The deployment of Iraqi forces is part of a plan to reopen the border crossing between Syria and Iraq at Rabia, which has been closed for four years, a leader for Hashid al-Shaabi told NRT on the condition of anonymity.
He said that the Peshmerga and Iraqi forces are expected to reopen the Shingal-Duhok road after they reach an agreement.
Shingal has been under control of Iraqi forces since a military operation in mid-October 2017 against Kurdish-held areas in the aftermath of the Kurdistan Region’s independence referendum.
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<p style="text-align:left">Shia paramilitaries on Thursday, August 9, withdrew from Shingal in Nineveh province and were replaced by Iraqi government forces, NRT reported.
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