The Enemy of My Enemy: Islamic State and the Internationalization of the Syrian and Iraqi Civil Wars
Iranian military deployment increased further during the summer of 2014, despite continued Iranian denials that there were any Iranian troops stationed in Iraq. On August 21, Iran's 81st Armored Division took part in a joint Iranian-Kurdish attack to liberate Jalawla from IS militants.
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