Iraqi Forces Repel Terrorists' Heavy Offensive at Border with Syria

 The Iraqi volunteer forces of Hashd al-Shaabi warded off a heavy attack of ISIL terrorists on pro-government forces at the country's border with Syria on Saturday, inflicting major losses on the terrorists.

The popular forces of Hashd al-Shaabi engaged in fierce clashes with ISIL that utilized at least seven armored vehicles carrying a number of terrorists, including suicide attackers, to target the government forces' positions at border with Syria.

The Hashd al-Shaabi fighters killed a number of terrorists and destroyed one of the armored vehicles and managed to fend off their attack.

Also, the artillery units of Hashd al-Shaabi shelled one of the positions of ISIL in Syria's territories opposite to Tad Safouk at Iraq-Syria border and destroyed it.

A commander of Hashd al-Shaabi said earlier this month that the Iraqi forces completed their operation in Jazeera Desert in Western Anbar province and drove ISIL out of the border region with Syria.

Abu Ali al-Basri reported that the Iraqi forces seized full control over the common border with Syria within the framework of their large-scale anti-ISIL operation in al-Jazeerah Desert.
 [farsnews.com]
 16/12/17