Iraqi security on alert on Syrian border… and deployment of military brigades

This comes after the announcement Iraqi Minister of Defense Thabet Muhammad Al-Abbasi said on Friday evening that the army forces, with all their types and formations, “are ready to protect the borders and the sky”. Iraq “From any danger together with other security forces.”

Al-Abasi said in a tweet on the account of the Ministry of Defense via the “X” website: “We are awake day and night for your safety and the safety of Iraq, and we will not allow any terrorist or saboteur to infiltrate the land of our country.”

Earlier, Fadi Al-Shammari, a political adviser to the Iraqi government, said in a tweet on “X” that “the activity of terrorist groups in northwestern Syria is considered a dangerous development in terms of timing, readiness and weapons, which calls for caution, caution and full readiness.” “

He continued: “The people of Nineveh, Anbar and Salah al-Din governors.” You are under God’s care and in the eyes of our government and the protection of our various types of armed forces. Do not pay attention to the rumors and go about your life, developing and reconstructing your governorates. Be quick to report suspicious cases that target the security of your cities. Don’t let the enemy get through the holes.

What happened in Aleppo?

• Armed factions, led by… Hai’at Tahrir al-Sham “Former Al-Nusra Front”, Wednesday, villages and towns in the governorate Aleppo Under the control of Bashar al-Assad’s government.
• At the end of 2016, the forces recovered Syrian army Backed by Russia, Iran and armed loyalist factions in the region, the entire city of Aleppo and opposition fighters have agreed to withdraw after months of bombardment and siege in a battle that has turned the tide against the opposition.
• Mustafa Abdel Jaber, one of the leaders of the opposition factions, said the rapid progress was due to the lack of sufficient numbers of Iran-backed militants in the governorate.