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Iraqi Basij volunteer digs trench to derail DAESH

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Iraqi Basij volunteer forces started digging a trench on the border between the country and Syria so as to derail Daesh moves and secure liberated areas,” reported Taqrib News Agency (TNA).

The Popular Mobilization Units (Al-Hashd Al-Shaabi) after toiling in some consecutive days, have advanced the set objective up to the borderline, Al-Waleed Passage.

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