Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Preparations Continue For The Iraqi Military Offensive To Retake Mosul From The Islamic State

Smoke rises in the aftermath of clashes with Islamic State militants on the southeast of Mosul, Iraq, Aug. 14, 2016.

VOA: IS Plans Widespread Destruction in Mosul as Conditions Worsen for Residents

Kurdish officials say Islamic State militants are planning to meet a liberation offensive in Mosul with mass killings and widespread destruction of the historic Iraqi city.

IS fighters have been instructed to wreak as much destruction as they can, if they’re unable to hold the city against Iraqi troops and Kurdish peshmerga militiamen, according to Saeed Mamuzini, an official with the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Iraqi Kurdistan’s ruling party.

In an interview in Irbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, with Rudaw television, Mamuzini said the terror group has been preparing for the long-anticipated offensive on Mosul, which could start possibly this month. Mosul is the last major stronghold of the terror group in the country.

“IS is prepared to fight and they have new tactics of war. For example, they have built tunnels inside Mosul,” he said.

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More News On Preparations Continuing For The Iraqi Military Offensive To Retake Mosul

Preparations underway for Mosul offensive -- RUDAW
At least 20 Iraqi Sunni tribal fighters die in mistaken air strike: police -- Reuters
Air strike kills pro-government fighters in Iraq -- Al Jazeera
Iraqi Qayyara oil keeps burning six weeks after ouster of Islamic State -- Reuters
In Jordan, Iraqi Officers Prepare for Mosul Battle and Beyond -- Defense News
Sunni militia to come under Peshmerga command for Mosul operation -- RUDAW
Iraq PM tells Mosul residents: ‘Victory is near’ -- AFP
Iraqi PM Tells Mosul Citizens of 'Big Victory' Soon in First Radio Message Into ISIS Held City -- Newsweek
Turkey’s defence minister warns an exodus of 1 million from Mosul -- Middle East Monitor
Turkey: Battle for Iraq's Mosul Could Spark Sectarian Strife -- AP
Land grab by Iraqi Kurds risks undermining final Mosul assault -- SKY News
Is the Mosul operation being launched prematurely? -- Paul Iddon, RUDAW

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