Posts Tagged: Iraq Syria border
Iraq Tightens Security Along Flashpoint Syria Frontier, Military Says
Iraq is tightening security along its 400 mile border with Syria to curb the movement of Islamic State militants, drug smuggling and other illegal activities. Iraqi...
On Iraq’s Border With Syria, Iran-Backed Militia Warily Eye US Forces
From a desert hillside guarded by Iraqi Shi'ite paramilitaries, commander Qasim Muslih can spot Islamic State hideouts across the frontier in Syria. But he also...
Iraqi Militia Say They Killed ISIS Commanders Over Attack on SDF in Eastern Syria
Iraq's Shi'ite militias said on Wednesday that they had killed two Islamic State commanders who ordered an attack last week on US-backed Syrian Kurdish forces...
