Tras bombardeo de EE. UU. en Siria, Irak niega infiltración del Estado Islámico
El Gobierno de Irak negó “infiltraciones” en su territorio de combatientes del Estado Islámico (EI) ante la campaña de fuertes bombardeos aéreos iniciados desde el viernes por Estados Unidos, contra posiciones de esta organización terrorista en Siria.
TL;DR
- Iraq denies any attempted infiltration of its territory by Islamic State (IS) fighters from Syria.
- The Iraqi Ministry of Interior affirmed strict border security procedures are in place.
- Reports and videos circulating on social media and some Arab media outlets about IS infiltration have been denied by Iraq.
- The United States initiated large-scale airstrikes against IS targets in Syria.
- The US airstrikes were in retaliation for an attack that killed two American soldiers and an interpreter in Syria.
- IS previously controlled large areas of Iraq but was territorially defeated in 2017.
- The recent US airstrikes targeted dozens of alleged IS locations in central Syria.