Iraqi forces block ISIL’s escape route to Syria — Friends of Syria

Leith Fadel DAMASCUS, SYRIA (3:45 A.M.) – The Iraqi Popular Mobilisation Units (Hashd Al-Sha’abi) began their military operations in the western countryside of Mosul on Saturday, targeting the vast area between the provincial capital and Syrian border. Backed by Iraqi airstrikes, the Popular Mobilisation Units managed to liberate 7 villages encompassing nearly 35km of territory in […]

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