“Daesh” education diwan official killed in Mosul

The International Coalition airplanes targeted “Daesh” locations west of Anbar, killing 20 of their elements, while counter-extremism body in Kurdistan region confirmed that their Education Diwan official was killed, west of Mosul.   Sources said that International Coalition airplanes led by US also raided Albuqmal city in the suburb of Deir al-Zour, east of Syria, and arrested “Euphrates Wali” on the Iraq – Syria borders. The US forces which conducted the raid launched from the military base of Ain al-Assad, west of Anbar, and used Apache helicopters filled with dozens of fighters.   The sources added that, the coalition forces arrested at least 15 persons, while the Counter-Extremism body of the Security Council said that, according to incoming data, extremist Reda Mahmoud killed Daesh Education Diwan official in Tal Afar, west of Mosul, adding that Daesh elements killed 3 civilians in district of Agrarian Reform while they were trying to escape from the organization.   Command operations of Al Jazeera said that, 2 Daesh vehicles were destroyed and 21 elements were killed in Rawah by air strikes, while in the capital, command operations of Baghdad declared that, the 22 brigade security forces were able to do their duties in the last 24 hours in Abu Foras and Khazrag, south of Baghdad, and security forces from the 17th Brigade also secured El Akeedat and Weshakha areas, which resulted in obtaining 2 homemade rockets, and 3 devices made of C4.   Deputy Chairman of the popular gathering, Abu Mahdi al-Mohandes confirmed that the gathering is ready to free Tal Afar, despite the sensitivity of the situation, and they are waiting for General Command of the Armed Forces, adding that the popular gathering is part of the Iraqi Armed Forces, and they agreed with the general commander during his routine visit to be part of the operations in Mosul. He added that, it was the gathering duty from the beginning to separate Tal Afar from Mosul and the rest of the governorates, and it was able to free 5000 units until now, confirming the gathering support to all other security forces like, the army and the federal police, whom without their help, the gathering would not be able to free the city neighborhoods.   He cleared that the gathering forces are willing to lead the battle in Mosul, as they have the freedom to move towards Mosul, Syrian borders and Tal Afar, but they will wait in case they are needed in different places after the battle.   Al-Mohandes said that the gathering security forces are being supported in the right side of Mosul with the help of the 9^th army brigade, by sending aid cars to help with Daesh chemical attacks, along with aids at a nearby hospital to treat the wounded of the forces.