According to eyewitness reports the attack on Samarra was launched at 5.30 am local time when two Islamic State suicide bombers blew up their cars in the northern area of Sur Shnas.
In a parallel attack a man drove an explosives-packed Humvee into the south of the city and detonated it, while Islamic State fighters attacked security forces to the west with sniper fire, mortars and rocket propelled grenades.
In Samarra three Shiite militiamen were killed and six wounded in clashes as residents reported black smoke billowing over parts of the city, and hearing powerful explosions.
Thousands of troops and fighters from allied Shi'ite militias have gathered around Samarra for a major offensive to drive the Islamic State out of nearby strongholds on the Tigris River, including the city of Tikrit 50 km to the north.
[sputniknews.com]
28/2/15
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The Syrian troops on Saturday made new progress in their battles in the southern province of Daraa, as part of a declared offensive to dislodge the rebels from key areas there, state-run news agency SANA reported....
ReplyDeleteThe Syrian government forces recaptured the towns of Tal Qarin and other "strategic" towns in the triangle of the northwestern countryside of Daraa, the province of Qunaitera and the southwestern of the capital Damascus, according to the report.
The progress in Tal Qarin in Daraa comes after the Syrian forces "destroyed the last remaining positions of the terrorists and their collapsed allies there."
Over the current month, the Syrian forces succeeded to capture a number of strategic towns in Daraa, mainly the towns of Deir Adas, Danji and Deir Maker, as well as the Tal Mari, Tal Arous and Tal Sarjeh.
Large numbers of the rebels and the al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front members were killed during the wide-scale offensive.
The state media said the Syrian army's offensive in the triangle of Damascus, Daraa and Qunaiter aims to cut the rebels' supply lines from Jordan, near Daraa, and Israel, near Qunaitera.
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/909469.shtml
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Iraqi Readiness to Liberate Tikrit from ISIL Completed, Abadi Arrives in Samarra...
ReplyDeleteThe General Commander of the Iraqi Armed Force, PM Haidar Al-Abadi, has arrived in Samarra district of Salahuddin province to inspect the military operations against ISIL militants on ground,Iraqi News reported.
In this context, the Iraqi army and the Popular Mobilization troops announced completing their readiness to liberate the northern city of Tikrit from ISIL.
http://www.almanar.com.lb/english/adetails.php?eid=198251&cid=23&fromval=1
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