Iraqi forces arrested a number of individuals who allegedly tried to enter the nation illegally by way of the Syrian border as we speak.
Iraq’s Safety Media Cell stated 62 “infiltrators” of Syrian nationality had been arrested. The Iraqi border guard and the Kurdistan Area’s peshmerga forces performed the arrests, the cell stated in an announcement. The safety physique didn’t specify the place precisely the incident occurred.
This was not the primary time Iraqi forces have arrested folks for getting into the nation illegally by way of Syria. In November of 2021, the Safety Media Cell stated 15 “infiltrators” had been arrested close to the Rabia border crossing, which connects jap Syria to Nineveh province in northwest Iraq.
Iraq has made efforts to fortify its border with Syria in recent times, and has cooperated with the Syrian authorities to this finish. Iraq is especially involved with the Islamic State’s presence within the jap Syrian desert.
