beirut iraqi shi ite militia fight islamic state iraq near border syria also take jihadist group syria border town albu kamal militia spokesman quote say friday jaafar hussaini spokesman iran-backed kataib hezbollah militia one popular mobilisation force pmf fight alongside iraqi army islamic state speak lebanese television channel al-mayadin hussaini say iraqi resistance force euphemism iran-backed shi ite militias would take part battle islamic state syria albu kamal border iraq al-mayadin report friday iraqi force include pmf take iraqi border town al-qaim near albu kamal islamic state syrian army ally iran-backed shi ite militias support russian air power approach albu kamal part offensive islamic state enclave straddle border syria iraq albu kamal missile range iraqi force al-qaim presence force border albu kamal mean new front confrontation daesh hussaini say use arabic acronym islamic state syrian army ally advance towards albu kamal across desert southwest city along euphrates river northwest te syrian government declare victory islamic state deir al-zor big city eastern syria friday two months battle iraqi shi'ite militia say fight syria border town