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| Iraqi militia destroys ISIS convoy near Syria border |
| 2017-07-14 |
| Nineveh (IraqiNews.com) Iraqi pro-government paramilitary forces destroyed an Islamic State convoy near the borders with Syria, the forces’ media service said Thursday. Popular Mobilization Forces said through its media that troops destroyed a convoy of vehicles driven by Islamic State militants in al-Dahhaj village. Mobilization leaders said in June their forces took control over the borderline with Syria, effectively trapping IS members inside Iraq, most notably at the town of Tal Afar, a major stronghold for the group which still awaits liberation. Clashing reports have been recurrent as for some mobilization groups passing beyond the Syrian borders to back Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s military against IS. On Wednesday, mobilization troops, backed by army fighter jets, managed to repulse a violent attack by the IS on Hatra, southwest of Mosul, killing 17 militants” a security source told Shafaq News.“The militants used bicycle bombs driven by suicide bombers,” the source added. Anadoly news agency quoted Col. Ahmed al-Jabouri, of Nineveh Operations Command, saying that 13 militants were killed in an attack against Jurn village, south of Mosul. Iraqi government forces, backed by a U.S.-led coalition, regained control of Mosul last Monday, ending an eight-month campaign to bring down the heartland of the group’s self-styled “caliphate”. |
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