MESOP : PESHMERGA FORCES WITH GREAT HELP FROM US ARMY

Kurdish Forces Control Iraq-Syria Border Town

30.08.2014 –  Mewan Dolamari – BasNews, Erbil – Kurdish Peshmerga forces, with the help of US military planes, have taken complete control of Rabia, a town located on the Iraq – Syria border.

On Saturday, a Kurdish military source told BasNews correspondent in Rabia that the Peshmerga  now control the strategically important area, holding the border between Iraq and Syria. “Now, Rabia is totally under the control of Peshmerga forces and the advances of Islamic State (IS) militants from Iraq to Syria has been completely halted,” said the source. He mentioned that Peshmerga forces are moving forward in Zumar and Rabia areas without so far incurring any loses of personnel. The source also pointed out that the area from Ain Zala to Rabia and Zumar is under the control of Peshmerga forces.