Border Forces Commander Opens 22 New Posts on Iraqi-Turkish Border

The Commander of the Border Forces, Lieutenant General Mohammed Abdul Wahab Sakr, opened 22 new checkpoints on the Iraqi-Turkish border today, Wednesday. A statement by the Ministry of Interior stated that: "On the second day of his field tour, the Commander of the Border Forces, Lieutenant General Mohammed Abdul Wahab Sakr, visited the First Border Brigade, which holds the Iraqi-Turkish border within the administrative borders of Dohuk Governorate, accompanied by the Commander of the Borders of the First Region, Major General Dalir Farzanda Al-Zibari." On the sidelines of the visit, according to the statement, the Commander of the Border Forces opened (22) new border checkpoints on the zero line between Iraq and Turkey, for which roads were paved and constructed in areas of very rugged and difficult terrain, and they were established for the first time in these areas of the border between the two countries. The commander held a security conference at the headquarters of the First Brigade, attended by the commanders of the brigade units. The commander of the First Brigade gave a briefing on the tasks and duties of his brigade in controlling border security and confronting infiltration and smuggling attempts. The commander directed the necessity of exercising caution and care, and paying attention to fortifying the fighters' points and securing them with modern equipment, and providing the best administrative services to the fighters. Source: National Iraqi News Agency