Home
Interior Ministry enhances border protection
28/11/2011 14:34
BAGHDAD, Nov. 28 (AKnews) - The Iraqi Interior Ministry will deploy 8,000 additional policemen at the borders to fill the gap after the withdrawal of U.S. troops.
Ahmed al-Khafaij, undersecretary of the Interior Ministry, announced that decision today.
The policemen are supposed to prevent terrorist groups from coming to Iraq, Khfaij said.
AKnews was unable to obtain any figues of policemen or Army personnel currently deployed at the border. AKnews was unable to receive information about the current role of U.S. forces at the Iraqi border either.
By Mouhammed al-Tayyeb
RN/CU/AKnews
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
28/11/2011 14:34
BAGHDAD, Nov. 28 (AKnews) - The Iraqi Interior Ministry will deploy 8,000 additional policemen at the borders to fill the gap after the withdrawal of U.S. troops.
Ahmed al-Khafaij, undersecretary of the Interior Ministry, announced that decision today.
The policemen are supposed to prevent terrorist groups from coming to Iraq, Khfaij said.
AKnews was unable to obtain any figues of policemen or Army personnel currently deployed at the border. AKnews was unable to receive information about the current role of U.S. forces at the Iraqi border either.
By Mouhammed al-Tayyeb
RN/CU/AKnews
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
