September 24, 2018
General Fadhil Barwari
MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS
Iraq
Dawa Party leader says they won’t allow outside candidates for PM [..]
General Barwari, ISOF Commander, dies of complications after heart attack [..]
Danish Coalition troops shell PMF camp [..]
Shirqat tribal leaders hold meeting planning to expel Daesh families [..]
Samarra IFP Commander provides bodyguards to mukhtars [..]
Qayara court issues arrest warrants against tribal PMF leaders in Hatra [..]
Turkey
Daesh member arrested in Turkey confirmed to have entered country as refugee [..]
Syria
HTS says they’re meeting ahead of official statement on Russia-Turkey Idlib agreement [..]
Kurdish National Council welcomes Idlib agreement but warns against further movement of armed groups [..]
Daesh launches revenge attacks against SDF in Deir Ez-Zor [..]
SDF says 40 Daesh fighters killed in Hajin in last 24 hours [..]
Daesh claims mortar and sniper counter-attacks in Al-Baghouz [..]
Other countries
Iran: Major attack on military parade kills at least 25; Iranians blame Saudis [..]
… but Daesh claims responsibility [..]
REPORTS FROM IRAQ
NATIONAL NEWS
New government
An unnamed leader in the Dawa Party said that candidates for the post of Prime Minister would be nominated through his party, and that the Dawa Party would not allow other parties to put forth a candidate for PM. The leader said that sitting PM Haider Al-Abadi had become a weak candidate for a second term, and that the party would seek to nominate Tariq Najm as a compromise candidate. [BaghdadNews]
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday that the US was “working in Iraq to form an Iraqi national government” and that the next leader would be a figure “chosen by the Iraqi people and voted for in the last elections.” He added that US had participated in several activities to counter Iranian-sponsored terrorist attacks, and that the US would not accept Iran continuing its practices in the region and in Iraq. [Rudaw]
Anti-Daesh campaign
According to 2 American reports published by The Atlantic, the end of the “Islamic Caliphate” does not mean the end of Daesh in both Syria and Iraq. The article on Iraq noted that the Iraqi government had emerged victorious against Daesh last year, but added that in the predominantly Sunni provinces of Diyala, Salahuddin, and Anbar, Daesh was again carrying out insurgent-style attacks. The article also said that one indicator of the ability of IDPs to return to their home areas was the number of mukhtars killed by Daesh in that area. [Sumaria]
DaeshDaily comment. We have noted Daesh’s targeting of mukhtars, and the lack of protection given them, many times.
Also see story below under Anti-Daesh campaign, in Syria.
On Monday, the Dhi Qar Criminal Court sentenced 2 terrorists to death by hanging and another to life imprisonment after their conviction on various criminal charges in Anbar and Diyala Provinces. The Higher Judicial Council said that the 2 convicts who were given death sentences were responsible for killing 12 civilians in the Anah and Al-Jazeera regions of Anbar Province. The convict sentenced to life imprisonment was implicated in bombing houses in the city of Wajihiya, Diyala Province. [Sumaria] [Ghad]
In memoriam
On Thursday, General Fadhil Barwari, the Commander of the US-trained Golden Division, aka Iraqi Special Operations Forces (ISOF), passed away in Erbil due to health complications from a heart attack. Born in Dahuk, Barwari joined the Peshmerga in his late 30s during the reign of the former Ba’ath regime, joining the Iraqi Army after the fall of the regime. Barwari is remembered for leading Iraqi forces, particularly the Golden Division, against Daesh. Brett McGurk, US Envoy to the Coalition, described Barwari as “a legend” to whom “the world owes a debt of gratitude.” [Kurdistan24]
PM Haider Al-Abadi reportedly attended General Barwari’s funeral.
BAGHDAD
Northeast (Adhamiya, etc.)
Daesh said on Sunday it killed or wounded 12 Shia people and destroyed 2 buses with 2 IEDs in the Al-Qahera neighborhood of Adhamiya. [ICDNSep23]
Daesh’s A3maq said 13 people were killed or wounded in the attack. [A3maq]
DaeshDaily comment. The Al-Qahera neighborhood is a mixed area, and more Sunni than Shia. There is no way all the victims were Shia.
Southeast (Mada’in, etc.)
Daesh said it killed or wounded PMF members with an IED in the Mada’in area on Wednesday. [ICDNSep21]
West (Mansour, Abu Ghraib, etc.)
A security source said on Monday that a person wanted on terrorism charges had been arrested after attempting to pass through a security checkpoint manned by the “Falcons” intelligence cell in west Baghdad. [BaghdadNews] [Ghad]
Total Baghdad security incidents reported: 3 (Includes only incidents reported)
Total IED security incidents reported: 1
ANBAR
General Nouman Al-Zubaie, the Commander of the 7th Division in Anbar Province, said that 16 secret tunnels used by Daesh had been destroyed, which he said secured the desert areas between Anbar and Salahuddin and Ninewa Provinces. He said that dozens of booby traps and IEDs were also found and destroyed, and various weapons seized. [ArabsToday]
Falluja
Daesh said it killed two tribal PMF fighters and wounded three others by setting off an IED on their Humvee in Zaidan village on Wednesday. [ICDNSep21]
Daesh said it blew up the house of a “wizard” in the Al-Wahda neighborhood of Falluja city, on Friday, wounding his son, a National Guard member, and causing damage. [ICDNSep22]
DaeshDaily comment. Daesh uses the term “wizard” for Sufi Muslims.
Daesh said it damaged a vehicle carrying policemen in the Nazal neighborhood of Falluja city, on Friday. [ICDNSep23]
Ramadi
Daesh said it killed five Iraqi Army members and destroyed their vehicle with an IED in the Kilo 18 area, near Ramadi, on Saturday. [A3maq]
Al-Qa’im
The PMF Commander for the “western axis” of Anbar, Qassem Musleh, said on Monday that Danish troops in the Coalition had shelled a PMF camp near Saada (in Al-Qa’im) at around 8 PM that evening. Musleh said that 8 shells fell near the camp. [Sumaria]
A Kurdish news source added that Musleh said this was a “deliberate targeting by foreign forces.” An unattributed Iraqi Army source reportedly said that it had been a mistake during a training exercise. [NRT]
Rutba
The Center for Security Information said on Monday that 3 Daesh fighters had been killed at the Iraq-Syria border. The Center credited the 19th Brigade (PMF) with the killings, and said they happened in the area of Akashat, a border town in the Al-Waleed subdistrict. [Sumaria]
A DaeshDaily source said on Sunday that joint security units, supported by Coalition planes, destroyed a large Daesh training camp in the western Anbar desert, killing several terrorists. The source also said the units destroyed Daesh tunnels, hideouts, IEDs, and motorcycles and captured 4 suspects. The source sent us photos of the operations.
A DaeshDaily source said on Sunday that Iraqi Army 7th division units killed 4 Daesh terrorists, destroyed their vehicle, and defused a vehicle bomb near the “Al-Dhab’a” village. The source sent us photos of the vehicles.
Daesh said it killed three Iraqi Army members and destroyed their vehicle with an IED near the Jordanian border, on Saturday. [ICDNSep23]
Daesh said it killed four Iraqi Army members and destroyed their vehicle with an IED in the Kilo 120 area, east of Rutba, on Saturday. [ICDNSep23]
SALAHUDDIN
Shirqat
A DaeshDaily source said on Saturday that tribal leaders of Shirqat held a meeting and agreed to displace families of Daesh members from their areas within a week. The source said the leaders accused those families of providing weapons and food supplies and information about Iraqi forces to Daesh terrorists. The source said the meeting occurred after several security incidents in Shirqat. The source sent us photos of the meeting.
A DaeshDaily source said on Saturday that PMF units stopped a Daesh attack on the village of Al-Aitha and captured the Daesh military commander of the Shirqat area, Abu Hudhaifa Al-Anbari, who was wounded in his leg during the battle.
A DaeshDaily source said on Saturday that Salahuddin SWAT and PMF units captured 4 Daesh terrorists and confiscated weapons and food items in a tunnel near the village of Al-Naml. The source said the terrorists admitted they were getting supplies from corrupt tribal PMF members. The source sent us photos of the tunnel.
A DaeshDaily source said on Sunday that 2 Iraqi Army members were killed and another wounded when an IED exploded on their SUV near Tilul Al-Baj. The source said that security units had defused 4 other IEDs planted by Daesh terrorists in the same area.
A DaeshDaily source said on Sunday that tribal PMF units captured a man near Shabali village who was transporting clothes and food supplies to Daesh terrorists hiding in the area. The source said the man, who lives in an IDP camp, has 2 brothers fighting with Daesh in Syria.
Daesh said it killed eight Iraqi Army members in clashes in Sheikh Hamad village, northeastern Shirqat district, on September 18. [A3maq]
Daesh said on Friday it destroyed an Iraqi Army Humvee with an IED in Al-Khadhraniya village, in Shirqat district. [A3maq]
In another report, Daesh said it killed three Iraqi Army members, including an officer, and destroyed their Humvee with an IED in Al-Khadhraniya village, on Friday. [A3maq]
Baiji
A DaeshDaily source said on Saturday that IFP and PMF units started a military operation to surround Daesh terrorists in the Makhoul Mountains area. The source said that IFP artillery targeted several Daesh positions on the mountains. The source sent us photos of the operations.
Tikrit
Federal Police said that they arrested a person wanted on terrorism charges who was trying to enter the city of Tikrit. [Sumaria]
Daesh said it destroyed an SUV carrying tribal PMF members with an IED near Al-Manahil village, in Tikrit district, on Wednesday, killing or wounding the fighters inside, including an officer. [A3maq] [ICDNSep20]
Daesh said it killed or wounded Shia people by targeting a religious gathering in Al-Alam with an IED on Thursday. [ICDNSep22]
Daesh said it destroyed a liquor store in Tikrit city with an IED on Friday. [ICDNSep22]
Samarra
A DaeshDaily source said on Thursday that the IFP 4th Division Commander met with mukhtars from Samarra and Ishaqi and urged them to provide information about Daesh sleeper cells. The source said the commander also assigned 2 bodyguards to each mukhtar, provided them with AKs, and established military points near their houses.
DaeshDaily comment. Finally, some serious procedures to protect the mukhtars. We hope that security commanders copy this in all Daesh–infected areas.
A DaeshDaily source said on Saturday that 2 Iraqi Hezbollah members, including a commander, were killed and 3 others wounded when a roadside IED exploded on their vehicle near Huwaish village.
Southern Salahuddin (Dujail)
A DaeshDaily source said on Saturday that IFP units in Dujail captured an AAH commander who was responsible for killing 4 young men from the Khazraj tribe last month.
Eastern Salahuddin (Al-Daur, Tooz)
A DaeshDaily source said on Thursday that a tribal PMF commander was killed when a group of Daesh terrorists attacked his house in Al-Milh village, in Al-Daur. The source said the terrorists fled on motorcycles after the attack. The source said the village was vulnerable to Daesh attacks because there are no security units nearby.
Daesh said on Sunday it killed and Iraqi soldier, wounded others, and destroyed their vehicle with an IED near Bir Ahmed village, in Tooz. [ICDNSep23]
DIYALA
Baquba/Southeast Diyala
Daesh said on Monday it severely wounded a Shia person and damaged his vehicle with an IED in Abu Saida village, in Al-Waqf. [A3maq]
Central Diyala (Abu Saida)
A security source in Diyala Province said on Monday that a farmer had been injured by an IED explosion in his orchard, in the Abu Saida area. [Mawazin]
Northern Diyala (Kifri, Khanaqin, Khalis north)
Tigris Ops Command said on Monday that 6 Daesh members had been killed by an airstrike in Khanaqin district. [Sumaria] [Roj]
Security personnel found the bodies of 7 Daesh members in the outskirts of Khanaqin, as reported on Monday. A security source said that they had been killed by airstrikes on the day before. [BaghdadPost]
Daesh said its snipers killed an Iraqi soldier in Umm Talil village, west of Udhaim, on Saturday. [A3maq]
Daesh said it blew up the houses of an Iraqi Army soldier and a PMF member in Al-Awamer village, in Qara Tapa, on Wednesday. [ICDNSep20]
Daesh said it wounded four Iraqi Army members and damaged a Humvee with an IED in Al-Islah village, in Jalawla, on Thursday. [A3maq]
A DaeshDaily source said on Sunday that PMF units shot and killed a Daesh suicide terrorist who attacked a PMF office in Khanaqin.
Daesh said that it damaged 2 IFP vehicles in an ambush near Mikhas village, in Khanaqin, on Wednesday. [A3maq]
KIRKUK
Kirkuk
A DaeshDaily source said on Thursday that 2 people were killed and 4 others wounded when a parked vehicle bomb exploded, targeting a Shia gathering in the Tis’in neighborhood just outside Kirkuk city.
Daesh claimed responsibility for the attack, claiming it killed or wounded 20 Shia people. [A3maq]
Hawija (Riyadh, Al-Zab, etc.)
The PMF media office said that the 56th Brigade (PMF), local police, and community elders and dignitaries in the Abbasi subdistrict of Hawija had held a security meeting to coordinate their joint pursuit of Daesh cells. [AynAl-Iraq]
A DaeshDaily source said on Thursday that Daesh terrorists set fire to the houses of several security personnel in Tal Al-Ward village, in Riyadh. The source said the village is empty.
A DaeshDaily source said on Thursday that three IFP members were killed and two others wounded when an IED exploded, targeting their vehicle, on the road between Riyadh and Rashad.
Daesh said it set fire to the house of a tribal PMF member in Al-Safra village, west of Riyadh, on Wednesday. Daesh published photos of the attack. [ICDNSep20] [ICDNSep20]
Daesh said it shot and killed an IFP member between Khirbat Aziz and Al-Mustafia village, in Riyadh, on Thursday. [ICDNSep21]
Daesh said on Sunday it killed three IFP members in an attack on the road between Riyadh and Hawija.
It also said it damaged an IFP Humvee that came to the area with an IED, killing or wounding the IFP members inside. [A3maq] [A3maq] [ICDNSep23]
Southwest (Daquq, Rashad, Taza, etc.)
Daesh said it destroyed an IFP Humvee and set a military position on fire with an IED near Tob Zawa village, Daquq district, on Thursday. [A3maq]
Daesh said it killed three IFP members, including an officer, wounded seven others, and destroyed their SUV with 2 IEDs near Arab Koy village, in Daquq district. [A3maq]
Daesh said on Monday it destroyed a vehicle carrying IFP members with an IED near the Iftikhar area, in Daquq district. [A3maq]
NINEWA
Mosul city
The Ministry of the Interior said on Monday that the 12th Emergency Police Regiment under Ninewa Police Command had arrested 8 Daesh members in the Al-Zahra, Sumer, and Qadisiya neighborhoods of east Mosul. The Ministry said that the arrests included both Daesh fighters and members in Daesh’s “Islamic Police.” [Sumaria]
A DaeshDaily source said on Sunday that security units captured 4 men on terrorism charges in Al-Arabi, in east Mosul. The source said the units confiscated forged IDs from the house of 1 of the arrestees. The source said the IDs were intended to be given to Daesh members who are trying to flee to Turkey. The source sent us photos of the captured men.
Mosul District
South (Shura)
A DaeshDaily source said on Thursday that an old man was killed and his son wounded when a group of Daesh terrorists in a pickup vehicle shot at them near Ayn Al-Jahash village. The source said the victims were civilians and had nothing to do with the security forces.
On Friday, the source said that two civilian brothers were killed when a group of Daesh terrorists raided a house in the same village. The source said the terrorists were in military uniforms.
Daesh said it killed two PMF members, wounded two others, and destroyed an SUV with an IED in “Shurtaniya” village, in Shura, on Friday. [A3maq]
In another report, Daesh claimed it shot and destroyed the SUV. [ICDNSep22]
Western Ninewa
Tal Afar
The PMF media office announced that PMF field engineering detachments had found IEDs and explosive belts in Sheikh Ibrahim and Abu Rasin, Tal Afar district. [Ghad]
A DaeshDaily source said on Thursday that 3 PMF members were killed, 3 others wounded, and their vehicle destroyed when an IED exploded on the road between Abu Mariya village and Tal Afar.
A DaeshDaily source said on Saturday that PMF units killed 2 Daesh terrorists, one from Syria and one from Central Asia, who were hiding in a tunnel on a mountain near Abu Mariya village. The source said the PMFs paraded the bodies of the terrorists around the village. The source sent us photos of the parade.
A DaeshDaily source said on Monday that Iraqi Army, local police, and PMF units killed 5 Daesh terrorists and destroyed several tunnels in a military operation west of Tal Afar. The source sent up photos of the operations.
Southern Ninewa
Hatra
A DaeshDaily source said on Sunday that a court in Qayara issued arrest warrants against 4 tribal PMF commanders in the Hatra area. The source said the 4 commanders were accused of killing dozens of Army officers who had served under Saddam in the Hatra area, with support from pro-Iran militias, after the liberation battles. The source said the commanders fled the Hatra area after the warrants were issued. The source sent us copies of the warrants.
A DaeshDaily source said that Coalition planes killed 4 Daesh terrorists, including a commander, and destroyed their vehicle in an airstrike west of Hatra, on Friday.
A DaeshDaily source said on Thursday that the mukhtar of Maflaka village, in Hatra, and his cousin were killed and the mukhtar’s son severely wounded when a group of Daesh terrorists attacked the mukhtar’s house.
Daesh said on Friday it killed two “Iraqi Army intelligence members” in Maflaka village. [A3maq]
In other reports, Daesh said that the mukhtar of Maflaka village and his brother, a “member of Iraqi Army intelligence,” were killed in an attack on Friday. Daesh published photos of the attack. [A3maq] [ICDNSep22] [ICDNSep22]
Baaj
A DaeshDaily source said on Saturday that for the first time in 4 years, electricity has arrived in the city of Baaj and its surrounding villages. The source said the power will be supplied to the Qayrawan area in the next few days.
KURDISTAN NEWS
(No reports)
REPORTS FROM TURKEY
Military & security developments
The Turkish pro-government newspaper Yeni Şafak said on Sunday that officials from the Adana Police Counterterrorism Branch and the National Intelligence Agency determined that Daesh terrorist Ahmet İsa entered the country as a refugee in 2017. It was determined that İsa, who had been injured in Kobane, Syria, had received treatment at various hospitals and had had his right leg amputated at the hospital he had most recently gone to. The police raided the hospital and took Ahmet İsa in for interrogation. Ahmet İsa said he had been a member of Daesh and had taken part in many battles. Ahmet İsa said that the group he had fought in was commanded by German rapper Denis Cuspert (Deso Dogg). Ahmet İsa was placed in detention by the court he appeared before after his procedures had been conducted. [YeniSafak]
DaeshDaily comment. We thank our friend in Turkey for summarizing and translating this report.
On Monday, the HPG said that they killed 10 Turkish soldiers in a series of clashes in Barzan (Erbil district, Iraqi Kurdistan) and Sirnak (southeastern Turkey). [Hawar]
Foreign policy
On Monday, Erdogan said that Turkey was waiting for Russian support to combat “terrorist organizations” such as the PKK, PYD, and YPG. [Anadolu]
REPORTS FROM SYRIA
NATIONAL NEWS
Idlib
Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) said on Monday that it would announce its position on the Russian-Turkish agreement regarding Idlib during the next few days. “Imad Al-Din Mujahid,” the official spokesman for HTS, told Agence France Press that HTS is holding meetings to determine its final position on the Idlib agreement, and that a formal statement will be issued soon. [Qasioun]
DaeshDaily comment. This goes against earlier reports that some HTS factions had outright rejected the Russian-Turkish agreement.
The Kurdish National Council in Syria said on Monday that they welcomed the Russian-Turkish agreement on Idlib, while warning of the possibility that armed groups including Al-Nusra (i.e. HTS) could move from there to other areas. The Council said in a statement that the agreement was an important positive development, because it moved away from the humanitarian disaster that would have been imposed on millions of civilians if there had been fighting there. The statement added that the movement of armed groups, especially to the Kurdish areas, including Afrin, was a legitimate concern that the international community would need to address. [BasNews]
Abdul-Salam Abdul-Razzaq, a leader with the Syrian Liberation Front (aka JTS, a merger of the Islamist groups Ahrar Al-Sham and Nour Al-Din Al-Zenki), said on Monday that there was an agreement between Iran and Daesh to transfer Daesh fighters to Idlib. Abdul-Razzaq said that the agreement aimed to undermine the agreements made about Idlib and weaken the Syrian opposition groups by encouraging fighting between them and Daesh. [Qasioun]
Foreign policy
Middle East
On Sunday, 5 states discussed the crisis in Syria in New York at a meeting hosted by Staffan de Mistura, the UN Envoy to Syria. Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and the UAE each sent its respective Foreign Minister to the meeting. [Qasioun]
Anti-Daesh campaign
According to 2 American reports published by The Atlantic, the end of the “Islamic Caliphate” does not mean the end of Daesh in both Syria and Iraq. The report on Syria said that the “Syrian Daesh” is waiting to form an alliance with Al-Qaeda to fight the Al-Assad regime after the US, Russian and Turkish forces leave. The report on Syria noted that the conflict in Syria has not ended, and that a third of Syria remains outside the control of the government, either under Turkish or US influence. [Sumaria]
Also see story above under Anti-Daesh campaign, in Iraq.
The Pentagon announced on Monday that Daesh has not yet been driven out of Deir Ez-Zor. However, they noted that the goal of the Coalition is to defeat Daesh all over the world, not to drive it out. [Qasioun]
French newspapers reported on the difficulties faced by foreign Daesh fighters who want to return to their home countries after Daesh’s collapse in Syria and Iraq. The newspapers reported that there were an estimated 1,200 French citizens with Daesh, including fighters and their wives and children, and that only 7 people had returned this year. Leaked documents indicated that the French and European intelligence services predicted the mass return of jihadis in 2016 and 2017. However, many foreign fighters are effectively trapped in Syria, with Iraq as the only nearby international border, and the Iraqi authorities have been trying Daesh fighters and sentencing them to death. [Qasioun]
Northwest
Afrin/Azaz
Kurdish media reported on Monday that the HPG (PKK) said that they had killed 5 members of “terrorist organizations” in Afrin. They said that the anti-terrorist operations took place on Sunday in Rajo and Jinderes. [PUKMedia]
A DaeshDaily source said on Thursday that Tahrir Al-Sham killed 4 Daesh members, including an Iraqi commander, it captured in several areas in Azaz district. The source said the terrorists were trying to flee to Turkey. The source said that during the last week, Tahrir Al-Sham killed more than 30 Daesh members it had captured in the desert.
Northeast
Hasaka
Daesh said its snipers killed an SDF member in the “Umm Hafour” village, in the Tal Al-Jayer area, on September 18. [A3maq]
Daesh said it killed or wounded 11 SDF members and damaged their vehicle in an ambush in Al-Fathi village, south of Shaddadi, on Wednesday. [A3maq]
Daesh said on Thursday it shot and killed an SDF member in the Al-Nashwa neighborhood of Hasaka city. [A3maq]
Daesh said it strangled and killed an SDF member in the Al-Aziziya neighborhood of Hasaka city on Thursday. [A3maq]
Daesh said it wounded an SDF member with a silenced gun in Shaddadi city on Saturday. [ICDNSep23]
Daesh said it set on fire a vehicle belonging to the mukhtar of Tal Al-Tair village, northeast of Hasaka, on Saturday. [ICDNSep23]
Raqqa
Raqqa city & district
On Monday, a source told Anadolu that dozens of fighters stormed the village of Khatouniya and killed 7 civilians. [Anadolu]
Daesh said on Thursday it shot and killed an SDF member near Al-Baidha Garden, in the Al-Tawasa’iya neighborhood of the city of Raqqa, with a silenced gun. [A3maq] [ICDNSep20]
Daesh said it killed an SDF member with a landmine in Al-Karama on Wednesday. [A3maq]
Daesh said on Saturday it killed an SDF member with silenced guns near the Al-Sakura intersection, north of Raqqa. [ICDNSep22]
Daesh said on Sunday it killed an SDF member with a silenced gun in the village of “Al-Mashhour,” in the Al-Karama subdistrict. [A3maq] [ICDNSep23]
Daesh said on Sunday it killed two SDF members with silenced guns near Hawi Hawa village, northwest of the city of Raqqa. [ICDNSep23]
Daesh said on Monday it shot and killed an SDF member in Hos village, in Karama subdistrict. Daesh published a photo of the victim. [A3maq] [ICDNSep24]
Daesh said on Monday it shot and killed an SDF member near Al-Bustan Garden in Raqqa city. [A3maq]
Central and West
Idlib
See stories above under National News.
East (Deir Ez-Zor)
Deir Ez-Zor District
Within the past 48 hours, the district of Deir Ez-Zor witnessed 5 revenge attacks from Daesh against the SDF. These attacks included the first attempt to assassinate a female volunteer with the SDF troops, killing 2 SDF fighters from Al-Suwar, and shooting at 2 SDF members in Al-Shahil. [SyriaHR]
Daesh claimed to have shot and killed two SDF members in Al-Shahil on Sunday. [ICDNSep24]
The SDF said that they had seized a quantity of weapons and ammunition from Daesh in the fighting around the village of Al-Shajla, in southern Deir Ez-Zor near the border with Iraq. [Hawar]
Daesh said it shot and killed two SDF members in the village of “Darnaj,” south of the Al-Omar oilfield, on Sunday. [A3maq]
Mayadin District
On Monday, Enab Baladi reported that the SDF imposed a curfew on the people of Suwaidan to prevent them from joining “angry” demonstrations and destroying shops. The SDF opened fire to disperse the demonstrations, killing a 14-year-old and injuring four others. [EnabBaladi]
Daesh said it killed three SDF members in an attack near Al-Tayyana village, east of Mayadeen city, on Thursday. [A3maq]
Daesh said it killed three SDF members in an attack in Suwaidan village, on Sunday. [ICDNSep24]
Albu Kamal District
The SOHR reports that fighting between the Syrian Army, including affiliated foreign militia fighters, and Daesh has returned to the district of Albu Kamal. At least 9 Daesh fighters were killed and 5 Syrian Army fighters and affiliated militia fighters were killed. [SyriaHR]
The SOHR reports that Daesh launched attacks against the Syrian Army and affiliated militias in Deir Ez-Zor throughout the night. Daesh fighters entered through the Euphrates River and began attacking them in Hasrat. [SyriaHR]
Daesh published photos on Friday of them targeting Syrian Army positions in Al-Khairat village, north of Albu Kamal, with mortars. [ICDNSep21]
Daesh said on Saturday it targeted Syrian Army positions in the village with mortars and SPG9 rockets, destroying a 14.5mm cannon. [ICDNSep22]
Daesh published photos on Sunday of them targeting Syrian Army unit in the village with SPG9 rockets. [ICDNSep23]
Daesh said on Saturday its snipers killed a Syrian soldier and wounded another near Sayal village, just north of Albu Kamal city. [A3maq]
Daesh published on Saturday photos of its snipers in areas between Albu Kamal and Hasaka. [ICDNSep22]
Daesh published on Monday photos of its rocket units in the same area. [ICDNSep24]
Daesh said it killed or wounded SDF members, including a commander, by setting off a parked vehicle bomb on an SDF vehicle on the road between Al-Bahra and Gharanij villages, on Saturday. [ICDNSep23]
Hajin subdistrict
On Monday, the SDF reported that they killed 40 Daesh fighters, destroyed a headquarters, and a depot for heavy weapons within the past 24 hours in Hajin. [Hawar]
A DaeshDaily source said on Thursday that Coalition planes killed 7 Daesh terrorists, including a commander from Falluja, and destroyed their boat in an airstrike near Hajin.
A DaeshDaily source said on Friday that SDF units secured 22 families who escaped from Daesh in the Abu Hasan area, southeast of Haijn.
A DaeshDaily source said on Saturday that SDF units allowed 4 vehicles loaded with food supplies to enter the city of Hajin. The source said that the supplies were provided by aid organizations.
Daesh said on Sunday its snipers killed an SDF member in Al-Bahra village, northwest of Hajin. [A3maq]
Daesh said it killed an SDF member and wounded others in clashes in East Bahra village, on Saturday. [ICDNSep23]
Al-Baghouz village
Daesh media reported that Daesh fighters attacked an SDF car with a rocket and killed 5 SDF fighters and injured others on Sunday evening in Al-Baghouz Foqani. [Qasioun]
Daesh said on Thursday its snipers killed an SDF member in Al-Baghouz. Daesh published photos of the attack. [A3maq] [ICDNSep20]
Daesh published on Thursday photos of targeting SDF units in Al-Baghouz with mortars. [ICDNSep20]
Daesh said on Thursday it damaged an SDF armored personnel carrier with an IED in Al-Baghouz. [ICDNSep20]
Daesh said on Friday its snipers killed an SDF member in Al-Baghouz. [A3maq]
Daesh published photos on Friday of them targeting SDF positions in Al-Baghouz with SPG9 rockets. [ICDNSep21]
Daesh said it killed or wounded SDF members with 2 IEDs in Al-Baghouz, on Saturday. [ICDNSep23]
Daesh said on Sunday it killed five SDF members in clashes in Al-Baghouz. [A3maq]
Daesh said on Sunday it targeted SDF positions in Al-Baghouz with 55 mortars. [ICDnSep23]
Daesh said it wounded several SDF members with 3 IEDs in Al-Baghouz on Sunday. [ICDNSep24]
Daesh said on Monday it killed or wounded SDF members with an IED in Al-Baghouz. It also said it detonated another IED, targeting a Humvee that came to the rescue. [ICDNSep24]
Daesh said on Monday it damaged an SDF Humvee with an IED in Al-Baghouz. [A3maq]
South (No reports)
OTHER MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA REPORTS
Neighboring countries
Iran
An attack on a military parade in Ahvaz, southwestern Iran, on Saturday killed between 25 to 29 people and injured upwards of 70. The parade was in commemoration of the start of the Iran-Iraq war. 4 gunmen opened fire on the soldiers taking part in the parade and the civilian spectators. At least 8 of those killed were in the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC); women and children were also killed.
On Sunday, Iranian Foreign Minister Javid Zarif and President Rouhani alleged that the attack had been carried out by terrorists who were armed and funded by a “foreign regime” with “US masters,” referring to Saudi Arabia. On Monday, Minister of Intelligence Mahmoud Alavi said that a “large part of the network” responsible for the attack had been arrested. [BBC] [CNN] [ZamanAlWasl]
Daesh claimed responsibility for the Ahwaz attack. It said a group of its members attacked an Iranian Army and Revolutionary Guard parade, killing more than 40 and wounding 60. [A3maq] [ICDNSep22]
On Sunday, Daesh published a video of 3 men inside a vehicle who it said were about to carry out the attack on the military parade in Iran. In the video, 2 men spoke in Arabic about jihad and the 3rd spoke in Farsi, saying that they would target the IRGC. [Sumaria] [A3maq]
North Africa
Egypt
Daesh said it destroyed an Egyptian Army bulldozer and damaged another with 2 IEDs near the El Arish Airport, on Friday. [A3maq]
Libya
On Monday, UNICEF announced that with the increase in clashes in Tripoli since August 27, the number of IDPs increased by more than 25,000. Half of them are children. [Anadolu]
REPORTS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES
AFRICA
Somalia
Daesh said on Sunday it killed three Somali policemen and wounded two others with an IED at Bakaara intersection, in Mogadishu city. [A3maq]
It also said it shot and killed a Somali customs employee at the same intersection. [A3maq]
Daesh said on Monday it shot and killed a government official and wounded one of his associates in Bosaso city, northeastern Somalia. [A3maq]
Daesh published on Sunday photos of a group of its terrorists in Somalia. [ICDNSep23]
ASIA
Afghanistan
Daesh said on Thursday that it killed three Taliban members, wounded another, and captured a military position in an attack in the Korengal area, in Manogai, eastern Afghanistan. [A3maq] [ICDNSep20]
Daesh said it shot at a Taliban position in the Korengal area on Sep 18, killing 2 fighters and wounding 4. [ICDNSep20]
Daesh said it killed 4 Taliban members in an ambush in the Chapa Dara area, in Kunar, northeastern Afghanistan, on Thursday. [A3maq]
Daesh said on Sunday it killed 2 Taliban members, wounded another, and destroyed their vehicle with an IED in the Momand Dara area, in Nangarhar, eastern Afghanistan. [A3maq]
Daesh said it killed an Askar Al-Islam militia fighter in an ambush in the Achin area, in Nangarhar, on Sunday. [A3maq]
Daesh said on Monday it killed a pro-government militia fighter and stole his weapon in an ambush in the Achin area. [ICDNSep24]
DAESH MEDIA
On Thursday, Daesh published the 148th issue of its Naba’ magazine. In this issue, Daesh issued infographic about is operations during the last Hijri (lunar) year, claiming it conducted more than 2981 attacks in more than 10 countries, killing or wounding more than 19,900 people. It also said that during the last 2 months, it stopped “tens” of government forces attacks in Suwayda desert, killing 500 soldiers and wounding “tens.” [ICDNSep20]
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