Al-Shammari inaugurates the concrete barrier on Iraqi-Syrian borders

 
Baghdad-INA
 
 
The concrete barrier along the Iraqi-Syrian border was officially inaugurated on Sunday by Interior Minister Abdul Amir Al-Shammari.
 
"The Minister of Interior Abdul Amir Al-Shammari inaugurated today the concrete barrier, which was built in Al-Baghouz area on the Iraqi-Syrian border, with the attendance of the commander of the border forces and a number of security leaders," read a ministry statement that the Iraqi News Agency (INA) obtained.
 
"The concrete wall is part of a series of large security fortifications conducted by the Ministry of Interior to enhance border security," the statement continued. "These fortifications have helped combat terrorist gangs affiliated with ISIS, prevent smuggling operations, and control the security of the Iraqi-Syrian border."
 
The statement went on to say that "the Minister of Interior praised the efforts of the border forces leadership as the first line of defense for Iraq and toured a number of security checkpoints of the border forces deployed there."