CAIRO, December 3. /TASS/. Iraq sent units of armored forces to the border with Syria as a reinforcement to its troops in the area, Iraqi military spokesman Yahya Rasul said.

"As one of the measures to reinforce the border, armored units have been sent to the region," he said, the Iraqi news agency INA reported.

According to the spokesman, regular army units and the Popular Mobilization Forces are deployed along the line that covers border troops, which are positioned directly on the border.

"Intelligence units are actively working to monitor the Syrian border area and analyze the data received," Rasul said. "The Iraqi border is fortified, reliable and secure."

The spokesman denied reports alleging that some PMF units crossed into Syrian territory.

On the morning of November 27, the Jabhat al-Nusra extremist group (banned in Russia) carried out a major attack in northern Syria. According to the Syrian armed forces, the terrorists attempted to attack villages and towns under the protection of the Syrian armed forces and military sites, continuing to target the positions of government units. The Syrian military started an operation to repel the raid. On November 30, the country’s military command stated that the armed forces were conducting strikes on the positions of terrorists who had infiltrated many neighborhoods of the city of Aleppo. According to the Syrian Defense Ministry, the armed forces had to regroup to protect the lives of civilians and troops and prepare for a counterattack.