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SYRIAN WAR REPORT – AUGUST 9, 2018: 418 ISIS MEMBERS KILLED IN SDF OPERATION NEAR IRAQI BORDER The Syrian General Command has deployed more troops, military equipment and artillery pieces in northern Latakia and northwestern Hama over the past few days. According to pro-militant sources, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and its allies are preparing for a military operation that would target Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (formerly Jabhat al-Nusra), Horas al-Din and the Turkistan Islamic Party in northern Latakia, the al-Ghab Plains and near the city of Jisr al-Shugur. At the same time, sporadic clashes have appeared between militants and government troops in the areas of northern Hama and Latakia. However, no active military actions have been reported. In eastern al-Suwayda, the SAA reached the area of Suh al-Qasium. Τhe SDF secured 191km of the Syrian-Iraqi border and 71,360km2 near it.
