Syrian Air Force Heavily Pounds ISIL Bases Near Iraqi Borders

The Arabic language Elam al-Harbi news website reported that the Syrian air force attacked ISIL bases in Raqqa, Bu Kamal and the village of al-Dashisheh near the Iraqi border which sheltered several notorious commanders of the terrorist group after being informed of their hideouts by the Iraqi intelligence organization.

It also added that after the attacks, one of the terrorists’ bases, namely ISIL’s Assembly Council, in Raqqa and the group’s command center in Bu Kamal were both smashed.

Meantime, the ISIL center for ruling different parts of the militant-controlled areas in Syria’s Bu Kamal region was destroyed.

Also, during the operations, a large number of ISIL suicide bombers and foreign militants in the village of al-Dashisheh in the Southern parts of Hasaka province who sought to enter Iraq through Tal al-Safouk border checkpoint were targeted. Early battlefield reports said the terrorists sustained heavy casualties in the strike.

The airstrikes were carried out after a senior Syrian officials said that some 5,000 EU nationals are currently fighting in Syria among the ranks of ISIL and other terrorist groups, warning it will be a disaster for European security if the militants are allowed to return home.

 “We have statistics that about five thousand terrorists fighting in Syria have come from the EU countries,” Syria’s Deputy Minister of Expatriates and Foreign Affairs Ayman Susan said.

 “Imagine that these five thousand terrorists will return to Europe … they can do it,” the diplomat warned.

“This will be a disaster for the security and stability of European countries and their populations.”