Aggiedad77 » May 15th, 2017
IMO.....I think the Iraqis are soon to be saying....."SURPRISE....SURPRISE"......ISIS you've been run out of town and we are once again in control......wait for it.....no date on this.....just wait for it.....their efforts are being blessed and they are ousting the bad guys as the squeeze is on.....take another breath....squeeze a little more...... Aloha Randy
Momo15 » May 15th, 2017
Momo15 » May 15th, 2017
ISIS FROM OUR MAINSTREAM MEDIA!!!
Fight against ISIS to retake Mosul, Iraq, nearing 'final stages,' US official says
Published May 15, 2017 Fox News
The fight to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul from the Islamic State is nearing its "final stages," a senior U.S. official said Monday.
Iraqi forces are "completely defeating" ISIS in one of the most difficult urban battles since World War II, said Brett McGurk, special presidential envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIS at the U.S. State Department.
McGurk spoke from a water treatment plant south of Mosul where Iraqi forces closely backed by the U.S.-led coalition are slowly closing in on the remaining cluster of ISIS-held neighborhoods in the city's west.
ISIS DOWNS IRAQI HELICOPTER WEST OF MOSUL
His visit comes a week-and-a-half after U.S.-backed Iraqi forces launched a renewed push on the northwestern edge of Mosul in an effort to encircle the old city where ISIS fighters are believed to be holding more than 200,000 civilians hostage as shields.
The military said that video revealed the ISIS attempting to bait the U.S. into killing civilians, Fox News reported in late March.
"ISIS is smuggling civilians into buildings so we won't see them, and trying to bait the coalition to attack," Col. Joseph Scrocca said at the time.
The operation to retake Mosul from the ISIS was formally launched in October and in January, the city's eastern half was declared "fully liberated."
The fight for the city's west has devastated infrastructure there and inflicted high civilian casualties. In March, the U.S. acknowledged its forces launched an airstrike in western Mosul earlier that month that witnesses tell the AP killed more than 100 people. The U.S. has not confirmed that the strike resulted in civilian casualties and the Pentagon is investigating the incident.
IRAQI FORCES MOVE TO SURROUND MOSUL'S OLD CITY, HELD BY ISIS
Bglight3 » May 15th, 2017
Fight against ISIS to retake Mosul, Iraq, nearing 'final stages,' US official says
Published May 15, 2017 Fox News
The fight to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul from the Islamic State is nearing its "final stages," a senior U.S. official said Monday.
Iraqi forces are "completely defeating" ISIS in one of the most difficult urban battles since World War II, said Brett McGurk, special presidential envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIS at the U.S. State Department.
McGurk spoke from a water treatment plant south of Mosul where Iraqi forces closely backed by the U.S.-led coalition are slowly closing in on the remaining cluster of ISIS-held neighborhoods in the city's west.
ISIS DOWNS IRAQI HELICOPTER WEST OF MOSUL
His visit comes a week-and-a-half after U.S.-backed Iraqi forces launched a renewed push on the northwestern edge of Mosul in an effort to encircle the old city where ISIS fighters are believed to be holding more than 200,000 civilians hostage as shields.
The military said that video revealed the ISIS attempting to bait the U.S. into killing civilians, Fox News reported in late March.
"ISIS is smuggling civilians into buildings so we won't see them, and trying to bait the coalition to attack," Col. Joseph Scrocca said at the time.
The operation to retake Mosul from the ISIS was formally launched in October and in January, the city's eastern half was declared "fully liberated."
The fight for the city's west has devastated infrastructure there and inflicted high civilian casualties. In March, the U.S. acknowledged its forces launched an airstrike in western Mosul earlier that month that witnesses tell the AP killed more than 100 people. The U.S. has not confirmed that the strike resulted in civilian casualties and the Pentagon is investigating the incident.
IRAQI FORCES MOVE TO SURROUND MOSUL'S OLD CITY, HELD BY ISIS
Bglight3 » May 15th, 2017
Hmmm...well, isn't this interesting? I guess we should see what happens with this...
Don961 » May 15th, 2017
Don961 » May 15th, 2017
Jackie Chan, Sylvester Stallone to star in Ex-Baghdad
May 15 2017 12:43 PM
May 15 2017 12:43 PM
Chan and Stallone
Scott Waugh, who helmed Need for Speed, is in negotiations to direct Ex-Baghdad, the action project in which Jackie Chan and Sylvester Stallone will star, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
Talent International is set to finance with Chan, Hans Canosa, Esmond Ren and Joe Tam producing.
The story centers on two ex-special forces soldiers who must escort a group of civilians along Baghdad’s "Highway of Death" to the safety of the Green Zone.
The project is budgeted at $80 million, which sources say is one of the highest for a Chinese production.
The project is aimed at international audiences. Chan is one of the most recognizable and bankable names on the worldwide scene while Stallone is another who has more value outside the US than domestically.
http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/10585/Jackie-Chan-Sylvester-Stallone-to-star-in-Ex-Baghdad
Samson » May 15th, 2017
G7 FINANCIAL LEADERS PLEDGE TO PROMOTE GROWTH AND EQUALITY AND FIGHT FINANCIAL CRIME
The G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors' meeting in Bari, Italy (11-13 May) ended with the adoption of the Joint Communiqué and of three documents.
15th May, 2017
Global recovery is gaining momentum, yet growth remains moderate and GDP is still below potential in many countries, with the balance of risks tilted to the downside. At the same time, longer-term potential growth rates also remain subdued. Against this backdrop, leaders at the G& meeting reiterate their commitment to international economic and financial cooperation and remain determined to use all policy tools—monetary, fiscal and structural— both individually and collectively to achieve the goal of strong, sustainable, balanced and inclusive growth.
The vow to adopt a holistic approach to fighting tax and financial crime based on effective interagency and international co-operation, especially through improved access to and effective exchange of information, with consideration of domestic circumstances. Financial leaders pledge to continue to work to ensure access to beneficial ownership information for tax authorities, financial intelligence units and law enforcement agencies, and welcome the work by the FATF and the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes on reinforcing inter-agency and international cooperation, in particular on beneficial ownership information.
The meeting has also undertaken to ask the OECD to start discussing possible ways to address arrangements designed to circumvent reporting under the Common Reporting Standard or aimed at providing beneficial owners with the shelter of non-transparent structures, considering also model mandatory disclosure rules inspired by the approach taken for avoidance arrangements outlined within the BEPS Action 12 Report, and to report back to the Group of Seven by their next meeting.
Based upon information provided by G7 countries on money and value transfer services, improvements should be made as to the collection of updated information on entities acting as agents for a principal, as well as exchange of supervisory information. G7 Countries should improve the ability of supervisors and/or MVTS principals to maintain upda.
http://iraqdailyjournal.com/story-z15284156
The G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors' meeting in Bari, Italy (11-13 May) ended with the adoption of the Joint Communiqué and of three documents.
15th May, 2017
Global recovery is gaining momentum, yet growth remains moderate and GDP is still below potential in many countries, with the balance of risks tilted to the downside. At the same time, longer-term potential growth rates also remain subdued. Against this backdrop, leaders at the G& meeting reiterate their commitment to international economic and financial cooperation and remain determined to use all policy tools—monetary, fiscal and structural— both individually and collectively to achieve the goal of strong, sustainable, balanced and inclusive growth.
The vow to adopt a holistic approach to fighting tax and financial crime based on effective interagency and international co-operation, especially through improved access to and effective exchange of information, with consideration of domestic circumstances. Financial leaders pledge to continue to work to ensure access to beneficial ownership information for tax authorities, financial intelligence units and law enforcement agencies, and welcome the work by the FATF and the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes on reinforcing inter-agency and international cooperation, in particular on beneficial ownership information.
The meeting has also undertaken to ask the OECD to start discussing possible ways to address arrangements designed to circumvent reporting under the Common Reporting Standard or aimed at providing beneficial owners with the shelter of non-transparent structures, considering also model mandatory disclosure rules inspired by the approach taken for avoidance arrangements outlined within the BEPS Action 12 Report, and to report back to the Group of Seven by their next meeting.
Based upon information provided by G7 countries on money and value transfer services, improvements should be made as to the collection of updated information on entities acting as agents for a principal, as well as exchange of supervisory information. G7 Countries should improve the ability of supervisors and/or MVTS principals to maintain upda.
http://iraqdailyjournal.com/story-z15284156