THE CAPTURE OF THE
4TH REGIMENT BASE
IN WILĀYAT SHAMĀL BAGHDAD
Last month, the soldiers of the
Khilāfah succeeded in capturing
the 4th Regiment base in Wilāyat
Shamāl Baghdad. The region in
which the regiment base is located
is considered very important as
it connects together four wilāyāt.
It connects Shamāl Baghdad and
Salāhuddīn with al-Anbār and alFallūjah. The victory dealt a severe
blow to the Safawī army as the
capture of the region meant that
the Islamic State had now cut off
the main Safawī supply route from
Baghdad through al-Anbār.
The operation to capture the
regiment base had multiple phases,
including reconnaissance using both
aerial drones and ground units,
which succeeded in identifying
important targets both inside and
outside the regiment base.
The operation itself began on
Thursday, the 20th of Jumādā alĀkhirah, after Fajr prayer. The
soldiers of the Khilāfah prayed Fajr,
placed their trust and hope in Allah,
and made du’ā’ asking Him for His
support and victory.
and destroy the military intelligence
officers’ building and ammunition
storage center, which he successfully
fulfilled.
The battle commenced with the
mujāhidīn attacking the main gate
in order to pave the way for the
istishhādī brothers to enter the base.
This was after distracting all of the
lookout posts. The gate was opened
and the istishhādī brother Abū
Mus’ab al-Almānī entered the base
driving an explosives-laden armored
military vehicle carrying 7 tons of
highly explosive substances. His
mission was to target and destroy the
base’s command center. He entered
and detonated his explosive vehicle,
completely destroying the command
center building.
A third and final istishhādī attack
was carried out by brother Hamzah
at-Tājīkī, who entered with an
explosives-laden and armor-plated
water truck carrying 8 tons of
explosives. His mission was to target
and destroy the soldiers’ barracks.
He entered the base and detonated
his vehicle, completing the istishhādī
phase of the assault.
A second istishhādī brother, Abū
Hamzah ash-Shāmī, then entered
with an explosives-laden and armorplated water truck carrying 8 tons of
explosives. His mission was to target
The battle began after Fajr prayer
and lasted until about half an hour
after sunset, and although crusadercoalition warplanes were involved
in the battle, they had no effect in
stopping the mujāhidīn.
The battle ended with the regiment
base completely destroyed, dozens
of Safawī soldiers and officers killed,
and 2 armored vehicles and 13 other
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