Syria’s latest war situation on April 15: IS is weak, the US benefits

Syria’s latest war situation on April 15: IS is weak, the US is advantageous; USA, Turkey attacked in Iraq; …

IS weak, America benefits

The US has just moved 60 more IS terrorists to an oil field in Syria. Illustration

The Syrian Arab news agency SANA on April 14 reported that US helicopters had transported dozens of ISIS terrorists from prisons controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Hasaka province to the mine. al-Omar oil in the countryside east of Deir Ezzor.

According to SANA, 60 IS terrorists were transported on two US helicopters.

Before being sent to the al-Omar oil field, the terrorists were said to have been trained by US forces to join the ranks of the so-called “Tribal Army” led by the Kurdish commander, al-Khabil. leader.

Earlier, on March 31, US helicopters were believed to have transported 40 IS terrorists from al-Houl prison, east of Hasaka city to their base in al-Shadadi city. , south of rural Hasaka, SANA reported.

The handover took place amid a major security campaign underway at al-Hol camp. The campaign involved thousands of soldiers from the SDF, a force backed by the US; Asayish security forces and the Women’s Protection Unit. Al-Hassan revealed, 125 members of IS were arrested during the implementation of the operation.

Meanwhile, the Russian Aerospace Forces, along with the Syrian government forces, have maintained airstrikes against the hiding places of terrorist groups belonging to the IS network, causing heavy damage to the militants. terrorism.

ISIS ‘current tragic situation benefits American forces in return. Some experts believe that US forces have taken advantage of the weaknesses of IS terrorism to take pressure actions and even cooperate to realize their purpose in Syria.

Of course there is no clear evidence for this claim. The fact that US forces move IS terrorists to the base is not enough to prove the above statement. But what is happening shows that the US is stepping up its operations in Syria.

USA, Turkey attacked in Iraq

An ambulance rushed to Erbil airport in northern Iraq. Photo: RT

On the evening of April 14 (local time), the US forces stationed area at Erbil airport in northern Iraq was attacked with a drone, while a nearby Turkish base was hit by rockets. targeted, Reuters news agency said.

The Kurdish autonomous government in Iraq (headquartered in Erbil) said the drone carried TNT explosives and targeted US forces. No one was killed or injured after the attack.

This is considered the first attack using a drone targeting US forces in Erbil. Weapons used in previous attacks are usually rockets and rockets.

On the same day, Turkey’s Defense Ministry said a missile strike killed one of the soldiers at a nearby military base. Iraq confirmed such an attack, saying that shortly before the attack on US forces, two rockets were aimed at the Turkish base.

There is no information about the perpetrators of the above attacks.

Israeli intelligence agency in Iraq was attacked

The “safe house” of the Israeli intelligence agency in northern Iraq. Illustration

According to Sputnik (Russia), the Sabereen News Telegram newspaper said on the morning of April 14 that a mysterious resistance force targeted the “safe house” of the Mossad intelligence agency (Israel) in northern Iraq to attack.

Sabereen News Telegram also said that a few Israeli spies were killed.

According to the Iranian news agency, Sabereen is a newspaper related to the Shitte Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba militia group in Iraq. Iran’s PressTV television channel said that no sources in northern Iraq had reported the attack. However, Iran’s FARS news agency said that the area in northern Iraq often had many Israeli elements active and Israel had supported an illegal referendum to secede the area from Iraq in 2017.

Meanwhile, sources in northern Iraq have denied information that Iran’s PressTV channel reported on the Israeli intelligence attack. One source said there was no exact location information and that none of the Kurdish newspapers in northern Iraq had reported or heard of the incident.

The sensitive nature of the case coupled with the lack of information has left many people doubting whether the attack happened.

Previously, Iraqi military bases with US soldiers were also attacked by militias in northern Iraq, including the attack on an air base in Erbil in February. In this incident, dozens of The rocket killed one civilian contractor and injured several people.

Although the Saraya Awliya al-Dam group has accepted responsibility for the attack, US President Joe Biden ordered retaliatory airstrikes, hitting targets in Syria, home to two other Shiite militias.

President Biden maintains that these Shiite groups in Iraq are the proxies of Iran, but both Iran and these groups deny.

Hoa Vu (Th)