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August 22nd to 25th Iraq
SITREP by Mindfriedo: An
eye for eye
25
August, 2014
18th
Aug: Yazidi volunteers are being trained by the Kurds to fight Daash.
The Kurds are providing the Yazidis with arms, training, and
uniforms.
22nd
Aug: An attack on the Sunni Musab bin Omair mosque in Diyala during
Friday prayers has left 68 worshippers dead. Locals are blaming Shia
militias for the attack. They state that the attack followed the
deaths of Shia militiamen in an IED attack and that this was a
reprisal attack.
Government
sources are claiming that the attack was either by Daash or some
other militant group. They have called an enquiry and have stated
that they will not flinch from prosecuting the guilty no matter who
they are.
There
were conflicting reports that the attack involved the use of a
suicide bomber who blew himself up prior to the shooting.
22nd
Aug: Abu Musa, spokesperson for Daash, is killed in Syria during an
assault on the Taqba military base:
Abu
Musa had also appeared on several videos documenting Daash on Vice
News.
22nd
Aug: The Iraqi National Alliance says that it will not compromise on
the Ministries of Defense and Foreign Affairs.
23rd
Aug: Musab Al Sinjeri a Daash commander in Diyal is killed along with
his assistant Khalid al Dulaimi by the Iraqi Security Forces.
23rd
Aug: Three people are killed and nine injured in a suicide bomb
attack on the headquarters of the Intelligence Services in Baghdad.
23rd
Aug: The Speaker of Iraq’s parliament, Salim al-Jubouri , and
Iraq’s deputy Prime Minister, Saleh al-Mutlaq, suspend their
participation in Iraq’s government over the Musab bin Omair Mosque
attack, until there is a proper investigation.
Jubouri
later states that efforts are under way to investigate those
responsible and that militant groups claiming to be part of the Armed
Forces and carrying out Sectarian or Criminal acts will be punished.
The
Speaker also stated today that Shia parliamentarians are pressing for
Central rule in Iraq, while Sunnis want more power to be devolved to
the provinces.
23rd
Aug: Singing different tunes: Kerry asks Iraqi Political Blocs not to
set pre conditions to government formation. While Biden suggests that
Iraq needs a Federal structure similar to that of the US, and one
that the US is willing to help Iraq establish.
23rd
Aug: Yazidi volunteer fighters ambush a three vehicle convoy of Daash
near Sinjar Mountain and kill the occupants of all three vehicles
they destroyed. The Yazidis also recovered arms and ammunition from
the vehicles.
Ambushes
and retaliatory attacks by Yazidi fighters are forcing Daash to carry
out most of its activities after dark.
23rd
Aug: A car carrying Baghdad number plates is attacked with a “sticky”
bomb in Iraq. Three people were wounded in the attack.
24th
Aug: Marthoya Afkham, spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry
states that there are no Iranian troops in Iraq and that Iran has no
plans on sending any.
24th
Aug: The US carries out airstrikes on Daash positions east of Mosul
and kills one.
Another
8 Daash fighters are killed by US airstrikes in Mosul
Meanwhile,
the Iraqi Air Force carries out air strikes over the weekend
24th
Aug: A car bomb targets a Shia area of Baghdad on Sunday killing 3
and wounding 15
24th
Aug: Iraqi Forces repel an assault on the Baiji refinery north of
Tikrit. The Iraqi Air Force attacks assaulting militants and bombs
one of the buildings in which they took shelter.
The
Iraqi forces claimed to have destroyed 4 tanks and 6 vehicles being
used in the assault.
24th
Aug: The Iranian Foreign Minister, Javad Zarif, arrives in Baghdad
24th
Aug: Shia cleric Qais Al Khazali, head of the Shia militia League of
the Righteous, condemns the attack on the Musaib bin Omair mosque and
calls for the perpetrators of the attack to be brought to justice.
The
League of the Righteous (Asai’b Ahlal al Haq) has been accused of
sectarian killings in the past and continues to be suspected of
indulging in sectarian warfare.
24th
Aug: Shawki Allam, Egypt’s Mufti, condemns the attack on the Musaib
bin Omair mosque and asks Iraqis to reject extremism.
24th
Aug: The Iraqi army claims to have killed 50 Daash fighters in four
operations in Salah al-Din Province.
25th
Aug: Daash buries 40 of its fighters in northern Tikrit
25th
Aug: Wanted dead or alive: Iraqi Security Forces kill 133 wanted
individuals in the Baghdad area and arrest 19
25th
Aug: Javad Zarif, the Iranian Foreign Minister is in Najaf and is
expected to meet with Ayatollah Sistani today. He is also expected to
meet with three other Shia Marjas: Mohammed Said al-Hakim, Bashir
al-Najafi and Muhammad Ishaq al-Fayad.
Fuad
Masum, the Presiddent of Iraq, has asked Javed Zarif to involve Iran
in the conference on Iraq to be held soon.
He
will also visit the Imam Ali (as) shrine and travel to Iraqi
Kurdistan on Wednesday.
25th
Aug: Qassim al Fadawi, former governor of Anbar, states that man
primary responsible for the attack on the Sunni Musab bin Omair
mosque in Diyala, which resulted in a large number of fatalities, has
been arrested. Preliminary investigations show that the act was not a
sectarian act but a criminal one. This would indicate that it was
meant to incite sectarian killings.
25th
Aug: Reigning in the militias: Prime Minister in waiting, Haider al
Abadi states, “I confirm that weapons must remain in the hand of
the state -- there is no place for any armed group.”
25th
Aug: Daash gets paid in kind: A car bomb, the first of its kind in
Mosul, goes off outside one of the Daash headquarters in New Mosul,
Mosul. The number of casualties is reported to be high but
unverified.
25th
Aug: Two bombs explode in the Shia city of Karbala in south Iraq, one
at a transportation hub, and leave many dead and injured.
25th
Aug: Ten Shia worshippers are killed and 25 injured in Baghdad when a
suicide bomber blew himself up inside a Shia Hussanieh in Baghdad.
25th
Aug: The Sunni political bloc, Iraqi Forces Alliances, has presented
an 18 page list to Haider Al Abadi for pre approval prior to them
lending him support.
The
demands include, but are not limited to:
-Adapting
Sunni Militias as part of the Iraqi Armed Forces
-Participation
in Decision Making
-Release
of Prisoners
-Reform
of Federal laws and the Judiciary
-Decentralization
of Administrative Powers
The
Sunnis see any steps being taken by Haider Al Abadi to form
government in an ad hoc fashion to be similar to the way in which
Maliki functioned and unacceptable.
25th
Aug: The National Alliance has stated that it will name its new
President after the formation of the Iraqi Government headed by
Haider al Abadi
25th
Aug: Kurdish authorities are prosecuting three high ranking officials
who were in charge of security forces/arrangements when Sinjar fell.
The three are:
- Shaukat Dosky of the Peshmerga Forces
- Saeed Keste
- And Serbest Baberi of the KDP(Kurdish Democratic Party)
25th
Aug: Massoud Barzani refuses to sign into law an amendment that would
allow for democratic protests in Iraqi Kurdistan. He cited the danger
posed by Daash as sufficient to necessitate this suspension of civil
liberties.
25th
Aug: The Parliament of Iraqi Kurdistan holds a special session to
deliberate on the Peshmerga/Kurdish forces fighting Daash in the
north.
25th
Aug: Asaad al-Shammari, a Daash terrorist who specialized in planting
IEDs has ironically/justly been killed by an IED after Yazidi militia
men holed up on mount Sinjar opened fire on him while he was planting
a bomb.
25th
Aug: The Fight for Jalawla continues, but the tables are now turned:
It is now the Peshmerga forces that are laying siege to Jalawla being
held by Daash. The Peshmerga forces have seiged the town from three
sides and are preparing to invade it. Precautions have been taken to
ensure that none of the Daash fighters escapes alive. Ten Peshmergas
were killed over the past two days.
Peshmerga
forces are being backed by the Iraqi Air Force.
25th
Aug: The Egyptian Dar al Ifta launches a campaign to ban the use of
the term “Islamic State” and is asking the international
community and Muslims to refer to it instead as “QSIS” (Al Qa'ida
Separatists in Iraq and Syria).
25th
Aug: Maliki visits Speicher Military Base in Tikrit to inspect Iraqi
Troops stationed there
25th
Aug: Govt Claims for the day:
- The Iraqi Air Force bombs a convoy/parade of Daash fighters in Fallujah and kills 40
- A house being used by Daash is attacked in an air strike in Anbar and a number of Daash fighters are killed
Related:
22nd
Aug: Hezbollah condemns the beheading of the American Journalist in
Iraq
24th
Aug: The Al Nusra front releases Peter Theo Curtis, an American
journalist who was kidnapped two years ago. The journalist was
released after mediation by, guess who, Qatar.
24th
Aug: Advantage Iran: Iran shoots down an Israeli drone attempting to
fly over its Natanz nuclear facility. The drone was shot down by the
Revolutionary Guards.
24th
Aug: Losing the north: The Syrian Government lost its final foothold
in the north east of Syria, Taqba Air Base, to Daash. The fourth all
out assault by Daash that resulted in 340 Daash casualties and 170
Government troops (numbers stated by the Syrian Observatory of Human
Rights) was the deadliest so far.
Government
airstrikes had targeted Daash fighters repeatedly but were unable to
stop the rebel advance. The Syrian Air Force even used fuel bombs to
try and stop the rebels. However, Daash was able to enter the base
and Syrian troops then withdrew. There have been reports of
beheadings and the Syrian Army and Air Force has lost some air assets
and heavy equipment.
24th
Aug: Malaysia arrests 19 people suspected of wanting to bomb a local
brewery and planning to travel to Syria to fight for Daash:
25th
Aug: Fifteen people are reported dead, twelve of them Houthi fighters
and three belonging to opposing tribes in Al Jawf. Fighting is
ongoing. The Houthis were protesting against discrimination by the
government.
25th
Aug: Iran announces its intention to supply arms to militants
fighting Israel in the West Bank as a response to Israel flying
drones over Iran.
25th
Aug: First signs of trouble: Turkey sees protests over its large
number of Syrian Refugee. The refugees are in a pitiful state with
many resorting to begging in the streets.
25th
Aug: With a straight face, Walid Muallem, of Syria offers the United
States its help in its fight against Daash terrorism. He however
warned the United States not to carry out air strikes on “Syrian”
territory.
25th
Aug: Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) fighters have kidnapped three
Chinese Workers in Eastern Turkey. The three were working on a power
station being built by a Chinese Company. The Power plant was also
attacked.
Further
Reading:
Waking
up finally: “ISIS has received financing from donors in Kuwait and
Qatar. Saudi Arabia funneled weapons to Syrian rebels and didn’t
care if they went to ISIS. Turkey allowed ISIS fighters and weapons
to flow across porous borders.”
Smoke
and Mirrors, Foley’s execution video may be “staged”:
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