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Head of Iraq’s Hashd Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces-PMF) paramilitary force Faleh Al-Fayyad visited on Friday the border area with Syria.

Al-Fayyad was received by a group of security officials in Al-Qaem region of Al-Anbar province, a statement from the PMF's Media Directorate read.

“The visit aims to inspect operational sectors and assess the fortifications and security measures along the border strip with Syria,” the statement explained.

The visit comes few days after the fall of former Syrian president Bashar Al-Assad’s government.

After the entry of armed opposition into the capital, Damascus, on Sunday, Iraqi forces have strengthened their presence along the Syrian border with defense measures, including barbed wire, fences, concrete barriers, trenches, and thermal cameras to prevent infiltrations and attacks, Iraqi media reported.

Iraq fears a recurrence of the mid-2014 scenario when ISIL Takfiri militants seized nearly a third of the country, driven by the spillover of the prolonged Syrian conflict.

Original Article Source: Al Manar | Published on Friday, 13 December 2024 11:39 (about 11 days ago)