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July
9th Iraq SITREP by Mindfriedo
9
July, 2014
NB:
Please note that I am not mentioning/addressing the Israeli
Palestinian conflict in these SITREPs. I expect very little to change
there in terms of (im)Balance of Power, unless Hezballah decides to
step in (unlikely for now). The suffering of the people there, is
endless.
Correction:
In yesterday's SITREP I referred to Tom Malinowski as the US
Ambassador to Bahrain. He is not, he is the US Assistant Secretary of
State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, a diplomat only. Thank
you anonymous for pointing this out.
8th
July: Tom Malinowski on being deported "Seems #Bahrain
government decision not about me but about undermining dialogue."
9th
July: Fifty three bodies are found in a Shia neighbourhood of
Baghdad. the dead were shot in the chest and head and are believed to
be Sunni men suspected of being militants, killed and dumped
arbitrarily
9th
July: Maliki on TV: "We will never be silent about Irbil being a
headquarters for the terrorist operations of [the Islamic State in
Iraq and the Levant], and Baathists and al-Qaeda."
9th
July: Massoud Barzani says that the Kurds are no longer liable to
Iraq's constitution
9th
July: Milliyet newspaper in Turkey reports that Daash fighters are
using over 1000 vehicles stolen in Turkey within Syria
9th
July: Daash fighter to a released Turkish truck driver "Order
came from upper ones and we have to release you."
9th
July: Daash claims that the watch worn by Baghdadi is neither a Rolex
nor an omega but one that tells "prayer time." Why not wear
a sun dial? It will be so in keeping with their thinking.
9th
July: Daash claims responsibility for suicide bomb attacks in Baghdad
9th
July: Trucks transporting goods to Iraq have been stopped by Truck
Unions in Jordan out of safety concerns
9th
July: Sheikh Hatem al-Suleiman, head of the Dulaim tribe in Ramadi:
"Maliki is more dangerous than Daash." On being asked about
the composition of the rebels "First they are the sons of true
tribes and their affiliates, including many armed factions. For
example the Islamic Army, the Naqshbandi Army, police officers who
defected and stood alongside their people, and former experienced
army officers who train and lead attacks and military operations."
9th
July: The Kurds claim to have killed 200 Daash fighters in Northern
Iraq in regions bordering Turkey
9th
July: the Peshmergas have warned the government in Baghdad of any
further air raids or attacks on Tuz Khurmatu that they control. The
government has stated that recent air raids were a mistake and were
meant to target Suleiman Beg which is held by rebels
9th
July: The arms bazaars in Kurdish areas are seeing a fall in the
prices of firearms. This is on account of a higher demand for
American made weapons such as the M16, M4, and M60 that the Iraqi
army abandoned and fled
9th
July: The provincial council of Najaf bans the sale of Saudi
merchandise. Merchants have been given a time extension before the
ban comes into effect to sell off existing stock
9th
July: The Iraqi government tells the UN that it is unable to destroy
its stockpile of chemical weapons as the Muthanna chemical complex
has been taken over by rebel fighters on the 11th of June and remains
outside government control
9th
July: Three car bombs explode in Hilla, Babel province killing 3
civilians and injuring 8 civilians and 3 security personnel
9th
July: Abu Usama al-Musrati, Baghdadi's appointed Emir of Sa'diya
district is killed in an IED attack on his convoy in Diyala along
with two of his bodyguards/assistants. It is unclear if this is the
same incident reported earlier on the 5th.
9th
July: A rebel sniper kills a policeman and injures another in the
north east of Baqouba
9th
July: Abbas Al Khafaji the commander of federal police forces in
Babel is injured when rebel fighters attack his patrol
9th
July: Rebel/Daash fighters burn 1000s of acres of farmland cultivated
with crops of melons and watermelons in northern Diyala
9th
July: Atta's/Government claims for the day:
Sukhoi
fighters bombed rebel/Daash positions in Babel killing 28
Anti
terrorism units of the government in coordination with army aviation
bomb Daash/rebel positions in Salah-il-Din province
Related
news:
9th
July: The Houthi Shias in Yemen have done a Daash for Amran. In
overnight fighting that saw the top commander of a military base in
Amran killed, the Houthis have seized prisoners, arms, and heavy
equipment. A civil conflict is expected to start afresh with Saudi
Arabia expected to intervene militarily.
9th
July: Qatari intelligence operatives are arrested in the UAE
9th
July: Syria's opposition National Coalition replaces Ahmed al Jabra
with Hadi Al Bahra in Turkey. Mr Bahra has spent most of his life in
Saudi Arabia, an added qualification for any future Syrian President
9th
July: Military reports in Syria suggest that most rebel leaders in
Aleppo are fleeing to Turkey
9th
July: A little known but active and vicious terrorist group in
Karachi, Pakistan, the Tehreek e Khilafat has pledged allegiance to
Baghdadi's DI
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