{"id":56509,"date":"2019-07-07T16:59:16","date_gmt":"2019-07-07T16:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/07\/07\/iraqi-forces-begin-operation-against-isis-along-syrian-border\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T09:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T09:10:49","slug":"iraqi-forces-begin-operation-against-isis-along-syrian-border","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/flashpoints\/2019\/07\/07\/iraqi-forces-begin-operation-against-isis-along-syrian-border\/","title":{"rendered":"Iraqi forces begin operation against ISIS along Syrian border"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BAGHDAD \u2014 Iraq\u2019s security and paramilitary forces began Sunday a military operation along <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/12\/30\/syrias-assad-authorizes-iraqi-forces-to-strike-isis-in-syria\/\" target=_blank>the border with Syria<\/a> aimed at clearing the area of Islamic State group militants, the military said in a statement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2017\/11\/05\/iraqi-pm-raises-flag-at-border-crossing-taken-from-isis\/\" target=\"_blank\">Iraq declared victory against ISIS in July 2017<\/a>, the extremists have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2019\/02\/06\/cornered-in-syria-isis-lays-groundwork-for-a-new-insurgency\/\" target=\"_blank\">turned into an insurgency<\/a> and have carried out deadly attacks in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The military said the operation that began at sunrise was being carried out by Iraqi troops and members of the Popular Mobilization Forces that largely consist of Iran-backed militias. <\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2019\/07\/02\/iraq-moves-to-limit-influence-of-iran-backed-militias\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19182728714124.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Iraq moves to limit influence of Iran-backed militias<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Iraq\u2019s government moved Monday night to control powerful Iran-backed militias in the country, placing them under the full command of the Iraqi armed forces.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It said the operation will last several days and was the first phase of the Will of Victory Operation securing the western province of Anbar and the central and northern regions of Salahuddin and Nineveh. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe press on the hands of our heroic forces that will achieve victory with the will of its heroes against the gangs of Daesh,\u201d said Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi using an Arabic acronym to refer to ISIS. \u201cMay God protect you and make you victorious.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ISIS once held large parts of Syria and Iraq where it declared a caliphate in 2014. 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