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Iraq announced on December 18 that a military intelligence force captured “two important” individuals wanted by its judiciary during an airborne operation carried out in northeastern Syria, in coordination with Syrian security forces and the United States-led coalition.
In a statement, the country’s Security Media Cell said that the operation was conducted under the direction and supervision of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, with technical support from the “counter-ISIS global coalition.”
“An airborne force from the Falcon Intelligence Cell (FIC), in coordination with Syrian security forces, carried out an operation targeting two important individuals wanted by the Iraqi judiciary inside Syrian territory,” the statement said.
The FIC is a military intelligence unit with law-enforcement officers, intelligence officers, and others in specialized intelligence capacities.
The cell has been dubbed “the most dangerous spy network” in Iraq and is trained by the U.S. CIA and the British MI6. It has carried out hundreds of successful operations against terrorists, rivaling other Iraqi intelligence services in Iraq in terms of scope and prowess.
The Security Media Cell described the operation in Syria as a significant step toward enhancing regional cooperation to confront cross-border security threats and safeguard national interests.
Syrian media said that the Iraqi airborne force landed between the towns of Iskenderun and Rabia in the northeastern countryside of al-Haskah.
The two individuals detained during the operation were identified as Iraqi brothers Saad and Musaed al-Khashan al-Jwaidi. They were both members of ISIS.
Iraq shares a 618-kilometer border with Syria. Following the fall of the regime of former President Bashar al-Assad last year, the country quickly established relations and engaged in security coordination with the new rulers. At the same time, it stepped up work on building fortifications along the border.
The last few years saw a notable improvement in security in Iraq, even in the western region where ISIS was very active. However, the terrorist groups influence in Syria has been growing for the past year. This could have a direct effect on the situation in Iraq.
While coordinating with the new government in Syria is the main measure Iraq has been relying on to stop ISIS, the latest operation in al-Hasakah shows that the country is prepared to engage threats across the border directly.
Syria, which recently joined the U.S.-led coalition, is now open to such operations. However, this stance could change in the near future, especially if the government managed to reimpose control over the northeastern region which is held by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces.
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look at iraq, acting like the us and russia. zionism is everywhere.
iraq wanted their neighbours oil. they wanted to liberate them from incorporated enslavement pharoah doesn’t like setting his slaves free he hates the truth
the us, israel and turkey are going to be upset that and few of their little proxy terrorists are gone
terrorism comes from the west it was the name given to french mob, who were in fact not all women, but dangerous criminals released from english prisons disguised as dirty rough french peasant women. they who started the reign of terror in fact one french man who worked nude with his arms totally stained up to his elbows in blood and constantly aroused as a sadistic psychopath would be was about the only french man in it. allegedly. can’t recall his name
what a typical load of msm journalism for the economic forum as usual here. even running their, let’s bet who gets bombed first site for them as if they don’t have inside information grow up. they’re more corrupt than pelosi s alleged to be with her outperforming the best stock brokers in the world. allegedly.
the mossad captured and controls many assets in iraq. more fog in the conquest of syria and setting up a trade blockade of iran. iran and isis have been at direct war and enemies for years.is this an israeli attempt to blockade lebanon of iranian arms support ? the isis talking point angle is suspect
no that’s not the case at all you’ve left half of the story out
so those morons have captured isis terrorists in coordination with the former deputy head of isis in iraq, they should be fighting us occupation forces.
they ve still never really released themselves from the force of the former western imperialists spheres if influence through trading oil owning leases controlling transport insurance and finance so are infiltrated still throughout their bureaucracies and their sovereignity is just an illusion imposed by the crown. allegedly.
syria has an isis terrorist for president. really odd how this stuff works. fic will probably turn on iraq.
they’re puppets on a string. globally. everywhere is corrupt exactly as the bible says, and in the end days the stench of corruption shall reach all the way to heaven.
all of them in it together to deceive the world. as a networked web of deceivers, a tangled web.
wow all that for just two people ? not impressed.
communism isn’t shared its autocratic pharoanic one team leader one fuhrer many gruppenfuhrers all obedient. or else. there’s no debate.
the us would do it the same way.
so the iraqis went into syria to capture cia & mossad agents?