Bombings in Ramadi, Anbar police confirm they control it

A source in the security of Anbar province, sttressed, on Wednesday, that explosions took place in the south of the city of Ramadi, while the Directorate of emergency police regiments of Anbar controled it. This came at a time during which deputies in the Iraqi Council of Representatives rejected the presence of PKK on Iraqi territory, expressing at the same time the rejection of any Turkish military intervention in Iraq.

The spokesman of the Iraqi Joint Forces, Yahya Rasool, denied, in press statements on Wednesday, the existence of any slow progress in the Iraqi military units, stressing that the progress is good but cautious and careful, to avoid the occurrence of civilian casualties, especially as they progress in narrow streets and densely populated. 

Regarding the delay in the control of the center of Tal Afar, west of Mosul, he explained that the military plans for the battle of Tal Afar ready, and pending the orders of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Prime Minister, Haider Abadi, to storm the city. He added that the same applies to the cities of Hawija, Qaim, Aana and Rawa, and all the areas that are still under the control of ISIS.

The spokesman for the international coalition against ISIS, which provides support for Iraqi forces, John Durian, pointed out, in a press conference in Baghdad on Tuesday, to the difficulty of fighting in the right coast of Mosul because of using civilians as human shields by ISIS.

On Wednesday, air force commander Anwar Hamma revealed the introduction of high-precision smart missiles to target the dens and hideouts of extremists, who use civilians, women and children as human shields.

He said that the use of these missiles is aimed at avoiding civilian casualties, pointing out that the Iraqi Air Force chooses ISIS's targets with great precision, using weapons that proved to be highly efficient. He added that this accuracy comes with the increasing role of aviation in the battles that entered the densely populated areas, on the right coast, within the western part of the city of Mosul.

The Directorate of Military Intelligence revealed in a statement that the extremist leaders of ISIS organization, experts in the booby traps, including foreigners in Mosul, had been killed.

On the political issue, deputies in the Iraqi parliament expressed their rejection of the presence of PKK on Iraqi territory, while expressing the rejection of any Turkish military intervention in Iraq. Nazem al-Saadi, MP for the "coalition of state law," said the block of state law refuses to establish any military bases in Iraq for non-Iraqi parties, in reference to the PKK.
Saadi stressed his refusal to enter the Turkish forces into Iraqi territory, for whatever reason. The MP in the Iraqi parliament for Mothedoon bloc, Mohamed Nur, rejected the existence of the PKK in Iraq, noting that their presence give the Turkish forces the pretext to enter the Iraqi territory, which is rejected by the deputies categorically.

On yhe other context, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has urged dialogue and cooperation as means to resolve sovereignty disputes with the autonomous Kurdistan Region regarding Kirkuk province.
Speaking during his weekly press conference in Baghdad late Tuesday, Abadi said he hoped issues related to disputed regions would be settled through "collaboration and dialogue", adding that "Baghdad stands on an equal distance from all components (Of the Kurdish people) as part and parcel of the country".
Earlier this month, the provincial council of Kirkuk voted for running a referendum on the province’s secession from Iraq and joining the autonomous Kurdistan Region, further heating up a dispute of sovereignty between Baghdad and Erbil. The assembly made another vote turning down an Iraqi parliament decision, which had annulled the province’s move to raise Kurdish flags alongside Iraqi ones above government facilities there.
During the conference, Abadi said the referendum cannot be run while Islamic State militants still occupy areas in the province and as thousands of civilians from the province are displaced.
Kirkuk is one area where Kurdistan Region disputes sovereignty with Iraq. Its population comprises Arab, Kurdish and Turkmen ethnicities.
Kurdistan gained autonomous governance based on the 2005 constitution, but is still considered a part of Iraq. The region was created in 1970 based on an agreement with the Iraqi government, ending years of fierce fighting.
Both governments in Iraq and Erbil engaged in political spats over regions recaptured by Kurdish Peshmerga (army) troops from the Islamic State militants since campaigns against the group launched in October. While Kurdish politicians and MPs occasionally reiterated they were not going to cede those areas, Baghdad said it was expecting Kurdish troops to pull out after IS is eliminated.