Iraq: Establishing an integrated defensive line on the border with Syria
Deputy Commander of Iraqi Joint Operations, Lieutenant General Qais al-Muhammadawi, announced today, Thursday, security work to establish an integrated defensive line on the border with Syria.
Al-Muhammadawi said – in a statement distributed by the Iraqi Security Media Cell, It was reported by the Iraqi News Agency (INA): “In implementation of the directives of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces to raise readiness in the face of challenges, a maneuver was conducted to open up the sectors, indicating that there is a round A detailed field survey in the presence of the Chief of Staff of the Army, the Commander of the Army and the Border Guard on the Iraqi-Syrian border line up to the border triangle with Syria and Jordan.
He added, "For 3 years, our sectors have carried out major work on “Borders, whether in securing the borders, building fortifications, installing cameras, and strengthening the sectors,” pointing out that the situation in Syria is very painful and it is an arena of operations that affects the level of politics, security, and economics on the Iraqi scene, which requires work. Large and diligent.
He explained, “There was a vision of movement of large sectors on the border,” pointing out that there is great work with a strategic vision to establish an integrated Iraqi defensive line behind the border forces on the border. With Syria, which are precautionary measures.
Al-Muhammadawi reassured the Iraqi people that the situation on the border is safe and that the Iraqi sectors are widely spread, explaining that the current situation The 2014 scenario will not be allowed to be repeated.
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