Al Abadi Says Iraqi Jets Chase 'Terrorists Beyond Border'

Published April 22nd, 2018 - 02:00 GMT
Iraqi Air Force  jets are increasingly chasing ISIS terrorists beyond the border. (AFP/ File Photo)
Iraqi Air Force jets are increasingly chasing ISIS terrorists beyond the border. (AFP/ File Photo)

Iraqi warplanes are hunting “terrorists beyond Iraq’s border”, Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi said on Sunday.  

“Iraqi Air Force is chasing terrorists and striking them beyond border to secure the country against their evil and plots,” al-Abadi said in a statement on the anniversary of Iraqi Air Force.  

On Thursday, F-16 fighter jets struck locations of the Daesh terrorist group in neighboring Syria, according to an Iraqi official statement.  

Al-Abadi extolled the role of the Iraqi Air Force in combatting terrorism and maintaining security and stability across Iraq.  

Last December, Baghdad announced that it had regained territory seized by Daesh in mid-2014 after a three-year war against the terrorist group. 

This article has been adapted from its original source.

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