BAGHDAD — As Iraq prepares for general elections May 12, the Iraqi air force has carried out airstrikes on Islamic State (IS) sites inside Syria — the second operation of its kind this year.
A May 5 post on Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's official Facebook page announced, “Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces Haider al-Abadi has ordered the heroes of the Iraqi air force to strike a site for IS leaders in the south of Dashisha in Syrian territory.”