Final Countdown in Iraq For Striking FatalBlow Against Daesh
Sturdy Iraqi forces are fully prepared on the outskirts of Iraq’s Salaheddin province for striking a finishing blow against the Daesh terrorist groupl there.
According to the IRNA correspondent in Salaheddin region, more Iraqi forces were on the way from Baghdad to Samarra throughout Monday in dozens of military vehicles equipped with logistical arms and munitions to further strengthen the frontline of campaign against ISIS.
The political observes and military experts in the region believe the final countdown for launching the fatal last attack against the most criminal terrorist group in contemporary history of the world is approaching rapidly in Iraq.
Meanwhile, the Iraqi security forces and popular militia forces, known in Iraq as ‘Al Hashd Al Shaa’bi’ have from various axes reached the vicinities of Tikrit, increasing the imminent possibility of staging the decisive battle within hours, or even less.
The military experts in Iraq, such as Waqiq Al-Samarrai, believe that very near future liberation of Tikrit is to be taken for granted now.
The retired Iraqi general had also said yesterday that the ISIS nuisance throughout Salaheddin will be wiped out very soon.
ISIL attacks Iraqi ancient site of Khorsabad
On the other hand, the TakfiriISIL terrorists have demolished and looted artifacts at the ancient archeological site of Khorsabad in northern Iraq, an official says.
The militants razed ancient ruins in the site on Sunday, Jumaa Abdullah, an official in the Antiquities Authority of the northern province of Nineveh, told German news agency DPA.
The ISIL “had stolen most antiquities of the site and blown up some others,” Abdullah said, citing reports by Khorsabad residents.
On Sunday, Adel Fahd al-Shershab, Iraq’s tourism and antiquities minister, also announced that the government is investigating reports of the terrorists’ attack on the ancient sit.
He further called on the US-led coalition, which is purportedly fighting the ISIL, to provide increased aerial support to save world heritage sites against destruction at the hands of the Takfiri militants.
‘The international community’s slow action for protecting the Iraqi antiquities has sent a message, which has encouraged terrorists to commit more crimes,’ he added.
The remarks come as the ISIL terrorists recently damaged two UNESCO world heritage sites of Nimrud and Hatra, both located in northern Iraq.
The Takfiri extremists have carried out heinous crimes in Syria and Iraq including mass executions and the beheading of people.
The Western states, including Britain, and their allies have long supported the Takfiri groups in Syria.
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