BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:20 A.M.) - The Iraqi Armed Forces were able to thwart an attempt by the so-called Islamic State (ISIL) to infiltrate into Iraq from Syria.
According to a local report, the Iraqi border guards foiled the Islamic State's attempt to enter the town of Al-Rutbah, which is located near the Syrian border-crossing.
No further details were released.
With nearly the entire Iraqi-Syrian border-crossing under the control of the Iraqi Armed Forces, US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), and Syrian Arab Army (SAA), ISIL has been forced to infiltrate from the southeastern border of Syria, which is primarily desert terrain.
Posted from my blog with SteemPress : https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/iraqi-forces-foil-isils-attempt-to-infiltrate-from-syria/