Joint Operations: The Minister of Interior responded to the request of the Kurdistan Region to incre

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[size=52]Joint Operations: The Minister of Interior responded to the request of the Kurdistan Region to increase the number of border guard officers[/size]

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The official spokesman for the Joint Operations Command announced that quick steps were taken to control the Iraqi borders with Turkey and Iran, pointing to the response of the Minister of Interior, Abdul Amir Al-Shammari, to the Kurdistan Region's request to increase the number of border guard officers.[/size]
[size=45]And while participating in the midday newsletter of Rudaw TV, presented by Sankar Abdul Rahman, the official spokesman for the Joint Operations Command, Major General Tahsin Al-Khafaji, confirmed that quick steps were taken to control the borders, noting that “the border points are very many between us and the Turkish side at the zero line and the current numbers (of the border guards) It is not enough to touch them all.”[/size]
[size=45]A high-level Iraqi security delegation headed by the Iraqi Minister of Interior, Abdul Amir Al-Shammari, accompanied by the Deputy Commander of Joint Operations, the Commander of the Ground Forces and the Commander of the Border Guard, arrived in Erbil yesterday evening, Monday (December 12, 2022), and met with the Minister of Interior of the Kurdistan Region, Riber Ahmed.[/size]
[size=45]The head of the Security Media Cell, Major General Saad Maan, announced in a joint press conference that followed the meeting that the aim of the visit is to determine the details of controlling the Iraqi borders with Turkey and Iran, and many details were discussed with the Command of the First Region of the Border Guard, such as the numerical strength, the establishment of border points, and the logistical details.[/size]
[size=45]Regarding the results of the meeting, the official spokesman for the Joint Operations Command said that “as a first stage, 3,000 new personnel will be appointed in the Border Guard according to conditions prepared by the Ministry of Interior, and if financial allocations are available, there is a vision to increase this number due to the need in other regions, whether with the Turkish side or with the Iranian side.[/size]
[size=45]Iraq is divided into three border areas. The first is to protect the borders of the Kurdistan Region. Its headquarters are in Erbil and its strength is about 6,500.[/size]
[size=45]The official spokesman for the Joint Operations Command, Major General Tahseen al-Khafaji, revealed to Rudaw the response of the Iraqi Minister of Interior to the request of the Kurdistan Region to increase the number of officers with the rank of lieutenant in the Border Guard, stressing that the goal is to “accelerate border control and prevent any transgression on our international borders.”[/size]
[size=45]Al-Khafaji indicated that the commander of the first region - border guards proposed adding another 3,000 personnel to the proposed 3,000, "and the Minister of Interior promised to study this issue according to financial estimates and respond to them. Increasing numbers and financial allocations will begin early next week."[/size]
[size=45]The Commander of the Border Guard Forces, Major General Muhammad Abd al-Wahhab, said in the joint press conference held yesterday that great efforts are being made, with the support of the Minister of Interior, to strengthen the Border Guard Command - Region One, “so that it can firmly hold the Iraqi borders with both Turkey and Iran.” By strengthening their human presence, building outposts on the zero border line, providing thermal cameras, specialized vehicles, and everything they need to secure these areas.[/size]
[size=45]The commander of the Iraqi border guards confirmed that the capabilities that will be provided to the leadership of the border guards in the first region will be sufficient to “forcefully” control the borders with Turkey and Iran.[/size]
[size=45]For his part, the Commander of the First Region - Border Guard, Major General Hammad Diziyi, announced that serious talks began six months ago regarding border control, and that today they have reached a final result and will start in the next few days to control the borders after the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government agreed on work mechanisms.[/size]
[size=45]The commander of the first region indicated that the Iraqi Minister of Interior decided to form two regiments in the first and second brigades to occupy the currently vacant areas, and outposts will be established in the areas where there is a need for them.[/size]
[size=45]Regarding the two joint brigades that were formed to bridge the security vacuum between the Peshmerga sites and the Iraqi security forces, the official spokesman for the Joint Operations Command, Major General Tahsin Al-Khafaji, said that they are “only waiting for the job grades that come through the general budget, and there is not much left to approve the budget, and then only time will pass.” Short, and we find the two brigades working,” adding that “the job grades of these two brigades are a priority.”[/size]
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