Posted on 10/24/2016 9:31:21 AM PDT by Lorianne
6:45pm
“It was a very good meeting, seeing everybody here in Erbil, very encouraged by the progress of your Peshmerga and Iraqi forces, so I’m feeling very good about it,” said Brett McGurk, Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL.
5:33pm Turkish artillery and tanks in Bashiqa have fired on ISIS positions, Turkey's Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Sunday, Turkish media has reported.
5:25pm The airbase at Qayyara is now operational, with planes landing, says US Central Command.
4:50pm Peshmerga forces have “achieved their primary objective” for today, the General Command of the Peshmerga Forces announced in a statement released Sunday afternoon.
In today’s large-scale operation near the town of Bashiqa, northeast of Mosul, they have cordoned off eight villages in approximately 100 square kilometers of territory.
“Today's resounding successful operation, which was achieved ahead of time, positions Peshmerga Forces less than 9 km from the outskirts of Mosul,” reads the statement.
The Kurdish forces approaching from both east and west of Mt. Bashiqa met south of the town at midday and have now cordoned off Bir Halan, Faziliya, Omar Qapchi, Kanone, Bahzan, Khrab Dalil, Tis Khrab Bchuk and Tis Khrab Gawra villages.
They have also taken control of a portion of the Bashiqa-Mosul highway, preventing ISIS reinforcements from reaching Mosul.
The Peshmerga were backed by coalition airstrikes which destroyed three vehicle-bound IEDs (VBIEDs). The Peshmerga destroyed another at least five VBIEDs and three motorcycles.
Several senior ISIS leaders were killed in today’s clashes, “including the emir in Bashiqa, Abu Faruq, and five other senior local figures: Abu Naser, Abu Karal, Abu Hassan and Abu Abdulrahman.”
The Peshmerga did not release any details of casualties or injuries among the Kurdish forces.
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Thank you for posting this.
Sounds like they are forming a line around Mosul to trap the bad guys.
“Sounds like they are forming a line around Mosul to trap the bad guys.”
Sure, right. ABCCBSCNNMSNBCFOX/AP headlines and graphics are your friend.
Boss Fraud’s terrorist BFF’s were warned well in advance and evacuated.
THIS retake of Mosul is for Hitlery votes only.
Thanks!
“Abu Faruq, and five other senior local figures: Abu Naser, Abu Karal, Abu Hassan and Abu Abdulrahman.” “
What’s with this Abu thing?
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“Abu” (or Mohammed?)
Like at a Mafia wedding, all the guys are named either Joey or Paulie?
Who cares, as long as they’re smoking each other.
Don’t they already know in which direction the bad guys will flee? Cut them off at the pass with Apache helicopters.
Abu = “father of..” like Abu Mears = father of Mears.
That crap ass city was liberated already with American blood along with every other in Iraq. Those cockroaches always come back. Mission WAS accomplished! This is Obama/Clinton war that no American should needlessly die over. The left should know since they wouldn’t shut the hell up over President Bush as CIC. ISIS is a byproduct of Obama/Clinton. Our military are not pawns in a chess game nor are they mercenaries! Let Allah sort them out. My heart goes out to those who are in pain and suffering by those barbaric ISIS scum especially Christians, Kurds, elderly and children. The problem is that America is not fighting for them. America under Obama is fighting for Obama and what ever his dithering foreign policy may be.
The problem is that when we went in, it should have been sold that we would have to stay there for at least 20 years, or else it would all fall apart as soon as we left.
Thanks.
Afwan (you’re welcome)
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