ISIS update 4/16/2017...Shocking Massacre of Kafriya and al-Fu'ah

The Shocking Massacre of Kafriya and al-Fu’ah

many killed as blast hits evacuation buses near Aleppo

Syria: Death Toll Rises to 100 in Aleppo Blast

At least 100 people, including women and children, have been killed and hundreds more wounded in a suicide bombing near Aleppo that struck a bus convoy evacuating people from besieged towns of Fua’a and Kafraya in Idlib province.

A Syrian bus convoy transporting the residents of two Shiite-populated towns in Idlib being evacuated in a deal between warring parties hit by a huge blast. The explosion hit al-Rashideen district on the Western outskirts of Aleppo as buses were stopping at a checkpoint on Saturday afternoon.

A delay in the agreement reportedly left thousands of evacuated people stranded at two transit points on Aleppo’s outskirts since late Friday. The buses were waiting to take people who were evacuated from Fua’a and Kafraya from militant-held territory into the government-controlled city.

According to latest reports, terrorists reportedly loaded the car in which they hid the bomb with children’s food supplies to sneak it into the area.

At least 100 people were killed and more than 500 others sustained injuries. A Facebook page belonging to the pro-government al-Foua and Kafraya villages stressed that all those in three buses were killed or were still missing.

Several hours after the blast, Syrian media and the Observatory reported that the population transfer resumed.

The Syrian Army and militant groups had agreed to allow over 3,500 militants leave four towns Northwest of Damascus in return for the evacuation of 8,000 civilians from Fua’a and Kafraya in the Northwestern Province of Idlib in several phases.

Based on an agreement concluded in late March between the Damascus officials and gunmen, around 3,800 fighters and their family members are to leave the towns of Madhaya, Baqin, al-Zabadani and al-Jabal al-Sharqi for militant-held region in Idlib via four passageways.

In return, 8,000 residents of Fua’a and Kafraya will leave their towns for government-controlled regions in Aleppo province.

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Battle for Mosul Day 179: Mosul’s Strategic Old City Under Full Siege

The comprehensive military campaign by Iraqi military forces to liberate the Northern city of Mosul from ISIL militants continued on Sunday, as local reports quoted a top Iraqi commander as saying that Western Mosul’s Old City district, a strategic ISIL bastion, has come under a full siege by Iraqi government forces.

Iraqi Military: Mosuls’ Strategic Old City Under Full Siege

An Iraqi command spokesman said Sunday that Western Mosul’s Old City district, a strategic ISIL militants’ bastion, has become entirely encircled by Iraqi government forces.

Spokesperson of the Joint Operations Command, Gen. Yahia Rasoul, said in a statement that Federal Police and Rapid Response forces had put the Old City under full siege, cutting ISIL’s supply routes to that area, which used to extend from neighboring Zanjili and 17 Tamuz districts, Iraqi News reported.

According to Rasoul, troops are on a “very short” distance from the Grand Nuri Mosque the landmark structure at the where ISIL leader Aby Bakr al-Baghdadi made his infamous sermon in 2014. He said the area will be cleared from militants soon.

ISIL Launches Chlorine Gas Attack in Western Mosul

ISIL terrorist group launched a chemical attack in a recently-liberated area in Western part of Mosul in Nineveh province, severely wounding several Iraqi soldiers.

Security sources disclosed that missiles loaded with chlorine were fired at al-Abar neighborhood, injuring at least seven troops.

The ISIL militants have also used chemical weapons several times against the Iraqi civilians in the city of Mosul, since the army troops started the special operation to recapture terrorist group’s de facto capital.

Iraqi Army: 2900 ISIL Members Killed in Mosul in 4 Days

The Iraqi army said Sunday 2900 ISIL members were killed over the past few days in Western Mosul as US-backed operations continue to clear the remaining districts of the region from militants.

Sabah al-Noaman, spokesperson of the army’s elite Counter-Terrorism Service, said the announced “preliminary” toll was the result of fierce encounters between the group and Iraqi forces over the past four days at the Tenek and Abar districts, both recaptured recently by the government troops, Iraqi News reported.

Iraqi Air Force: Heavy Bombs Not Used in Mosul Battle

Iraqi Air Force Commander, Lieutenant-General Anwar Hammah said the use of heavy bombs had been totally banned in Mosul, where laser-guided bombs are used to hit targets.

“The bombs used by the Iraqi air force in Mosul are laser-guided and used when we ascertain the nature of the target,” Hammah said, Baghdad Post reported.

He added the armed forces get information from the intelligence services.

” The battle to recapture the right bank of Mosul is approaches the end, Hammah said, without specifying a date.

Iraq: Top Field Commander of ISIL Killed in Mosul

Iraq’s Federal Police killed a high-ranking ISIL commander and gained control of a network of tunnels used by the Takfiri terrorists in Western part of Mosul in Nineveh province.

“The [Iraqi] forces killed ISIL leader called Mahmoud Ali Mahmoud Matar al-Hadidi during clashes with the group members in the Old City,” lieutenant General Shaker Jawdat said.

“The troops controlled the group’s network of tunnels, in the South of the city, that is used as an alternative headquarters by the leaders,” he added.

The Iraqi government also announced that the number of people who have managed to flee the ISIL terrorists in Mosul has reached 500,000.

Farsnews

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