The Ministry of Defense confirmed, on Saturday, that the Western Nineveh Operations Command has redeployed its units on the Iraqi-Syrian border .
A statement by the Ministry of Defense stated: “In implementation of the directives of the Minister of Defense Thabet Mohammed Al-Abbasi and the Chief of Staff of the Army, the Western Nineveh Operations Command, represented by the 15th Infantry Division and the 20th Infantry Division, began redeploying on the Iraqi-Syrian border strip from Rabia District to Sinjar after the arrival of additional armored units to reinforce the support of the border forces holding the sector of responsibility.”