Tal Afar Battle Day 11
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Tal Afar Battle Day 11
Did my monthly security report for August 2017. Several mass graves found with IS victims, while it is rebuilding its insurgent networks in Diyala and Salahaddin. Here's a link.
Fallujah was liberated in June 2016 but rebuilding has run into problems which foreshadowed what has and will happen in other cities liberated in Iraq. Here's a link.
Kurds are complaining about upcoming Hawija operation in Kirkuk over who will be involved plans etc. Here's a link.
Security report for 1st week of Sep in Iraq. Here's a link.
Iraq planning on attacking the three remaining areas of country under Islamic State control simultaneously. Here's a link to the article.
During Mosul campaign Der Spiegel published article about torture and abuse by Interior Ministry forces. Was roundly attacked in Iraq, but now the story was confirmed. Here's a link.
Iraqi forces started WAnbar campaign over the weekend. Will be different then previous ops and go in stages. Here's a link.
Security report for 2nd wk of Sep in Iraq. Here's a link.
2nd stage of west Anbar op. Here's a link.
Iraqis still pushing into west Anbar while preparing for Shirqat in Salahaddin and Hawija in Kirkuk. Here's link to article.
More progress in west Anbar campaign while Shirqat and Hawija attacked as well. Here's a link to the article.
Multi-front op in Anbar, Kirkuk and Salahaddin continues. Here's link to article.
Iraqi forces clearing areas in Anbar and pushing into Hawija district in Kirkuk. Here's a link to the article.
What's next for Iraq's Kurdistan after its referendum yesterday? Read my thoughts.
Islamic State Fighters Attack Iraqi Forces in Ramadi
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Violence picked up in Iraq 3rd wk of Sep. Here's the full report.
Hawija op re-started. Here's link to article.
Hawija op coming to an end. Here's a link to the article.