Iraq, Isis still attacks the PMF en masse southwest of Mosul
Hashd Al-Shaabi militias rejected another offensive by the Islamic State in the Al-Khatheer desert. Daesh tries to open corridors from Syria to move the militiamen to the north-east.
Iraq, ISF anti-Isis operation started in Anbar
Objective: to neutralize the large cell of the Islamic State, which attacked the PMU en masse. Meanwhile, surveillance on the borders with Syria is strengthened to prevent Daesh infiltrations.
Iraq, tension skyrocketing after the pro-Iranian militia attack on US embassy
Security at the diplomatic HQ has been strengthened, while there is an exchange of threats between Trump and Tehran. Isis' false flag actions are also feared.
Iraq, the US reacts to Iran’s attacks on bases with arrests among PMF
Naseer al-Obeidi, leader of a local militia affiliated with Hashd al-Shaab, captured. He would be involved in the raid in Ain al-Assad. Meanwhile, the ISF are targeting Isis in Salahuddin and Diyala.
Iraq, Esper: I suspect Iran is behind attacks on US bases
Secretary of Defense charges Teheran with rockets against military installations, which were believed to be Isis’s work. The goals are to create parallel actions of harassment problems to drones.
Iraq, the fifth phase of Operation Victory Will against Isis begins
ISF and PMF will operate in Karbala and Najaf, on the border with Saudi Arabia, to stop the Islamic State cells escaping from Anbar. Anti-Daesh maneuvers continue in the rest of the country.
Iraq, new anti-ISIS operation in Diyala. It joins Victory Will
ISF hunt down militiamen of the Islamic State in the mountains of Hamrin. Meanwhile, Irada al-Nasr advances within the Daesh territory between Anbar, Nineveh and Salahuddin.
Syria, the Isis group in Badia Al-Sham could try to escape to Iraq
Baghdad sends PMF to Anbar to prevent trespassing of the Islamic State. For Daesh, the south is the only route: to the north, the SAA attacks HTS in Idlib and in the east there are the SDF.