national interests. [Mada]
ANBAR
Falluja
A source in Anbar Operations Command says Iraqi forces launched a major attack in Azraqiya northwest of Falluja, killing the Daesh commander of river operations, a Saudi terrorist called Abu Dujana, and 7 of his associates, and destroyed 14 boats. [Mada]
Iraqi forces killed 8 Daesh terrorists, wounded 7, and destroyed an anti-aircraft cannon near the Al-Salam intersection southwest of Falluja. [IWMC Report]
Baghdad Operations Command troops killed 4 terrorists in Qarma, including the Daesh military commander, and destroyed 3 vehicles and 6 hideouts. [BOC Facebook Page]
Baghdad Operations Command troops killed 2 Daesh terrorists in Nuaimiya south of Falluja. [BOC Facebook Page]
Ramadi
A security source says the Coalition bombed a Daesh weapons storehouse and an IED factory in Sufiya east of Ramadi, killing 16 terrorists and wounding 20. [Sumaria] IWMC reports that
Iraqi forces destroyed 2 weapons storehouses and a training camp in addition to a Daesh headquarters. [IWMC Report]
IAA helicopters targeted Daesh in Albu Shijil and Malahma to the north, killing many terrorists. [IWMC Report] A source in Anbar Operations Command says the IAA hit 3 Daesh locations in Albu Shijil and Malahma, killing 5 terrorists and destroying 2 vehicles. [Sumaria]
Daesh publishes photos of shelling Iraqi forces in Albu Aitha north of Ramadi with Katyusha rockets. [Just Paste]
The Chairman of the subdistrict council in Khaldiya says 2 civilians were killed and 3 injured in Daesh mortaring on different areas of the city. [Maalomah]
The Chairman also says 350 tribal fighters finished their training at Habbaniya Base and will join the Iraqi forces. [Maalomah] He also says the American troops deployed surveillance balloons at the Habbaniya base. [Sumaria]
A local commander says a brigade of 1,000 tribal fighters was established and is being trained at the Habbaniya and Baghdadi bases. [Iraq Press]
The IFP Commander says his troops killed a Daesh sniper and destroyed 5 Daesh locations in Hsaiba east of the city. He also says the IFP Commandos destroyed 3 mortar detachments and a rocket launcher being used to shell the Khaldiya police station. [Buratha]
Iraqi forces destroyed a Daesh vehicle and a hideout in Hsaiba. [IWMC Report]
The Chairman of the security committee in Khaldiya says the Coalition bombed Daesh in Khaldiya and Hsaiba killing 15 terrorists. [Baghdadia]
The IFP Commander says his troops killed 2 Daesh snipers near Tal Masoud. He also says the IFP killed 14 Daesh fighters near Ramadi. [Baghdadia]
Iraqi forces stopped a Daesh attack in Siddiqiya east of Ramadi, killing 2 terrorists. [IWMC Report]
Iraqi forces destroyed a Daesh vehicle and killed 4 terrorists near Anbar University. [IWMC Report]
Hit/Haditha
The Jazeera Operations Commander says Iraqi forces stopped a Daesh attack on Baghdadi, killing 4 terrorists and wounding 3. [Mada]
Elsewhere in Anbar
A security source says the Coalition launched an airstrike on Daesh in Al-Qa’im, killing “dozens” of terrorists. [Baghdadia]
Daesh publishes a video of attacking then detonating an Iraqi Army border station with Saudi Arabia. [Archive]
DaeshDaily: This video shows a typical Daesh attack from A to Z, first shelling the station with mortars, then sending a suicide bomber in a vehicle bomb, then breaking through and blowing up the place. It’s not clear exactly when and where this attack took place or what happened to the soldiers inside the station.
SALAHUDDIN
Baiji
The Commander of IFP Special Forces says the IFP launched an attack on Daesh in several areas in Baiji, killing 25 terrorists. They destroyed 2 Humvee bombs, captured an armored construction shovel, and seized chemical materials used by Daesh in manufacturing IEDS. [Sumaria]
A security source says Iraqi forces stopped a Daesh attack in Tal Abu Jarad west of Baiji. The source says Daesh detonated fuel tankers to obscure the visibility for IAA pilots, then launched the attack. Four Daesh terrorists were killed and 13 IFP members wounded. [Mada] Another source says 6 bodies of Daesh terrorists, mostly from Central Asia, were taken by the Iraqi forces and 4 were left on the battle field. The source also says 2 car bombs were bombed and destroyed north of Baiji. [Mada]
The commander of Al-Nujaba’, a Shia militia, says his troops and Iraqi forces stopped the attack on Baiji and destroyed 9 car bombs. He also says they found the bodies of 26 Daesh terrorists and captured 17 men, including a Chinese, a Central Asian, a Libyan and a Saudi. [Mada]
A source in the Iraqi Intelligence Service says they intercepted Daesh wireless communications in Baiji, indicating that the leader of the Daesh Chechen brigade withdrew with his fighters from Baiji, accusing the Iraqi Daesh members of cowardice. [Mada]
A security source says the Coalition destroyed a Daesh convoy of 10 vehicles near Baiji. [Ghad]
Videos of battles in Baiji [YouTube] [YouTube]
Daesh publishes photos of shelling Iraqi forces west of Baiji with mortars and “locally made” rockets. [Just Paste] [Just Paste] And Speicher base with Katyushas. [GulfUp]
Tikrit
The IFP Commander says Iraqi forces raided a bomb factory in Al-Alam east of Tikrit and confiscated 50 rockets and 200 kg of TNT. [Buratha]
Daesh publishes photos of an Iraqi Army barrack north of Tikrit. [Just Paste]
Samarra
Samarra Operations Command killed 3 terrorists, wounded 4, and captured 4 men wanted on terrorism charges. [IWMC Report]
Daesh publishes photos of the 2 suicide bombers, and Iraqi and a Syrian, who detonated a vehicle bomb in the Iraqi forces west of Samarra. [Just Paste]
Elsewhere in Salahuddin
A member of Salahuddin GC asks the government to pay the salaries of the PMF fighters. [Etejah]
A video of a car bomb explosion on Iraqi forces [YouTube]
BAGHDAD
PM Abadi’s office issued a statement criticizing the Human Rights Watch report about Salahuddin. It says the report deliberately ignored several facts, including that Dasesh booby-trapped many houses before it left and also that the report was based on statements of unreliable witnesses. [Sumaria]
DaeshDaily comment. At issue are actions of Iraqi (mostly militia) forces after they entered Tikrit several months ago. (Click on the link for the report.) The behavior of Shia militias in Sunni areas is highly sensitive, and Abadi made strenuous efforts after earlier incidents elsewhere to exert some level of control over them and minimize human rights abuses.
An Iraqi official says PM Abadi was targeted by several assassination attempts recently, including 2 foiled by the American Embassy. [Aawsat]
A report about the cholera cases in Baghdad and other cities. [Sumaria]
Baghdad Operations Command publishes photos of the truck used to launch the Katyusha rockets on Baghdad Airport yesterday. [Sumaria] Baghdad Operations Command troops found 2 trucks loaded with Katyusha rockets in addition to 3 IEDs in Sabiyat near Taji in north Baghdad. [BOC Facebook Page]
Baghdad Operations Command troops destroyed a Daesh vehicle carrying a machine gun and destroyed 4 houses used by the terrorists in west Baghdad. [BOC Facebook Page]
The IFP killed a Daesh suicide bomber in Tuwaitha in south Baghdad. [BOC Facebook Page]
Baghdad Operations Command defused 7 IEDs in south Baghdad. [BOC Facebook Page]
According to security sources:
- Five terrorism suspects were arrested in Tarmiya in north Baghdad. [Mada]
- Eight civilians were injured when an IED exploded in a commercial area in Suleikh in north Baghdad. [Mada]
- Three unknown bodies were found in Bub Al-Sham in north Baghdad. A woman’s body was found in Baghdad Al-Jadida in east Baghdad. [Sumaria]
- The body of an unknown man was found in Baladiyat in east Baghdad. [Sumaria]
- Security forces defused a car bomb in Mashtal in east Baghdad. [Etejah]
- Unknown armed men shot and killed 2 brothers in their car in Jisr Diyala in southeast Baghdad. [Baghdadia]
- Two civilians were killed and 8 wounded in an IED explosion in Abu Dsheer in south Baghdad. [Mada]
- A civilian was injured when a roadside IED exploded in Rasheed in south Baghdad. [Sumaria]
- A civilian was killed and 6 wounded in an IED explosion in a commercial area in Bakriya in west Baghdad. [Mada]
The MoD publishes a video of the IAF bombing Daesh targets in several areas. [MoD Website]
Overall in the past 24 hours, the IAF conducted 8 sorties and the IAA 15.
The Coalition conducted 12 sorties, killing many terrorists and destroying 3 heavy machine guns, a rocket launcher, 2 vehicles and 5 Daesh locations. [IWMC Report]
DIYALA
The Chairman of the security committee in Diyala GC says security forces found an IED factory on the outskirts of Baquba and arrested 3 wanted terrorists. [Sumaria]
A security source says a civilian was killed and another wounded when unknown armed men shot them in the Shifta area of central Baquba. [Mada]
Unknown armed men kidnapped a former general in Saddam’s army in north Baquba. [Baghdadia]
Unknown armed men shot and killed an employee of the Ministry of Education on the road between Baquba and Al-Khalis. [Baghdadia]
A civilian was killed and 4 wounded in an IED explosion in Kanaan south of Baquba. [Baghdadia]
An IED exploded in Muqdadiya, killing a civilian and wounding 4. [Baghdadia]
Daesh publishes photos of shelling Iraqi forces in Diyala. [Just Paste]
KIRKUK
A security source says the Coalition killed the Daesh leader of “Islamic police” by bombing his vehicle in Hawija. [Mada]
A Peshmerga source says Kurdish forces supported by Coalition airpower liberated Karkran village, 45 km (28 miles) south of Daquq, from Daesh and are clearing the area of IEDs. [Mada]
The mayor of Makhmur says Daesh shelled the city with 3 Katyusha rockets, with no casualties. [Iraq Press]
NINEWA
A local source says Daesh executed 4 of its local leaders, accusing them of cowardice. The source also says Daesh destroyed 2 military camps in Tal Afar and the runway of Mosul airport. [Maalomah]
DaeshDaily comment. Why would you destroy a runway unless you thought enemy aircraft might land on it in the near future?
A local source says disputes have escalated among Daesh terrorists in Mosul, especially due to the financial crisis caused by dwindling resources. [Maalomah]
DaeshDaily comment. The crisis seems to follow from all the recent bombing of Daesh assets by Coalition aircraft, the loss of the oil fields in Salahuddin to Iraqi forces, and the recent government decision to hold salary payments to its employees in Ninewa so as to stop Daesh from extorting much of the money for themselves.
A source in Dijla Operations Command says the IAA targeted a Daesh meeting in Qayara, killing 22 terrorists including the Daesh wali of Dijla (south Ninewa). [Maalomah]
DaeshDaily comment: Local sources on Facebook say the airstrike was conducted by the Coalition. Maalomah is a pro-Shia militia agency that usually downplays the role of the Coalition.
A security source says Daesh evacuated 3 secret prisons in addition to its Qayara military camp south of Mosul and moved the prisoners to unknown locations. [Maalomah]
The spokesman of the National Mobilization Forces says Daesh has started to dig a 3m by 4.5 m trench east of Mosul anticipating the start of Ninewa liberation battles. [Sumaria]
An Iraqi official says 11 Daesh terrorists, including 2 Germans and a Brit, were killed in internal disputes on Saturday in Baaj. A source in the Peshmerga says 13 Daesh terrorists were killed in Coalition airstrikes on several areas in Ninewa. [Karemlash]
A PUK source says 24 Daesh terrorists were killed in Coalition airstrikes on several areas in Ninewa. [PUKMedia] He also says the Coalition bombed 2 Daesh locations on the left (east) side of Mosul, killing 30 terrorists. [PUKMedia]
A member of Mosul Notables Council says Daesh killed a mosque imam for refusing to issue a fatwa for young men to join Daesh. [Karemlash] A local source in Mosul says the terrorists are forcing the mosque imams to issue fatwas to join Daesh. [Rudaw]
A member of Ninewa GC says Daesh raised taxes and fees on citizens in Mosul, including hospital fees. [Baghdadia]
Local sources say Daesh increased its checkpoints to deal with the growing number of its fighters leaving the Baiji battlefields and running away to Mosul, or leaving the Mosul outskirts for the city to avoid the heavy bombing. [Ghad]
A Kurdish forces source in Sinjar says his troops killed 2 Daesh terrorists. He also says the Coalition bombed Daesh on the road between Sinjar and Tal Afar on Monday killing 4 terrorists. [Hawar]
Daesh publishes a video of the damages at a grain factory in Mosul after a Coalition airstrike. [A3maq]
OTHER GOVERNORATES
Southern Iraq
A security source in Basra says a cell of 9 Daesh members, originally from Anbar, was arrested. [Mada]
A member of Babel GC says 50 cases of cholera were detected in the governorate and most of them were treated. [Maalomah]
REPORTS FROM SYRIA
Daesh released 6 Kurdish women and their children after kidnapping them on Sunday from Qulana village in Kobane countryside. Daesh still hold 26 men from the same village. [Welati]
Daesh attacked the YPG southeast of Sarrin, but they stopped the attack, killing 16 terrorists. [PUKMedia]
A YPG source says the Kurdish forces supported by the Coalition airpower clashed with Daesh near Al-Hawl west of Hasaka, killing 40 and wounding 60. [PUKMedia]
Daesh publishes photos of the results of the bombing on a hospital in Deir Al-Zor. [Just Paste]
Daesh confiscated 300 houses belong to Kurds in Manbij during the last 10 days. [Hawar]
The JAT, a Syrian armed group, publishes a video of detonating a fuel tanker on Daesh in Harbal near Mare’. [YouTube]
Local activists say a car bomb exploded in Hay Al-Zahra in Homs wounding 12 civilians. [ARA] The Syrian regime says a civilian was killed and 12 wounded in the attack (video). [SANA]
Al-Nusra imitates Daesh and kills 10 people, including a young boy, accusing them of homosexuality (video). [SyriaHR]
Daesh publishes photos of its terrorists in Hay Al-Qadam in south Damascus. [Just Paste]
REPORTS FROM OTHER MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICAN COUNTRIES
Egypt. The Egyptian army says the first stage of its campaign in Sinai is over (video). [Youm7]
Libya. A source in the Shoura Council of Mujahedeen (SCMD) in Derna says its fighters trapped Daesh on the eastern coast of Derna. He also says Daesh booby-trapped the areas they controlled to stop the SCMD from advancing. [Arabi21]
The Libya Salvation Government asks the judicial workers to go back to their jobs in Derna after Daesh’s defeat there. [Ana Al-Muslim]
DaeshDaily comment. In the comment section of this website, Daesh supporters seem extremely agitated by this because it’s the first time the infidel courts are functioning in Derna since the fall of Gaddafi and they blame Al-Qaeda for it.
The Libyan army says it controls a major street in Benghazi after heavy clashes with Daesh. [AfriGate]
Daesh continued its search campaign in Sirte and arrested many people. [AfriGate]
Afghanistan. Daesh says the clashes continue between its terrorists and the Afghan army in Nangarhar and 35 Afghan soldiers have been killed so far. [Dump]
Daesh audio newsletter in English. [Archive]
SOCIAL MEDIA SOURCES
Facebook Page of the Day
A local news page about Mosul.
Daesh Twitter Accounts of the Day
https://twitter.com/Albarqwi24
