Syria, Iraq Launch Massive Military Operations Along Common Border to Cleanse ISIL

The Syrian Army cleansed the ISIL terrorists from all regions stretching from the surrounding areas of Bukamal city South-East of Deir Ezzur to al-Sawaneh and al-Basiri region Southwest of the city of Palmyra in Eastern Homs, al-Ma'aizileh, T2 Station, al-Wa'ar Dam and areas near al-Tanf close to borders with Iraq, the Arabic-language al-Manar TV network reported.

It, meantime, said that Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), also known as Hashd al-Sha'abi, have conducted mop-up operations in border regions from Bukamal to the surrounding areas of al-Tanf.

In a relevant development last Friday, the Syrian Army dispatched fresh military convoys to areas near Palmyra in Eastern Homs for cleansing operations against the remnants of the ISIL terrorist group who have returned to the region through cooperation with the US-backed militants who are deployed at borders in Southeastern Syria.

Hundreds of the Syrian Army troops together with tens of military vehicles and heavy military equipment have been sent to al-Sukhneh region in Eastern Palmyra in Eastern Homs province, a military source in Eastern Syria was quoted by the Arabic-language media outlets as saying.

The Syrian Army has reinforced its military positions in Eastern Homs, the source added.

He noted that the dispatch of reinforcements by the Syrian Army to the Badiyeh of Homs is taking place while the army is preparing for imminent military operations to cleanse the several hundred ISIL terrorists who have returned to a region from Badiyeh in Eastern Homs to the surrounding areas of Bukamal in Eastern Deir Ezzur.

The source also pointed to the Terrorists' attacks on the Syrian Army's military positions in Eastern Badiyeh, specially the roads linking Syria to Iraq, and said that the Syrian Army is planning to restore security to the strategic Bukamal road which connects Syria to Iraq by conducting fresh military operations.

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