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Summary of the first 24 hours of operation for the liberation of Mosul. - October 17, 2016.
First movement was towards Bashiqa, the town was liberated via a quick airdrop operation. This cut the link between Turkish forces and Mosul.
Mobile communication towers were set up to give access to Mosul residents. Anti-IS cells are currently active, snapping photos and sending live feeds of IS Movements in the city. The patriot cells are also preparing to attack IS positions as iraqi forces aproach.
1. To 2:30, time of Baghdad, the prime minister abadi announces the beginning of the operation of liberation.
2. Less than half an hour later, a huge display of the Iraqi forces take control of bashiqa [14 km north of Mosul], where we no longer had the presence of the daesh.
3. The Special Operations Force (ISF) and the forces of the coalition declare that use the tactic of "shock and awe" (shock and awe) in Mosul.
4. The highest concentration of combatants of the daesh is located in the village of ablij, close to the military camp of alghizlani in Mosul.
5. The Daesh Evacuates the university of Mosul completely. There is a very weak presence of daesh on the eastern bank of the Tigris River, and a very strong presence in the western shore of Mosul.
6. at the moment, are not recorded movements of the neighbors of Mosul. People keep the orders not to go out of the house. Also close their channels of communication as the bombing of the city is intensifying.
7. in less than an hour, the isf announces the total liberation of bashiqa.
8. The Isf and the coalition forces continue their strong bombing of Mosul and the surrounding areas.
9. Six hours after the start of the operations, the isf approaches hamdaniya, 35 km southeast of Mosul.
10. the isf enters bartella and its surrounding villages.
11. A long caravan of combatants of the daesh out of Mosul through wadi eqab towards ba ' AJ.
12. The Daesh evacuates their barracks in gogjali and karam, and leave behind their car bomb.
13. The neighbors of Mosul are voluntarily under curfew. Significantly reduces the presence of the daesh in the city.
14. Battalions doctors in Canada and the Czech Republic are moving with the military and prepare field hospitals and urgent attention.
15. The French Artillery Battalion and the special task force conducted tactical operations against daesh in Mosul. There's inforamaciones about the kidnapping of meanings heads of daesh in Mosul.
16. The Daesh holds hostage the doctors from the hospital aljamhouri, and threatens to execute them if they leave the hospital.
17. at this point, the villages and liberated areas are: Shaquli, basakhra, bas kirdan tarjala, Sheikh, Amir, badanah and hide to-Ulya, karbali, and kharaba sultan
18. The Daesh Rearranges all its security apparatus and sent to its members to the military apparatus. The majority of its fighters are teenagers.
19. The Daesh sends more than 20 suicide bombistas to fronts.
20. at the moment, there is tranquility in Mosul. In some areas of the eastern shore the daesh has completely disappeared. It is reported a number of traffic accidents of vehicles of the daesh. People are very quiet, and the city is located in total silence.
21. The Isf releases Nimrod and continues its advance towards Mosul.
22. Turkey declares that will not be involved in the operations for the liberation of Mosul, and sent a delegation to Baghdad.
23. Mosul eye will shortly be posting a list with the names of the leaders of daesh who still remain in Mosul.
24., the Iraqi air force launched more than 17 million printed sheets on 16 districts in the province of Nineveh, hawija in the province of kirkuk, ALQA ' im, rawa and ana in the province of anbar, the biggest launch In the military history of Iraq, to prepare for the release of these areas from the hands of the daesh.
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Some other info
Turkmen forces are mostly in the 92 brigade of the iraqi army. They will enter Mosul as part of the iraqi army and not the PMF. (PMF was assigned around mosul and not inside the city)
These forces are compromised of a thousands of shia Turkmen who were forced to leave their homes by IS in Nineveh. Majority of the Turmen youth signed up to join the PMF and ISF as soon as they arrived to central and south Iraq. They have took part in most operations in Anbar, sallihiddin, Diyala, jurf al Nasr, and are now taking part in the Nineveh ops as part of the army.
The 92 brigade, AKA the Tel Afar or Turkmen brigade.
A song dedicated to the 92 brigade.
