Americans suffer losses in Mosul. The US coalition suffers heavy losses during the assault on Mosul and destroys civilian objects

15.03.2020

A military source told the details of the bloody operation to liberate the Iraqi capital of ISIS *.

The operation to take Mosul has entered the stage of "slippage". Successive victorious reports about the liberation from ISIS of the next suburb of this city, which occupies the most important strategic position, were replaced by “operational pauses”.

While Western means mass media they give stories about the happy deliverance of the inhabitants of Mosul, videos appear on YouTube with the explosions of the vaunted American M1A1 Abrams tanks by suicide vehicles and ATGMs, footage of at least a hundred units (!) Of burning armored vehicles of government forces and other evidence that Iraqi troops are bogged down in bloody street battles (see photo and video).

Troops suffer horrendous losses

In the photo at once 4 destroyed "Hammers" in the Mosul region

Official data indirectly speaks of huge losses. In order to influence public opinion in a positive way, on TV channels like CNN or BBC, invited experts estimate the losses of the attackers as one coalition soldier to two ISIS terrorists.

This ratio is not in favor of well-armed and trained militants defending in a fortified city, according to the canons military science, can only be justified by the high efficiency of "pinpoint" strikes against them by aviation and artillery.

But judging by the fact that almost every air raid is accompanied by dozens of dead and wounded civilians (which the Iraqi media themselves conscientiously record), the coalition forces cannot boast of being particularly selective in their strikes. This is quite consistent with the tactics on the ground: cadres of Iraqi soldiers have already gone around the world pouring fire indiscriminately all around on the streets of Mosul.

However, if we accept the assessments of Western experts as adequate, then the question arises: according to the Iraqi Ministry of Internal Affairs, during the month of fighting near Mosul, about 2,800 ISIS fighters were destroyed, out of those 4-5 thousand that held the city and its environs initially.

Then, if you believe the "talking heads" from Western TV channels, the losses of the coalition per month (!) Should be at least 1,500 (!) Servicemen (at the rate of 1 military to 2 militants). Involuntarily, you will listen to the "ISIS" propaganda, which claims that in the battles for Mosul, a whole division of government troops has already been ground.

In any case, photos and videos from the battlefield testify to the horrendous losses of the Iraqi Armed Forces.

Against this background, it is worth considering what actually caused the non-participation in the storming of Mosul of all other coalition members, except for the federal Iraqi army and the special forces of the US armed forces (which, according to official data, have already lost at least 22 people killed).

To the west of the city is the so-called Shiite militia. From the north and east - the Kurdish peshmerga and the militias of the Sunni tribes. It was officially announced that the liberation of Mosul itself would be carried out exclusively by regular Iraqi forces. And now you might think that only they did not have the opportunity to refuse to participate in this operation.

See also: US special forces in Mosul are used as "cannon fodder": losses are growing every day (PHOTO)

Militants do not flee to Syria, but strengthen the defense

On the other hand, it should be noted that instead of the expected departure of militants to Syria along the corridor provided by the Americans in the northwest, they not only put up stubborn resistance, but, according to a number of Middle Eastern publications, are also transferring reinforcements to Mosul.

Different observers explain this in different ways. But an analysis of the tone of publications on the topic of Mosul in the media of Turkey, Qatar, Iran and Iraq is quite capable of providing a hint.

Turkey and Qatar are allies of ISIS

As you know, Turkey and Qatar are allies in the organization of the so-called "Sunni corridor" for the supply of energy from the Persian (Arabian among the Arabs) Gulf to mediterranean sea. Because of this, these two countries entered into conflict in 2011 with the government of Bashar al-Assad, who chose to develop joint projects with Iran and Iraq (where the Shiites make up the majority of the population).

Syrian jihadist groups and ISIS, which took control of territories promising for the “Sunni corridor” in Iraq and Syria, became the “shadow” partners of these states.

Now the government of Recep Erdogan, with the support of Qatar, is busy creating a controlled buffer zone in northern Syria, relying on jihadists, renamed the Free Syrian Army. Few analysts have missed the fact that ISIS and the pro-Turkish FSA units are fighting each other with much less bitterness and tenacity than against the Kurds and the American-created Syrian Democratic Forces.

This suggests that the agreements between the "ISIS" and the Turks to continue to conduct a common business under new signs are quite real. Contradictions between the interests of Turkey and Qatar, on the one hand, and the interests of the United States, Great Britain and Iran, on the other, are also becoming apparent.

The Shiite power seeks to prevent the plans of geo-economic competitors from being realized, and Western allies seem to be interested in the chronic instability of the region as a whole. Therefore, the Pentagon is betting on separatist Kurdish formations, and British media in reports about the events around Mosul, confessional strife is incited in every way.

Against this background, it is understandable why the Turkish media and the Qatari television channel Al-Jazeera pay so much attention to the troubles of Iraqi Sunnis, whom the pro-American coalition and Shiites are "expelled from their native lands." It is clear why Turkey insists on the participation of its troops in the Mosul operation.

Kurds and Sunni militias avoid fighting

It was after Washington announced that it supported Baghdad's objections to the presence of Turkish troops near Mosul and relied on the Syrian Democratic Forces, which included the Kurds, to advance on Raqqa, the resistance of the coalition's "ISIS" units in both Syria and Iraq became significant. more stubborn. And the Sunni militias and formations of the army of Iraqi Kurdistan, allied to the Turks, refused to continue active operations in the Mosul direction.

But the Shiite militias have announced their intention to cut the road left for the ISIS to leave Mosul, while the Iranian media are covering the assault on this city as if it were an operation of the greatest importance.

As for the Iraqi TV channels and newspapers, among them the fruits of the overthrow of the dictatorship and the introduction of freedom of speech have surprisingly affected. Journalists of a number of popular publications yearn for the former "all-Iraqi identity" and sympathize with the inhabitants of their country, who are dying in Mosul both from coalition bombs and shells, and at the hands of terrorists.

A military source told Russkaya Vesna the details of the bloody operation to liberate the Iraqi capital of ISIS*.

While the Western media are reporting stories about the happy deliverance of the inhabitants of Mosul, videos are appearing on YouTube showing the explosions of the vaunted American M1A1 Abrams tanks by suicide vehicles and ATGMs, footage of at least a hundred units (!) of burning armored vehicles of government forces and other evidence of that Iraqi troops are bogged down in bloody street fighting (see photo and video).

Troops suffer horrendous losses

In the photo at once 4 destroyed "Hammers" in the Mosul region

Such a ratio, not in favor of well-armed and trained militants defending in a fortified city, according to the canons of military science, can only be justified by the high efficiency of "pinpoint" strikes against them by aviation and artillery.

Then, if you believe the "talking heads" from Western TV channels, the losses of the coalition per month (!) Should be at least 1,500 (!) Servicemen (at the rate of 1 military to 2 militants). Involuntarily, you will listen to the "ISIS" propaganda, which claims that in the battles for Mosul, a whole division of government troops has already been ground.

In any case, photos and videos from the battlefield testify to the horrendous losses of the Iraqi Armed Forces.

Militants do not flee to Syria, but strengthen the defense

Turkey and Qatar are allies of ISIS

As you know, Turkey and Qatar are allies in organizing the so-called "Sunni corridor" for the supply of energy from the Persian (Arabian among the Arabs) Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea. Because of this, these two countries entered into conflict in 2011 with the government of Bashar al-Assad, who chose to develop joint projects with Iran and Iraq (where the Shiites make up the majority of the population).

Syrian jihadist groups and ISIS, which took control of territories promising for the “Sunni corridor” in Iraq and Syria, became the “shadow” partners of these states.

The Shiite power seeks to prevent the plans of geo-economic competitors from being realized, and Western allies seem to be interested in the chronic instability of the region as a whole. Therefore, the Pentagon is counting on the separatist Kurdish formations, and the British media, in reporting on the events around Mosul, are inciting confessional strife in every way.

Kurds and Sunni militias avoid fighting

* A terrorist organization banned in the Russian Federation.

The photo and video show only a small part of the footage of the destroyed equipment of the forces of the anti-ISIS coalition in Mosul, published in recent weeks. We are really talking about hundreds (!) of burned, captured and wrecked units of military equipment.

Washington's plan to put the Iraqi city of Mosul on a silver platter just in time for the US presidential election began with serious slippage and heavy losses.

Biggest for last years the military operation under the auspices of the Western coalition in Iraq began clearly not according to plan. It is already becoming clear with what Washington planned to release The largest city Iraq from the oppression of ISIS (a terrorist organization banned in Russia).

Firstly, military component. An unprecedented number of troops have been drawn to the city, for the most part these are the Iraqi military and Kurdish militias, who should bear the burden of the expected losses. But the American military has also been deployed to the city, which created the largest grouping of NATO troops in Iraq after the official US exodus from the country. The number of “white special forces”, various special operations and intelligence forces, according to unconfirmed reports, is in the thousands, and this is not counting complete dominance in the sky.

Ankara does not lag behind, which simply goes ahead to participate in a victorious operation against ISIS.

The total number of formally Western coalition military participating in the liberation of Mosul, even according to the most conservative estimates, reaches 80 thousand bayonets, and according to immodest up to 130 thousand. And all this mass, including the American aircraft carrier group and the local air force, according to various estimates, fell on the ISIS group of 6-12 thousand, holding the city.

Secondly, immediately after the start of air strikes on the city, a rebellion began in Mosul. The Islamic police, led by Abu Usman, unexpectedly took the side of the stormers and for the first time the watch even achieved some success. What it was, Washington's financial injections or its generous promises, the desire to curry favor with the new owner, is not completely clear, but ISIS was stabbed in the back.

Thirdly, according to media reports, a significant part of the most combat-ready terrorist units left the city, including the top of the organization. It is worth guessing about the direction of their withdrawal from the city, but the most promising is Syria, where all of them will still be needed to confront Russia and Damascus. Such an outcome can be considered the result of “undercover” flirtation by American “partners” with their own offspring.

Having piled on a weakened city with a mass of troops, in which only suicide bombers remained, who were shot in the back by former comrades-in-arms, Washington plans to conduct a “brilliant” (as opposed to Aleppo) military operation and give an extra bonus to Clinton before the elections.

However, from the first days, the American strategy near Mosul began to slip, the site reports. The uprising of Abu Usman failed, and combat-ready detachments of militants remained in the city, who were able to quickly suppress the rebels and regain control over the areas lost for several hours.

From the very first days, the grouping put together by the United States began to suffer heavy losses. Near the village of Bilavet alone, as a result of a suicide attack on an Iraqi military convoy, up to 70 servicemen were killed.

According to the testimony of local residents who left the city and intelligence data, there are quite a lot of motivated militants and suicide bombers left in Morsul who are ready to defend themselves to the end. Entire fortified areas and many long-term firing points have been created in the city, and one can only guess about the rest of the "surprises".

The first day of the assault can hardly be called successful, and these are far from the last major losses of the Western coalition, only the Iraqis and Kurds will traditionally bear them, and Washington will count the dividends.

The operation to take Mosul has entered the stage of "slippage". Successive victorious reports about the liberation of another suburb of this city, which occupies the most important strategic position, were replaced by “operational pauses” from ISIS*.

Coalition troops suffer horrendous losses

In the photo at once 4 destroyed "Hammer" of the coalition in the Mosul region.

Official data indirectly speak of huge losses. In order to influence public opinion in a positive way, on TV channels like CNN or BBC, invited experts estimate the losses of the attackers as one coalition soldier to two ISIS terrorists.

IN In any case, photos and videos from the battlefield show the horrendous losses of the Iraqi Armed Forces.

Militants do not flee to Syria, but strengthen the defense

The battle for Mosul is still ahead and will be very bloody and it looks like the American coalition will not be able to give a gift to the outgoing Obama, who wanted to effectively end his presidency.

The operation to take Mosul has entered the stage of “slippage.” The victorious reports about the liberation of another suburb of this strategically important city from ISIS were followed by “operational pauses”.

Troops suffer horrendous losses

Then, if you believe the "talking heads" from Western TV channels, the losses of the coalition per month (!) Should be at least 1,500 (!) Servicemen (at the rate of 1 military to 2 militants). Involuntarily, you will listen to the "ISIS" propaganda, which claims that in the battles for Mosul, a whole division of government troops has already been ground.

In any case, photos and videos from the battlefield testify to the horrendous losses of the Iraqi Armed Forces.

To the west of the city is the so-called Shiite militia. From the north and east - Kurdish peshmerga and militias of Sunni tribes. It was officially announced that the liberation of Mosul itself would be carried out exclusively by regular Iraqi forces. And now you might think that only they did not have the opportunity to refuse to participate in this operation.

Militants do not flee to Syria, but strengthen the defense

Turkey and Qatar are allies of ISIS

Syrian jihadist groups and ISIS, which took control of territories promising for the “Sunni corridor” in Iraq and Syria, became the “shadow” partners of these states.

The Shiite power seeks to prevent the plans of geo-economic competitors from being realized, and Western allies seem to be interested in the chronic instability of the region as a whole. Therefore, the Pentagon is counting on the separatist Kurdish formations, and the British media, in reporting on the events around Mosul, are inciting confessional strife in every way.

Kurds and Sunni militias avoid fighting

* A terrorist organization banned in the Russian Federation.