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Iraq: Mosul Humanitarian Response: Weekly Explosive Incidents Report (12 - 18 February 2017)

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February 12, 2017

• Iraqi Air Forces launched airstrikes on the areas in west of Telafar district of Ninewa.

• Armed clashes happened between Hizbullah Brigade and ISIS at Ain Al-Hisan and Upper and Lower Shari’a villages in west of Ninewa which resulted in many casualties from ISIS armed groups.

• ISIS executed 20 civilians who attempted to escape to the eastern side of Mosul city.

• Iraqi Security Forces launched shells on Lazaka village in south of Mosul city and Peshmerge Forces bombed Qasb valley in Sinjar district.

February 13, 2017

• Iraqi Air Forces launched airstrikes on Lower Shari’a and Ain Al-Hisan villages near Telafar district.

• Heavy armed clashes occurred between Popular Mobilization Forces and ISIS at Ain Al-Talawi and Al-Shari’a villages and Iraqi Security Forces repelled an ISIS attack at Sheikh Ali village located between Baiji and Shirqat districts in Salah Al-Din.

• Coalition Forces launched two air raids near Mosul city, engaged an ISIS tactical unit and a staging area, destroyed eight watercrafts, three barges, three vehicles, a tunnel entrance, a mortar system, and a weapons facility and suppressed four mortar teams.

February 14, 2017

• Iraqi Security Forces found and cleared a factory containing rockets 144mm caliber, helicopter missiles, anti-aircraft munitions 57mm, a bottle of gas, booby trapping fuses, wires, detonators in Al-Malain neighborhood in eastern side of Mosul city and several VBIEDs were destroyed in Tal Ubta subdistrict and Hajf village in south west of Mosul city.

• ISIS executed 10 civilians accused of spying on the organization in Bab Al-Tub square in western side of Mosul city.

• Coalition Forces launched an air raid near Sinjar and Telafar districts of Ninewa and near Mosul city.

• Iraqi Air Forces launched airstrikes on Mjarin and Tuwaim villages in western side of Mosul city.

February 15, 2017

• Coalition Forces launched airstrikes near Kisik subdistrict of Telafar district and near Mosul city.

• Iraqi Air Forces launched airstrikes on Albu Saif village, Wadi Akab, Wadi Al-Ain and Al-Shababik industrial areas in Mosul city.

• ISIS armed group executed 21 civilians in western side of Mosul city and in Hawiga district of Kirkuk.

• Hizbullah brigade repelled an ISIS attack at Al-Shari'a village in west of Ninewa.

February 16, 2017

Coalition Forces launched eight air raids near Mosul city, destroyed four weapons caches, two VBIEDs facilities, an IED facility and damaged three supply routes.

• Popular Mobilization Forces liberated Tal Al-Zalt village in west of Mosul city.

• Popular Mobilization Forces clashed against ISIS armed group at Al-Shari’a village in west of Telafar district and Iraqi Security Forces repelled ISIS attacks in Al-Harariyat industrial area in Baiji district of Salah Al-Din.

• VBIEDs, IEDs, mortars, hand grenades, and other weapons were found and cleared at Al Hawd in South of Mosul city and Al-Shari’a villages in west of Telafar district of Ninewa

February 17, 2017

• Several clashes occurred between Popular Mobilization Force and ISIS armed groups at Ain Al-Hisan village in west of Telafar district, between Al-Mutaybijyah area and Daur district in Salah Al-Din and between Telafar and Ba'aj districts in Ninewa.

• Popular Mobilization Forces found and cleared a mineeld at Al-Hardaniyah village in south east of Samara district of Salah Al-Din.

February 18, 2017

• Iraqi Air Forces launched airstrikes on Albu Sayf village, Wadi Akab and Shababik industrial areas, 17 Tamuz and Wadi Al-Ain neighborhoods and Mosul General Hospital in western side of Mosul city.

• VBIEDs were found and cleared at Al-Mansuria village in Kirkuk and west of Telafar district.

• Armed clashes occurred between Popular Mobilization Forces and ISIS armed groups at Al-Khabirat, khan Jahsh and Al-Shari’a villages in west of Mosul city. Pershmerge Forces managed to repel an ISIS attack at Al-Mansuria village in Kirkuk.