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Thursday, 27 July
23:32
Summary of the 32nd UN Monitoring Report on ISIL and Al-Qaida "ConflictWatch Feed Isis"
The UN has released its 32nd monitoring report on ISIL and Al-Qaida, the report includes some interesting details as to the operations of both groups inside Iraq and Syria. Below I summarise the reports findings for Iraq and Syria, starting with IS:
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IS Core continues to sustain leadership losses, most recently with their head of the general directorate of provinces, Abu Sara al-Iraqi being killed in an aistrike in Syria on the 24th of February. Abu Sara is assessed to have been extremely influential inside, influencing strategy and personnel assignment. His death is assessed to have been disruptive, but only for a short term. Abu Saras successor has been identified as possibly Abu Zeinab.
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Member states could not confirm Turkeys claim to have killed Abu al-Hussain al-Hussaini al-Quraishi, with one member state suggesting that they only killed the groups security leader in Syria.
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As a result of attrition, IS has adopted a flat leadership structure, with the leader having a lesser role in day to day operations. The groups leadership losses are suggested to be behind the lack of a surge in attacks during Ramadan this year.
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IS is thought to have between 5,000-7,000 members across both countries, most of which are fighters. The group reduced attacks as a matter of strategy and focuses on reorganising and recruiting.
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Most senior IS leaders remain in north-west Syria, although some have relocated to Daraa which has an estimated presence of several hundred IS fighters. It is believed that the groups Sharia commander and several Arab leaders are in Daraa. Some leadership has also relocated to the central Badia and the Iraqi border, where the group seeks to abuse the relatively porous crossing.
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Whilst Iraqi Counter-Terrorism efforts keep the pressure on IS, the group seeks to exploit security weaknesses in the Kurdistan region in order to enable attacks and resupply its cells.
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The group in Iraq is overseen by Abu Abd al-Qader.
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al-Qaders predecessor, Abu Khadija has taken on a role of increased importance, overseeing the Iraq-Syria border as well as the Bilad al-Rafidayn regional office.
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One member state noted a connection between IS and organised crime groups in Mosul, Kirkuk, Tikrit and Ramadi
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IS attacks were primarily restricted to rural areas, maintaining a presence in its strongholds of Kirkuk, Tarmiya, Salaheddin, and Diyala.
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The majority of IS Iraq leaders are based in the Hamrin mountains, and Anbar province is used to reorganise and restructure
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IS Iraq is organised into eight units: administration, media, Sharia, procurement, finances, groundwork, explosive manufacturing, and Prisoner release. The group is becoming increasingly risk averse to losing personnel, hoping to release its prisoners and recruit from vuln...
20:17
Iraq arrests suspect in 2014 IS massacre of 1,700 captive cadets "ConflictWatch Feed Iraq"
Baghdad Iraq has arrested a suspect in one of the most notorious war crimes of the Islamic State group, the 2014 massacre of up to 1,700 captive cadets, authorities said Thursday.
After overrunning the air force academy at Camp Speicher where thousands of cadets were being trained, the Sunni extremists of IS separated out the Shiites and Christians among them and gunned them down one by one before dumping their bodies in mass graves or in the nearby Tigris River.
The interior ministry identified the suspect as Abdelkhalek Khazaal Soltan and said he had been arrested in a joint operation by the federal intelligence services and counter-terrorism police in Sulaimaniyah, second city of Iraqs autonomous Kurdish region.
Ministry spokesman General Saad Maan alleged that after joining IS in 2013, Soltan took part in several operations targeting the security forces and participated in the Camp Speicher massacre of which he was one of the perpetrators.
The massacre sparked a wave of revulsion around the world and prompted thousands of Shiite volunteers to join the fightback against the jihadists which culminated in a victory declaration in December 2017.
In a 2021 report to the Security Council, UN investigators found that the massacre of the predominantly Shia unarmed air cadets and their instructors involved the war crimes of murder, torture, cruel treatment and outrages upon personal dignity.
It also found that a video of the killings released by IS in July 2015 constituted a direct and public incitement to commit genocide against Shia Muslims.
The Iraqi courts have handed down dozens of death sentences against those convicted of taking part in the massacre.
In January, 14 people were sentenced to death for their part in the massacre. In 2016, Iraq hanged 36 men convicted of carrying out the killings.
The post Iraq arrests suspect in 2014 IS massacre of 1,700 captive cadets appeared first on Iraqi News.
02:28
This Day In Iraqi History Jul 26 Report Iraqi officer said order given to kill all Islamic State prisoners in Battle of Mosul "ConflictWatch Feed Iraq"
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1920 Gertrude Bell wrote that Baghdad started the 1920 Revolt but not lost control of it when tribes
rose up and they listened to no one Baghdad did not start revolt
(Musings On Iraq review Enemy On The Euphrates, The Battle For Iraq 1914-1921)
(Musings On Iraq review Reclaiming Iraq, The 1920 Revolution and the Founding of the Modern State)
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Wednesday, 26 July
03:38
This Day In Iraqi History - Jul 25 Saddam told Amb Glaspie US plotting against him and that he would act against Kuwait if it didnt give into his demands Glaspie warned him not to use force "ConflictWatch Feed Iraq"
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Tuesday, 25 July
03:59
This Day In Iraqi History - Jul 24 Treaty of Lusanne said League of Nations would decide whether Mosul vilayet went to Iraq or Turkey "ConflictWatch Feed Iraq"
1920 France occupied Syria Defeated King Faisals forces leading him to flee Would set sites on
Mesopotamia afterward
(Musings On Iraq review Empires of the Sand, The Struggle For Mastery In The Middle East 1789-1923)
1920 British regiment driven from Kifl during 1920 Revolt after losing 180 men killed and 160captured
(Musings On Iraq review Reclaiming Iraq, The 1920 Revolution and the Founding of the Modern State)
...Monday, 24 July
22:33
UNESCO celebrates Mosuls liberation by delivering 100th renovated heritage house "ConflictWatch Feed Isis"
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) Marking the 6th anniversary of Mosuls liberation from the grip of ISIS, UNESCO officially delivered heritage house number 100, labelling it a significant milestone in its work to restore the historic part of the city, according to a statement issued by UNESCO.
The statement revealed that as part of its flagship initiative Revive the Spirit of Mosul, UNESCO launched in 2020 the rehabilitation of 124 historical houses within the Old City of Mosul, which suffered severe damage during the recent conflict.
The statement elaborated that this project was made possible through generous financial support from the European Union and fruitful collaboration with the Iraqi Ministry of Culture and local authorities.
The reconstruction of these houses was done according to the highest heritage standards, using traditional techniques and traditional materials, so that this exceptional heritage of Mosul can once again be transmitted from generation to generation, according to the statement.
Restoring these heritage houses also means creating jobs for 4710 workers and craftsmen. UNESCO provided training to local workers in various methods of rehabilitating heritage buildings, as mentioned in the statement.
The statement indicated that 1568 local job seekers were involved in the rehabilitation process in partnership with the Ministry of Labor.
The statement elaborated that the rehabilitation of the 24 remaining houses is on track and they will be delivered to their owners by the end of this summer.
The statement added that this successful project in Mosul has been extended to Basra in southern Iraq, where UNESCO is currently restoring 11 historic houses in coordination with the local authorities.
The post UNESCO celebrates Mosuls liberation by delivering 100th renovated heritage house appeared first on Iraqi News.
20:03
Iraqi President, UN representative discuss the displaced issue, climate change "ConflictWatch Feed Isis"
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) The Iraqi President, Abdul Latif Rashid, and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Iraq, Jeanine Plasschaert, discussed on Monday the displaced issue and climate challenges, according to a statement issued by the Iraqi Presidency.
The statement mentioned that the meeting addressed the political situation in Iraq and the efforts exerted by the United Nations to tackle the issue of the displaced and climate challenges.
The Iraqi President and the UN representative also talked about the work of the United Nations and its associated organizations in supporting Iraq and activating their role, especially in the projects adopted by the United Nations, such as the issue of the displaced and ways to facilitate their return to their areas of residence.
Plasschaert emphasized her eagerness to do everything possible to help the Iraqis in all fields.
A report issued in July by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) mentioned that one million people remain displaced in Iraq six years after the defeat of the terrorist group ISIS, with a quarter of them perceived as ISIS-affiliates.
On a visit to Anbar, Baghdad and Basra in mid-July, the UNDPs Assistant Secretary-General and Crisis Bureau Director, Asako Okai, stated that supporting the countrys efforts to reintegrate everyone is critical to preventing extremism and boosting recovery.
More than six million people were forced to flee their homes between 2014 and 2017 as ISIS fighters controlled around 40 percent of the country, including Mosul, Iraqs second-largest city.
80 percent of displaced people have been able to return home, according to the UNDP.
The post Iraqi President, UN representative discuss the displaced issue, climate change appeared first on Iraqi News.
03:48
This Day In Iraqi History - Jul 23 US envoy to Iraq McGurk told Congress when US warned Maliki govt ISI about to attack Mosul Said situation under control Refused help from peshmerga to secure city "ConflictWatch Feed Isis"
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1401 Tamerlane and Tartars took Baghdad for 2nd time Ordered his men to bring him the heads of 2
Baghdadis Were said to be 120 towers of skulls afterwards Ordered city to be flattened Was in revenge for city standing up to him
1916 Khalil Pasha St opened Became Rashid St 1st modern road in Baghdad1933 Iraq asked France to impose treaty between two to remove Assyrians from Syrian border and
disarm them
(Musings On Iraq review The Tragedy of the Assyrian Minority in Iraq)
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