(AhlulBayt News Agency) - "We have sent the Iraqi Air Force to carry out strikes on Daesh (ISIS) positions… inside the Syrian territory," Abadi said, Al Sumariya reported.
Abadi said that airstrikes on Daesh will be conducted in Hosaiba and Albu Kamal. He said that the targets are linked to recent attacks in the Iraqi capital.
"We are determined to chase terrorism that tries to kill our sons and citizens wherever it is found," he added.
Abadi also said the aerial operation has already been carried out, adding that "the heroes of the sky executed the operation and responded to the terrorists with amazing success."
A source close to the Syrian Foreign Ministry said the airstrike was conducted in "complete coordination" with the Damascus government.
Iraq’s Joint Operations Command said in a separate statement that the F16 fighter jets destroyed Daesh positions and headquarters in Hosaiba and Albu Kamal on Friday morning.
A top security official said the airstrike targeted the terrorists’ "headquarters used for making car bombs in Albu Kamal... after Iraqi intelligence received tips from their sources inside Syria."
Iraqi forces are engaged in an operation to liberate Mosul, which is the last stronghold of Daesh in the Arab country.
The northern and western parts of Iraq have been plagued by gruesome violence ever since Daesh mounted an offensive in the country in June 2014.
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24 February 2017 - 14:18
News ID: 813814
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi ordered the launch of airstrikes against ISIS in Syria, local media reported.
