“It is believed the Islamists now involved in the Deir ez-Zor offensive came from the Iraqi city of Mosul, where they had been forced out by a US-led military operation against the terrorists. Last month, the Russian Defense Ministry warned that more than 5,000 terrorists had moved to Syria’s Raqqa and Deir ez-Zor from Iraq’s Mosul.
“What is very telling in the recent ISIS Deir ez-Zor offensive is that many of the groups who have led it are special groups of elite ISIS fighters who come from Iraq. So there is a direct link between what’s happening in Mosul and the intense pressure that ISIS is under, which is translating on the battlefield in Syria,” Danny Makki, a Syria analyst told RT.
He also shifted blame on Washington for not being “genuine in its fight against ISIS.” There is “no doubt” the US-led coalition has seen convoys of IS terrorists crossing into Syria from Mosul and heading to Deir ez-Zor, he said, accusing the coalition of not having attacked the terrorists and allowing them regroup in Syria.”
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“It is believed the Islamists now involved in the Deir ez-Zor offensive came from the Iraqi city of Mosul, where they had been forced out by a US-led military operation against the terrorists. Last month, the Russian Defense Ministry warned that more than 5,000 terrorists had moved to Syria’s Raqqa and Deir ez-Zor from Iraq’s Mosul.
“What is very telling in the recent ISIS Deir ez-Zor offensive is that many of the groups who have led it are special groups of elite ISIS fighters who come from Iraq. So there is a direct link between what’s happening in Mosul and the intense pressure that ISIS is under, which is translating on the battlefield in Syria,” Danny Makki, a Syria analyst told RT.
He also shifted blame on Washington for not being “genuine in its fight against ISIS.” There is “no doubt” the US-led coalition has seen convoys of IS terrorists crossing into Syria from Mosul and heading to Deir ez-Zor, he said, accusing the coalition of not having attacked the terrorists and allowing them regroup in Syria.”