BORDER GUARDS ANNOUNCE SECURING THE ENTIRE STRIP WITH IRAN: NO MORE SMUGGLING, 3 JAN

 BORDER GUARDS ANNOUNCE SECURING THE ENTIRE STRIP WITH IRAN: NO MORE SMUGGLING

The Border Guard Command confirmed, on Tuesday, securing and fully covering the common border with Iran, and indicated that it is ready to cooperate with the Iranian Border Guard to ensure protection and facilitate the movement of visitors during the days of the Arbaeen commemoration of Imam Hussein.

The Border Guard Command stated in a statement:

The common border areas with Iran have been fully covered and any smuggling or border violations have been prevented. The Iraqi Border Guards are ready to cooperate with the Border Guards of the Islamic Republic of Iran to ensure the protection of the borders and facilitate the movement of visitors during the days of the Arbaeen commemoration of Imam Hussein (PBUH).

This meeting, which was attended by border guard commanders from Kermanshah, West Azerbaijan, Khuzestan, Kurdistan and Ilam provinces, aims to enhance the level of cooperation and study border and security issues between the two countries and protect the common borders.

For his part, the Commander of the Iranian Border Guard, Major General Ahmad Ali Goudarzi, explained that the border guard forces in Iran and Iraq work side by side to ensure the security of the people of the two countries, and that cooperation is good and border relations are excellent between the border guards in Iran and Iraq.

Iran has 1,609 kilometers of common border with Iraq, and this wide common border is well monitored and managed thanks to the excellent relations and cooperation between the border guards of the two countries.