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Border Police Take on Mission of Securing Iraq's Frontier
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Contributor | kal |
Last Edited | kal Jun 03, 2006 01:33pm |
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News Date | Saturday, June 3, 2006 07:30:00 PM UTC0:0 |
Description | No country can seal off its borders, nor does it make sense to do so in the 21st century.
But secure borders are necessary, and the Iraqi border police and other members of the Iraqi security forces are working to secure the new democracy's frontiers.
"One of the greatest advantages of secure borders is the ability to trade with your neighbors," said Army Lt. Gen. Peter Chiarelli, commander of Multinational Corps Iraq. "So, although we want to stop all illegal things from being shipped over the border, we also want to create the type of environment that allows commerce to grow between Iraq and all of its neighbors."
The general toured this fort and nearby Fort Karmashia on the Iran-Iraq border today and highlighted the strategy for securing Iraq's borders. The forts are home to the border police's Wasit Brigade. The unit is responsible for securing more than 100 kilometers of the border and maintains garrisons in 20 forts.
The border police are based in 258 of these forts along all of Iraq's borders. There are about 21,000 members of the service, and it will grow to about 28,000 by the end of the year, said officials traveling with Chiarelli. The border police are an integral part of the strategy to end the insurgency in Iraq.
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