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Iraqi army send enforcement to the Syrian border after the recent tensions in the Syrian side

(22 Jan 2026) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Iraq side of Iraqi / Syrian Border - 22 January 2026 1. Drone shot of Iraqi army convoy on Iraqi Syrian border 2. Wide of Iraqi military vehicles with Iraqi flags, lined up on border strip 3. Iraqi border guard in his armoured vehicle 4. Various of concrete wall and fence line on Syrian border 5. Iraqi army and border guards on the border strip 6. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Brigadier-General Ali Rashid, commander of sixth district of Iraqi Syrian borders: “We have taken various measures, including a barrier system, five ideal barrier systems, starting from a berm, a slit trench, ambushes, BRC (barbed wires) up to the concrete wall. These obstacles are ideal, and the Iraqi Syrian borders haven’t seen such measures since its establishment, and they are supported with an electronic observation system.” 7. Soldiers walking on border strip 8. Iraqi army’s armoured vehicles stationed on road 9. Iraqi flag fluttering over the convoy 10. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): Brigadier-General Ali Rashid, commander of sixth district of Iraqi Syrian borders “Any approach from the Syrian side towards the Iraqi side will be confronted firmly, and we have clear instructions in this sense. There is a second line behind the border, represented by units of the Iraqi army and Hashd al Shaabi (paramilitary fighters), and there is a high level of coordination between them.” 11. Wide of Iraqi army vehicles stationed by the border line 12. Various of Iraqi military vehicles and personnel on border station 13. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Haydar Salam, soldier from the Iraqi Border Guard: “We have orders by our commanders and leaders to deal with any target in the highest level of accuracy and reliability and implement human rights. If he was an armed person, then we implement engagement rules, and if he was unarmed, then we deal with him according to the international law, which is the protection of refugees or any other titles.” 14. Various of convoy and military personnel on border strip 15. Various of Iraqi Border Guard units driving by the border strip STORYLINE: Iraq has beefed up patrols along its border with Syria. On Thursday, with armoured vehicles lined up along the frontier in the northern province of Sinjar. Hundreds of Iraqi military vehicles and personnel were deployed on the borderline, after the recent tensions and instability on the Syrian side. “The Iraqi Syrian borders haven’t seen such measures since its establishment, and they are supported with an electronic observation system.” Said Brigadier-General Ali Rashid, commander of sixth district of Iraqi Syrian borders. With the push by government forces into northeast Syria along the border with Iraq, Baghdad became concerned that some of the detainees might become a danger to Iraq’s security, if they managed to flee from the detention centres amid the chaos. “We have orders by our commanders and leaders to deal with any target in the highest level of accuracy and reliability and implement human rights,” said Haydar Salam, a soldier with the Iraqi Border Guard. AP Video shot by Farid Abdulwahed =========================================================== Clients are reminded to adhere to all listed restrictions and to check the terms of their licence agreements. For further assistance, please contact the AP Archive on: Tel +44(0)2074827482 Email: info@aparchive.com. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...