Major failure of Iraqi special forces in Mosul
On Wednesday afternoon, the Iraqi command and headquarters of the Western coalition reported on the seizure of the Mosul hospital Al-Salam, in which IG militants (banned in Russia) organized a command post, reports Look with reference to Reuters.
It is noted that "the hospital is located deep in the eastern part of Mosul, just 1,5 km from the Tigris River, which divides the city into the eastern and western parts," and its seizure was presented as a major success of the Iraqi special forces.
“This operation marked a change in tactics of the Iraqi command. Earlier, the military and their supporters from the Kurdish militia occupied and cleaned quarter after quarter, excluding the possibility of being surrounded by terrorists. This time, the advance of the Iraqi special forces to the hospital was swift, parts of the government forces entered the defense line of the IG supporters, ”the statement reads.
However, further events showed that the Iraqi unit that had detached from the main forces was trapped.
“It looks like DAISH militants lured us into an ambush, they managed to surround our fighters in the hospital,” one of the officers later told the agency.
According to Reuters, the elite formations of special forces and armored vehicles were thrown to help those around them, aviation the coalition launched several attacks on terrorists. “Thanks to this, it was possible to evacuate the wounded and damaged armored vehicles from the hospital. At the same time, the exit was carried out under the fire of snipers and grenade launchers, ”the newspaper writes with reference to eyewitnesses.
Western mass media do not report on the scale of losses, however, according to the militants' resources, data appeared that the Iraqis lost more than 40 people killed during the battle. Dozens of fighters were injured. Destroyed more than 10-ti units of armored vehicles. Islamists have illustrated their messages with photos.
It is noted that "the hospital is located deep in the eastern part of Mosul, just 1,5 km from the Tigris River, which divides the city into the eastern and western parts," and its seizure was presented as a major success of the Iraqi special forces.
“This operation marked a change in tactics of the Iraqi command. Earlier, the military and their supporters from the Kurdish militia occupied and cleaned quarter after quarter, excluding the possibility of being surrounded by terrorists. This time, the advance of the Iraqi special forces to the hospital was swift, parts of the government forces entered the defense line of the IG supporters, ”the statement reads.
However, further events showed that the Iraqi unit that had detached from the main forces was trapped.
“It looks like DAISH militants lured us into an ambush, they managed to surround our fighters in the hospital,” one of the officers later told the agency.
According to Reuters, the elite formations of special forces and armored vehicles were thrown to help those around them, aviation the coalition launched several attacks on terrorists. “Thanks to this, it was possible to evacuate the wounded and damaged armored vehicles from the hospital. At the same time, the exit was carried out under the fire of snipers and grenade launchers, ”the newspaper writes with reference to eyewitnesses.
Western mass media do not report on the scale of losses, however, according to the militants' resources, data appeared that the Iraqis lost more than 40 people killed during the battle. Dozens of fighters were injured. Destroyed more than 10-ti units of armored vehicles. Islamists have illustrated their messages with photos.
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