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Anbar Antics: 8 turbans toes up, army hardens border anvil
 Iraqi troops carry out military reinforcements along borders with Syria Anbar (IraqiNews.com) Iraqi security troops have made military reinforcements along the borders with Syria, a source from the border guards in Anbar said on Sunday. Speaking to Almaalomah website, the source said “Iraqi troops are carrying out military reinforcements as well as erecting unprecedented security barriers along the borders with Syria to prevent Islamic State militants infiltration and limit smuggling operations, while the Syrian army invade Islamic State locations near Qaim town, west of Anbar.” The target behind the reinforcement, according to the source, “is prevent infiltration of whoever escapes battles in Syria toward the western regions.” The reinforcements “were started from Rutba reached to the Anbar and Mosul.” Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi has said troops managed to secure the Syrian side of borders and eliminate Islamic State members in Upper Euphrates. He also made instructions to secure the Iraqi borders to limit the infiltration of the terrorists. The Iraqi-Syrian borders are under the control of joint troops of military and border guards. Eight Islamic State members killed in army airstrike, west of Anbar Anbar (IraqiNews.com) Eight Islamic State members were killed in airstrike launched by the Iraqi army, west of Anbar, a security source from the paramilitary forces in the province said on Sunday. “The army jets shelled a location for Islamic State in al-Ogeirsha region in the desert of Hit town, west of Ramadi, leaving at least eight members killed,” the source told Almaalomah website. The shelling, according to the source, “targeted Islamic State locations in Anbar’s desert to follow the remnant cells of IS.” Posted by: trailing wife 2018-05-28 |
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