the events taken place in Abu Ghraib at dawn on Sunday, February 28, 2016 was not an emergency incident or a qualitative shift in the orientation of the organization of the state and its fighters, but it has come according to the manners and the facts , and events confirmed the fact that what was done by these elements in the operation carried out in the Center of Abu Ghraib targeting Government institutions and departments and the security and military headquarters and grain storage and main points and checkpoints in charge of ensuring the protection for this area, which led to cause a clear confusion and loss of security which was evident to everyone that there is a well defined military violations and directories on the ground and not an accurate application of security measures and follow up the implementation of military plans ensuring to the confront intrusions and thus led to the control of these groups on the district and remained for several hours, noting that they were able to achieve its objectives in media and prove their existence and their quest to threaten the security and safety of the capital targeting a security fence of the city of Baghdad and accessed to it via infiltration and penetration operations, which was preceded by several offensive and suicide bombings to know the fact and the size of supporting force or its location on the ground accompanied by reconnaissance and surveillance and planting some explosive devices and the use of mortars to bomb some military sites, and these are certain and accurate information obtained by the Rawabet Center for research and strategic studies from private and reliable sources and our objective to present it on our website to enlighten public opinion and readers who follow the site with facts of the security situations taking place in Iraq, and the possibility of decisive response by members of the Iraqi security and military forces and procedures and reconnaissance and surveys and develop plans carried out by ISIS fighters and then proceed to the implementation of their actions and operations toward the goals they identify and the goals and intentions they seek to achieve it, and we will try in our article to identify the most important processes and offensives that preceded the preparation to the process to control of some of the important places in the Abu Ghraib area of the offensive that took place at dawn on February 28, 2016.
- In theearly hours of dawn on February 25, 2016 theHQ of the mechanical regiment was targeted in the Nuaimiya area of Baghdad Operations. .
2. In time of 530 on February 25, 2016 the offensive was taken place to the headquarters and companies of the first battalion of the third brigade in the area of Subaihat.
3 at 800 on February 25, 2016 , it has been targeting the headquarters of the commando Batalion of first division in Alheitaoyen area by using an improvised explosive device that killed 3 soldiers and wounded an officer with rank lieutenant.
4 . in time 530 on February 28, 2016 the offensive was taken place on the police station of victory and peace of the Directorate of police of Abu Ghraib using mortars and arms B KC and the source of the fire was responded and casualties did not occur.
5.In the morning of February 28, 2016, it has been firing Katyusha rocket that was fallen near the agricultural land in Musaliha area of the region Ekrkov , surroundings of Abu Ghraib and it did not hurt one of people.
6.At time 030 on February 28, 2016, it has been targeting a military force of the infantry brigade (60) and the incident led to the death of a captain.
Our review of these offensives and breaches carried out by state regulation fighters against the headquarters and the presence of security and military forces , assures us that the infiltration process to the center of Abu Ghraib district has occurred after several attempts and reconnaissance operations and breach of the plans and security measures and military fortifications carried out by the security commands . it indicate to us following facts :
1.ISIS had sought to explore all of the major goals they intend to attack by small offensive operations to know the reality and possibility of respond to them.
2. To enhance the information of the organization about the size of the military force that will be attacked or targeted to take all possibilities that will help them to respond or confrontation with them.
3 .to advance with the elements and fighters from the organization and then be enhanced by carrying explosive belts or driving bomb cars and wheels to target sites they want to deal with it and plant cases of fear and terror in the hearts of the forces that they face.
4. Using principle of surprise and deterrence in the implementation of operations of intrusion and explode the bombing cars or explosive belts to achieve their goal to find a case of cracking, fear, and tighten the control on their goals.
5.the necessity for the military and security forces to follow , observe , check and examine all the small offensives carried out with little elements to reach the fact and objectives of the organization and thus to undermine their plans and prevent them from implementing their intentions.
6. Permanent exploration and collect information, analysis and knowledge of the facts , intentions and directions of fighters of the organization and reach their interim goals and their objectives of the offensives and the reconnaissance and know the fact of the goal that they are working to reach it.
these are some of the indicators and field facts that preceded the offensive process on the center of Abu Ghraib district and the facts that accompanied it to know the truth , intentions and objectives of the organization.
Rawabet Center for Research and Strategic Studies