Damascus, SANA – President Bashar al-Assad received on Thursday Faleh al-Fayad, the National Security Advisor and Envoy of Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi.
Al-Fayad convoyed an oral message from al-Abadi to President al-Assad, in which he asserted the importance of continuing to strengthen the existing cooperation between Syria and Iraq in their war against the Takfiri terrorist organizations, especially with regard to coordination of efforts in combating ISIS terrorist organization on the shared border line between the two countries.
During the meeting, the practical and field steps for military coordination on the shared border between the two armies were discussed in light of the victories achieved by the Iraqi army in Mosul, as well as the prospects of forthcoming direct cooperation between the Syrian and Iraqi armies in combating terrorism jointly.