Joint security operation to hunt down al-Qaeda on the border with Syria

06/09/2013 16:24:00


Official security source said on Sunday, that the joint US-Iraqi forces from the army, police and special forces conducted a security operation to hunt down al-Qaeda leaders on the Iraqi-Syrian border.

The source said in statement for PUKmedia: "The joint forces of army, police and special forces conducted search for al-Qaeda leaders in Iraq."

The source added that "The operation comes after the receipt of intelligence information indicating the presence of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Emir of what is known as the Islamic State of Iraq, the local wing of al-Qaeda terrorist and his crew at the Syrian border."

He continued by saying that "forces conducted the operation along the Iraqi-Syrian border in Anbar province west of the country."


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