The Syrian government on Monday congratulated Iraqi over the great victory achieved against ISIS, stressing that Syrian is going ahead in cooperation with Iraq to eliminate of ISIS completely.

A source at Foreign and Expatriates Ministry told SANA that the Syrian government congratulates the Iraqi people and government for the great victory achieved by the Iraqi Army and Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) in Mosul against ISIS.

The source said this is a victory for all those who believe that eradicating the terrorism of ISIS, and that this noble victory is worth all the sacrifices in the framework of the universal war against terrorism.

The source added that Syria, which has always believed in solidarity between Syria and Iraq in the common war on terrorism, is proud of the great sacrifices offered by the Iraqi people, army and PMU to achieve this triumph, as it also offers deep condolences to families of the martyrs, wishing quick recovery for the injured.

The source went on to say that the collapse of the alleged ISIS “state” in Mosul is just the beginning of the collapse of the fantasies of terrorists and all those providing support to them.

The source stressed that the Syrian people, army, and government are going ahead alongside the Iraqi people, government, army, and PMU to eradicate what remains of ISIS, because the mobilization of the joint efforts of the two countries is the main factor to guarantee that ISIS or any other form of terrorism will not return to these two countries or any other part of the region.