War News 1-22-2016

Defense Minister: edit Mosul process will be launched in the first half of 2016
Friday January 22, 2016 - 10:53
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Iraqi Defense Minister Khaled al-Obeidi said that the military operation that Iraqi forces are preparing to wage to restore the second largest city in the country, the city of Mosul from the grip of the organization Daash will begin in the first half of this year, without specifying how long, but he pointed out that the battle of Mosul will be difficult and more complicated than they are in Ramadi.

On the other hand al-Obeidi said in an interview on the sidelines of a visit to Cairo that the follow-up to the issue of the abduction of three Americans last week in Iraq indicate kidnapped by organized gang carried out the kidnapping and extortion, it did not specify whether this extortion financially or politically.

The three Americans were kidnapped and including two Iraqi and Algerian origin last Friday of a private home in the southeastern Baghdad district of Doura in the first operation of its kind targeting Americans in Iraq since the withdrawal of US troops.

The Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said earlier that the three missing Americans and by and he strongly doubts in Iran's relationship with the matter.

Three Americans and works in a small company is not to be named so far are acting in favor of General Dynamics Corp. under a contract with the US Army.

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Defense Minister: restoration of Mosul will start the first half of this year
By wab2 -
January 22, 2016 08:50


BAGHDAD / WAP / Defense Minister Khaled al-Obeidi, that the restoration of the city of Mosul process will begin in the first half of this year, explaining that the end of the battle depends on variables and unpredictable, while expected to face difficulties in the battle to liberate Mosul, but the Iraqi army has become has experience and surprised "Daash" tactic "very high".

Obeidi said in an interview with Reuters, regarding preparations for Iraqi forces to launch an attack to regain the city of Mosul from "Daash", "The start of operations, God willing, will not exceed the first half of this year and at the end, God willing, also be quick."

Obeidi did not specify a specific date for the end of the battle, saying, "The battle is possible determine the beginning but the end of the battle depends on the variables," explaining that "the Battle of Ramadi was planned to be completed in a month or two months at the most, but as long as six months because of the changes that have occurred in Ramadi and our calculations of civilians and infrastructure and tactics used by Daash ".

He said al-Obeidi, that "Mosul will be a tough battle and more complicated than in Ramadi, Mosul, the second largest city in Iraq, and now home to more than two million people and this whole subject the accounts."

See al-Obeidi, that "the experience gained by Iraqi forces in Ramadi will be reflected on the battle of Mosul," noting that "Mosul where symbolic of so-called (state non-Muslim), because they see it as the capital of the caliphate and we expect that they strongly fight and furiously there, but also we Snkablhm sudden manner and tactic very high in this time also because the Iraqi army has become of experience. " /is over
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2 December / January 22, 2016 13:18


Paris and Washington confirmed that the raids launched by the international coalition killed 22 thousand element of Daash terrorist organization since the summer of 2014.

He said US Secretary of State John Kerry on the sidelines of the Davos Forum in Switzerland that the organization Daash terrorist lost 40% of the land that was occupied in Iraq .. stressing that it will weaken considerably in Iraq and Syria by the end of 2016 .. For his part, French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Odrian The coalition raids shook Daash terrorist organization pointing out that the organization has 35 thousand element, including 12 thousand foreign.


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