The Interior Minister announces the completion of the “concrete wall” on the Iraqi-Syrian border.
Interior Minister Abdul Amir al-Shammari announced on Wednesday the completion of the “concrete wall” along the Iraqi border with Syria.
Al-Shammari said during a ceremony held on this occasion, according to a statement received by Shafaq News Agency, that this project, which has been underway since 2022, represents the true “safety valve” for Iraq, as it puts an end to security challenges, foremost among them terrorist infiltration and smuggling operations.
Iraq had built a concrete barrier wall on the western border strip with Syria, in the “Al-Qaim” area north of the Euphrates River, with a length of 160 kilometers and a height of 3 meters, with the aim of strengthening border security and preventing smuggling operations and the flow of infiltrators from various armed organizations across it.
Last year, the Security and Defense Committee of the Iraqi Parliament confirmed that the security situation on the border with Syria was well secured, due to the fact that Iraq, from the first moments of the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime on December 8, 2014, sent full security reinforcements from the Ministries of Defense and Interior, in addition to the Popular Mobilization Forces, as well as installing thermal cameras and observation towers and closing all gaps.
Shafaq.com