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| Iraq |
| Strict security measures on Iraqi-Syrian border |
| 2011-08-03 |
| ANBAR / Aswat al-Iraq: Anbar border command concentrated its security measures along the Iraqi-Syrian borders fearing armed groups penetration, security sources here said today. The source told Aswat al-Iraq that the border forces are afraid of armed men penetration, following Syrian forces withdrawal from the area. The border forces will make patrol search in the desert and nearby Syrian cities. The source added that many places and areas lack Syrian security forces, which were withdrawn to a number of cities that live in a state of demonstrations. Ramadi city, center of Anbar province, lies 110 km west of the capital, Baghdad. |
| Posted by:Steve White |