A statement has been released allegedly from Islamic State (IS) Wilayat Kirkuk in response to the US-led prison assault in northern Iraq details of which can be read in the “Links” sections. The press release reads as follows:-

Number of Crusaders killed/injured in a failed assault on a public prison

in Wilayat Kirkuk, leaving tens of prisoners killed.

In a failed operation by the Crusader Coalition, American forced have launched an aerial assault on one of the public prisons in al-Musanna’a area at around 2 AM on the night of the 8th of Muharram. Many helicopters and airplanes participated in the assault, including 4 Chinboks and 2 Apaches. The airplanes and the Apaches launched a heavy series of airstrikes on many positions near the prison and on the road between the prison and the city of al-Hawjiya, fearing that reinforcements could be sent. 6 brothers were guarding the prison, and the exchange of gunfire with went on for 2 hours. The cowardly Crusaders had to kill some of the prisoners and they took others with them, none of them being from the apostate “Peshmergas”, then they retreat, followed by another round of airstrikes on the prison and the remaining prisoners, killing most of them, counted in tens in this cheap, cowardly operation.

The operation resulted in the killing of a Crusader and left many of them injured, leaving some of their material on the scene, while 3 of the brothers guarding the prison attained martyrdom, 3 others have been injured then given medical care. Allah has shown the cowardice and the failure of the Crusaders in this operation, which they needed to cover up in media lies all their recent losses.

And all praise is to Allah in all cases.

End

Links

“US-Iraqi rescue operation ‘foils IS mass execution'”

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/34607471

“Inside the ISIS Prison Raid That Left US Service Member Dead”

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/inside-isis-prison-raid-left-us-service-member/story?id=34649433

Carol Anne Grayson is an independent writer/researcher on global health/human rights/WOT and is Executive Producer of the Oscar nominated, Incident in New Baghdad.  She is a Registered Mental Nurse with a Masters in Gender Culture and Development. Carol was awarded the ESRC, Michael Young Prize for Research 2009, and the COTT ‘Action = Life’ Human Rights Award’ for “upholding truth and justice”. She is also a survivor of US “collateral damage”.