Iraqi Jets Target ISIS Positions In Syria
MEP: A number of Daesh (ISIS/ISIL) terrorist group’s positions have been targeted by the Iraqi warplanes inside Syrian territory, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said Friday.
“We are determined to chase terrorism that tries to kill our sons and citizens wherever it is found, so we gave orders to the air force command to strike Daesh positions in Hosaiba and Albu Kamal inside Syrian territory,” he said in a statement.
According to al-Abadi, the targeted sites — both in Iraq and Syria — had served as “staging areas” for recent terrorist attacks in Baghdad.
“These sites were the staging areas for the recent terrorist bombings in the capital,” the prime minister asserted.
Meanwhile, a security official told Press TV, “it was the first time Iraqi warplanes had bombed Daesh targets in Syria.”
He said the airstrike targeted the terrorists’ “headquarters used for making car bombs in Albu Kamal… after Iraqi intelligence received tips from their sources inside Syria.”
No information was given regarding the casualties of the terror group.
