The Sinjar Resistance Unit (Y.B.S.), a Yazidi security force affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers Party (P.K.K.), and regular Kurdish security forces have launched an operation on Yazidi villages still occupied the Islamic State militants near Mount Sinjar. Authorities announced the capture of five of those villages on Monday. While Yazidi civilians in the area likely welcome the operation, Turkey could view the assault poorly due to the link to the P.K.K. guerrilla group.
Although the bodies of militants lie rotting in the streets, a barbershop has already opened in the Intisar district of Mosul. Nearby Bashiqa, however, appears to be uninhabitable.
Shi’ite militiamen liberated about 300 families near Nazareh. The villages of Ragrag, Sirwal, and Um Hajar al Ulyah were captured.
In Mosul, Karkojli was freed.
At least 198 people were killed and 36 were wounded:
Two suicide bombers targeted police checkpoints in Fallujah and left eight dead and 25 wounded.
Near Karbala in Ain al-Tamer, six militants were killed when they tried to attack pilgrims gathering for Arba’een (November 20) observances. At least eight people were killed, and at least four were wounded.
In Mosul, shelling left 63 civilians dead in Qadisiya. Also in Qadisiya, and in Zahra, security forces killed 26 bombers. Three suicide bombers were killed trying to sneak into Qadisiya and Thanya. North of Mosul, forces killed 31 militants. Airstrikes on Atasa left 20 militants dead. Twelve militants were killed along the southern front.
In Baghdad, two dumped bodies were discovered in the Talbiya district. A civilian was also shot dead in Amel. In Akrkouf, a blast wounded three soldiers. A bomb wounded two people in Baladiyat.
Two more refugees died of exposure at the Rajm Slebi checkpoint at the Syrian border. All four are reported to be Syrians fleeing the war in Mosul.
A shepherd was found shot to death near Hilla.
In Anah, an airstrike killed six militants.
A strike killed six militants in Haditha.
At least three militants were killed near Nazareh.
