BINNIE Jeremy <br/><br/>
Iraq launches two offensives to secure Syrian border crossings/ 
Jeremy Binnie 
 -  2017 
<br/><br/> This article highlights that the Iraqi government forces attacked Kurdish positions on the same day that the final offensive against the Islamic State was announced. The Peshmerga apparently repelled the initial advances. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>MIDDLE EAST --IRAQ<br/>SYRIA