Iraqi Army advances in Mosul, Daesh pretends human losses

Iraqi joint forces continued their advance in old city near “ El Hadbaa” historical lighthouse, while “Popular Gathering” in Anbar revealed that, they have found secret documents of Daesh showing their operations’ locations and their secret roads and ditches in Anbar. At the same time Daesh claimed in an article published by their own magazine “Infographic”, that they caused human losses among the attacking forces in Mosul.   The organization also claimed that they have killed more than 9100 Iraqi soldiers and fighters, approximately 50 soldiers per day, and they have injured thousands others since the fight began 6 months ago. Daesh said that 401 of their elements killed themselves in suicide attacks around the city. They also claimed that they destroyed 1675 military vehicles, including 879 Hummer, 125 armored vehicles, 47 Russian tanks and 585 different others.   Spokesman for joint operations, Yahya Rasoal that the forces are still advancing and they managed to free Yarmouk district near El Hadbaa lighthouse, adding that freeing Ninewa Governorate operation is going as planned, and there are no losses among civilians.   Fighting extremism body in Kurdistan Region said in a statement that, Coalition jets on Thursday 13 targeted a Daesh hideout in “Markeb El Tayer” village, west of Mosul, and this raid killed 12 of their elements including 2 military leaders, Syrian Ali Khalaf and Ismail Younis Al – Afri from Tal Afar, who turned out to be the son of  one of the founders of the organization called "Younis al-Afri”.   Intelligence Director of “Al-Samoud Brigade”, Lt. Col. Nazem Al-Jughifi said in an interview that, during searching and securing Hit Island, the forces found an office belongs to Daesh, and documents and military maps showing their targets and secret ditches, west of Anbar were found. He added that these documents and maps will help the forces in their advance and rapidly handle booby-trapped sites during their cleansing battles, confirming that all of Daesh secrets and plans in Anbar were revealed to the security forces ,who caused Daesh severe losses and can not stop their advance or raids.   According to a security source, the security forces arrested 4 military personnel with more than 20 thousand forged dollars, and they confessed to spend 40 thousand more on shops and coin shops in Hit, west of Anbar. The forces also found amounts of narcotic pills with them. Directorate of Iraqi Military Intelligence stated that, in a joint operation with security agencies in Rafidain, they managed to arrest 3 extremists, 2 of them are from Wasit Governorate, and the other from Dhi Qar Governorate. Spokesman for the Ministry of the Interior, general Saad Maan announced that, thanks to Intelligence Agency data and joint investigations with Organized crime branch, they managed to arrest a weapons dealer in Karbala. This dealer obtained 10 Kalashnikov rifles, 7 pistols of different types, a radar machine, 1200 bullets, night vision, as well as firearms parts. This operation was based on intelligence information, which enabled the forces to track the suspect and raid his house. A record of the confiscated weapons was released and submitted to the judiciary to complete investigative procedures.   Another source said that, a force of the second regiment, Fifth Brigade managed to free a kidnaped person, and arrest the kidnaper in Al-Amil neighborhood, west of Baghdad. The source added that the  patrol was exercising its normal duty in the neighborhood ,when the father of the kidnaped asked them for help, and the search immediately began, until the kidnaper was found and was handed over to the authorities.