Erecting “the largest barbed wire barrier” on the Iraqi-Iranian border

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[size=52]Erecting “the largest barbed wire barrier” on the Iraqi-Iranian border[/size]

[size=45]A security source revealed the launch of the largest plan to erect a “barbed wire barrier” on the border with Iran, east of Diyala Governorate.[/size]
[size=45]The source said, “According to higher orders, the Border Engineering and its supporting formations began implementing the largest barbed wire barrier within the valleys and slopes deep on the Iraqi-Iranian border east of Diyala, within the axes of Mandali and Qazaniya and the rest of the regions as an extension of the Wasit and Sulaymaniyah governorates.”[/size]
[size=45]He added, “The wire barrier, which is the first measure of its kind after 2003, will be reinforced with advanced thermal cameras and concrete watchtowers at distances to enhance the holding force in order to prevent any cases of infiltration or smuggling.”[/size]
[size=45]He pointed out, “Opening roads deep into the border strip with repositioning, which comes within the strategy of strengthening the border control force in a way that enhances internal security and prevents the smuggling of prohibited materials of all kinds.”[/size]
[size=45]On (November 12, 2023), the Parliamentary Security and Defense Committee revealed the details of the second phase of the agreement to control the Iraqi-Iranian border.[/size]
[size=45]Committee member Waad Al-Qaddo said, “There is a joint security agreement between Baghdad and Tehran to secure the border strip between the two countries, especially from the Kurdistan region, and to prevent any factors that contribute to raising tension and security instability.”[/size]
[size=45]Al-Qaddo confirmed that “the deployment of the border guards has begun, all points have been captured, all the headquarters of the Iranian opposition parties, including the armed ones, have been eliminated and they have been pushed into compounds under federal security control.”[/size]
[size=45]Al-Qaddo explained, “Baghdad deals with the border issue through three red points: rejecting the presence of armed groups on the border strip with any of the neighboring countries, and preventing the presence of party headquarters that constitute a source of threat to the security of neighboring countries, in addition to that the border guards are concerned with the presence and deployment with Neighboring countries do not allow any activity that threatens stability.”[/size]
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