Daesh Terrorists Fail to Penetrate Iraq’s Al-Anbar

Date: 17 March 2019 - 21:25

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BAGHDAD (Dispatches) – The Iraqi security forces have blocked the movement of a group of Daesh terrorists to the town of al-Qaem in western Al-Anbar province, the Arabic-language al-Maloumeh news website quoted a security source in al-Anbar province as saying.
"The Iraqi Army troops prevented the Daesh terrorists from crossing into Al-Anbar province by laying mines and traps on their path," the Iraqi security source said.
The source reiterated that all terrorists were killed and their military vehicle was destroyed in the Iraqi forces' operations against them.
The Arabic-language al-Masdar news website reported that the Iraqi forces had reinforced their military positions near the border with Syria and they were completely ready to prevent the Daesh terrorists from penetrating into their country.
"A large number of security and Hashd al-Sha'abi forces have been dispatched to the western part of Iraq's Al-Anbar province during the past week," it added.
Al-Masdar, meantime, noted that the dispatch of forces to borders with Syria is in line with blocking the possible escape of the Daesh remnants from the remaining regions under their occupation in eastern Dayr al-Zawr to Iraq.
Meanwhile, Hashd al-Sha'abi Commander in Al-Anbar Province Qatari al-Abidi announced that the Iraqi security forces are now in a state of alert amid battle with the terrorists in Baghouz region.
A Syrian Army source was quoted by Al-Masdar as saying last week that the Daesh terrorists have been increasing their presence along Iraq-Syria border.
A senior Iraqi legislator disclosed that the U.S. forces played a role in the last Wednesday's Daesh raid on a convoy of Hashd al-Shaabi in northern Iraq which killed and wounded several popular forces.
Karim al-Aliwi, a representative of al-Bina coalition at the Iraqi parliament, was quoted by the Arabic-language al-Ma'aloumeh as saying that the U.S. forces provide the Daesh with intelligence about Hashd al-Shaabi and Iraqi security forces' moves, noting that they want to induce the necessity for their deployment under the pretext of fighting against the Daesh.
The Arabic-language service of Sputnik quoted the Iraqi intelligence and security bodies as reporting that during the terrorist attack against Hashd al-Shaabi on Makhmour road in Mosul, 6 Hashd al-Shaabi forces were killed and 31 others were wounded.