Iraqi F-16 jets target ISIS positions near the eastern Syrian town of Al-Bukamal, located by the Iraqi border on April 19, 2018. The operation was reportedly coordinated with the Syrian government, which is opposed by the U.S. and supported by Iran. Media Office of the Prime Minister of Iraq
Newsweek: Iraq Bombs ISIS 'Terrorist Death Machine' in Syria, Siding With U.S. Foes Russia and Iran
Iraq conducted rare airstrikes in neighboring Syria on Thursday, highlighting an alliance that may further threaten U.S. interests in the region.
On Thursday, the office of Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced in a statement that "our heroic armed forces carried out deadly airstrikes on Thursday against positions of ISIS terrorist gangs in Syria by the Iraqi border." Iraq has mostly defeated the jihadis at home with outside help from a U.S.-led coalition and Iran, and the strikes come after Abadi said last week he may intervene against ISIS in Syria, where the U.S. and Iran were at odds over a seven-year civil war.
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