Iraq deploys Hashd fighters to Syria border amid Arba’een pilgrimage

Iraq’s Hashd al-Sha’abi paramilitary forces (PMU)have amassed on the country’s border with Syria after a massive ISIS attack on the other side of the border.

Iraq’s Hashd al-Sha’abi paramilitary forces (PMU)have amassed on the country’s border with Syria after a massive ISIS attack on the other side of the border.

A Hashd al-Sha’abi commander in Iraq’s western Anbar Province said he had sent reinforcements to the border after the Friday attack, Russia’s RT Arabic television reported.

The Takfiri terror group posted a statement on the Telegram messaging application, saying it had attacked two villages in Syria’s eastern Dayr al-Zawr Province late Friday.

The attacks reportedly killed at least 60 members of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), and wounded more than 100 other militants.