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On Tuesday, the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) continued crushing ISIS terrorists in the area near the border with Iraq.
According to preliminary reports, the PMU liberated over 10 villages, including Namla, Duwim, Tal Reem, Jayr, Tuwal, Tal Mas’ada, Rawi and Wasmi Maruki, near the ISIS stronghold of al-Baaj in the province of Nineveh.
“…the area near the border with Iraq…” OR SYRIA?
both, north of Iraqi-Syrian border!
Your first factor is all wrong. Peshmerga stopped their south advances last October.
Until the US tells them to act. Slaves is what they are and nothing more.
I do not agree with points 3 and 5.
@3: All ISIS fighters who could flee from Iraq will now increase fighting potential against any SAA unit in Syria including Deir Ezzor. SAA has to move to the border to control its own territory again in the East where PMU is operationg and especially in the South towards Iraq (al Tanf) and Jordan.
@5: The kurdish expansion takes place alongside the Euphrate river on both borders in the Aleppo, Raqqa and Deir Ezzor provinces. That is what SAA and allies have to face later on. At the present both parties are in co-operation….
Recommend this article on the topic of latest US actions to try and stay in the game on the Syrian-Iraq border (note, website is safe) :
http://russia-insider.com/en/military/us-extends-its-occupation-zone-southern-syria/ri20030