Iraq begins repatriation of Syrian soldiers who fled after Islamist extremist offensive that ousted President Bashar al-Assad
Iraq today started sending them back to their country Syrian soldiers who had fled after the attack launched by radical Islamists that led to the downfall of the president Bashar al-Assadaccording to an official Iraqi agency responsible for transmitting security-related information.
“The operation was carried out after coordination with the concerned Syrian authorities”he added Iraqi Security Media Cell.
About 2,000 Syrian soldiers they found refuge in Iraq during the advance of the rebel forces that toppled Assad earlier this month.
The soldiers crossed the border with Iraq through the border town of Al Qaim, the district’s mayor said on December 7.
Syrian rebels under him Ahmad al-Sarabetter known as Abu Mohammad al-Golani, who leads it Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), its former offshoot Al Qaeda, captured the capital Damascus without resistance on December 8 after a lightning advance that resulted in Assad fleeing to Russia.
Source :Skai
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