Pontoon bridges on the Tigris River in preparation for storming west of Mosul

The return of more than 3 thousands of displaced people to the liberated areas east of the city

Jan 31, 2017

Anatolia Nineveh Mosul: Iraqi forces began on Monday, erected pontoon bridges on the Tigris River in preparation for operations edit the west side of the city of Mosul and the evacuation of civilians from it, as has taken security measures to protect the population of the liberated areas in the eastern side of the city.

A star - Jubouri, the leader of the northern hub of operations liberation of Mosul , said that « the engineering effort teams to Iraqi forces, with the support of the international coalition, began paving the shoulders of the Tigris River and cleared in readiness to set up a floating bridge, which will be safe such as corridors to facilitate the evacuation of civilians from the right side (west ) of the connector toward the eastern regions liberated ».

He added that «Iraqi forces put the court a plan to liberalize the right side, and take advantage of the river , a natural inhibitor against al Daesh».

Jubouri said that « the forces involved in this mission will be, special forces, backed by the United States of America.»

He added that «Ninawa Operations Command re - opening of the main road link between (MOSUL - sheikhs - waterfalls), north of Mosul , the military forces (...) next week and will be available all the way for civilians».

In a related development, the pilot said Capt . Mahmoud al - Jarba, an officer in the Iraqi Air Force, said that «coalition F - 16 aircraft bombed yesterday, 3 blocks in the regions of Hermat Busev and south of the city of Mosul».

He stated that « the buildings was taken by the organization Daesh residences of its components, and storage of arms and held emergency meetings (...) which led to the complete destruction of buildings and the killing of them».

Counter - terrorism and military and the Iraqi military and police forces and recaptured in January 19 / December second this eastern half of the entire city of Mosul after fierce fighting in the streets. As Commander in Chief of the Iraqi Armed Forces , Haider al - Abadi announced on 24th of this month for the restoration of the entire east side of the connector from the grip of regulation.

In this context, said Lieutenant Samir Daoud Mohsen, an officer in the Iraqi army, said that « the army is working to complete clearance of all neighborhoods in the northern axis of the city of Mosul in preparation for the return of displaced persons».

Enhanced He pointed out that « the military forces in the liberated areas east of Mosul found, a lot of IEDs, stores heavy weapons missile - related manufacturing plants, and a number of booby - trapped tunnels, which continues to engineering teams dismantled.»

And displaced more than 187 thousand inhabitants of the eastern side of the connector neighborhoods, over the past months, in conjunction with the storming of government troops to their areas.

In parallelism, a joint Iraqi forces, including elements of the «popular crowd» gearing (Shi'ite militias belonging to the government) to break into the hand Mahlbah (west of Mosul) Turkmen majority.

Moses said Julaq Hassan, a leader of the Turkmen in the «crowd Afar» of the popular crowd, on Monday, said that « a joint Iraqi forces completed most of its preparations for the Liberation of hand Mahlbah (35 km west of Mosul) expelled gangs Daesh them».

Julaq He added that «forces that will participate in this process, is one of the 72 Brigade of the Iraqi army, and combat squad Abbas, and Jihad Brigades, as well as the participation of the Iraqi air force».

And transfer Julaq security sources, that «Daesh the gangs recruit a battalion of the elements of the Chechens and the Russians, and brought together in the neighborhood of military oppressors and the neighborhood, in order to address our troops».

He pointed out that «was killing dozens of them pre - emptive air strikes carried out by Iraqi warplanes».

And mediates hand Mahlbah home to about 15 thousand people, mostly Turkmen, the road between Mosul and Tal Afar (west of Mosul), and in the case of control will be isolated elements of «Islamic state» Who 's in the right side (west) for those in Tal Afar in context , taken Iraqi military leaders, security measures to protect the population of the liberated areas in the eastern side of the city of Mosul in the north, from the rocket attacks carried out by the organization «state» from the western side.

Said Brigadier Sabar Munther agriculture, anti - terrorism forces (belonging to the defense) in a statement singled out by Anatolia, said that «forces informed the residents of adjacent neighborhoods of the Tigris River east of Mosul, not to go out of their homes from 3 pm until 6 am (starting time today the local)".

And between that « The aim of this step is to protect the population from the threat of projectiles fired by the organization, especially during the time of the evening , taking advantage of the lack of air traffic to fly international coalition».

He said the agricultural, that «during the last week amounted to a statistical dead civilians in the liberated areas of 13 people and injuring about 48 others after the fall of Katyusha rockets and mortar bombs on their homes and their neighborhoods».

He stressed that «forces unable to stop those operations and there is no solution to stop them only through intensive air travel clock or accelerate the implementation of a ground operation towards the west side of the connector , and edit».

With the advance of Iraqi forces toward Mosul and its control on the east side of town (east of the Tigris) in the attack , which began three months ago , the city 's population is still at risk , as they say the risk of impact or injury bullet - than release him fighters regulation of the other bank of the city.

Furthermore, an Iraqi military source said that the organization «state» on the skin of the oldest of four wealthy western side of the city of Mosul in the north, due to bring support to a number of poor families without the knowledge of its elements.

Lt. Col. Abdul Salam al - Jubouri, an officer in the Iraqi army explained that « the process has skin in the Yarmouk district of western side of the city of Mosul».

He pointed out that «Daesh considered that the four people encroached on the powers of the so - called house of money and Zakat, as it was rather the amount of their delivery to the elements so they are distributed according to their vision».
It bisects Mosul and the Tigris River into two halves, east edited, featuring 84 alive, and west of a densely populated, with 99 dead and is still under the control of «Daesh.»

Iraqi forces have been battling for more than three months into the connector to be taken away from the grip of the organization, which is the last great strongholds in his country.

Humanly, it announced the Ministry of Displacement and Migration of Iraq, that more than three thousand people displaced, on Monday, returned to their areas liberated east of the northern city of Mosul.

Said Mustafa Hamed, the ministry camps official in the refugee camps of Khazar (north - east of Mosul) and Hassan Sham (north), in a statement that « the ministry camps have seen the return of three thousand and 237 displaced people to their original residence liberated areas, in the east side of the city of Mosul».

Hamid He noted that « the ministry operations room set aside 26 bus, in coordination with the Ministry of Transport, to re - displaced people to their areas of residence, and 11 trucks in cooperation with the Joint Special Operations Command, to move their furniture, as well as the distribution of food baskets Kmtaa road.»

He pointed out that « the coming days will witness the return of most of the displaced families».

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