Iraqi army launches offensive against ISIS near border with Syria
Sunday 07/July/2019 - 02:22 PM
The Iraqi army launched the first phase of an
operation against ISIS on Sunday morning near the country’s border with Syria,
they said in a statement.
The statement said that the Will of Victory
Operation is taking place in the areas between the governorates of Saladin,
Nineveh and al-Anbar.
They added that the operation is led by several
Iraqi paramilitary forces, including the Iraqi Air Force and the international
coalition.
Although Iraq declared victory against ISIS in July
2017, the extremists have turned into an insurgency and have carried out deadly
attacks in the country.
