Iraq’s Joint Operations Command (JOC) has dismissed reports of a Daesh incursion along the Iraq-Syria border, stating that security forces maintain full control of the area.
In a statement today, the JOC called claims of border clashes “inaccurate,” emphasizing that Iraqi forces, backed by reserves and advanced surveillance systems, are securing the frontier.
“Our security forces, across all units and specialties, are securing and controlling the border with strength, supported by sufficient reserves and advanced technical monitoring resources,” the statement read.
As part of ongoing security operations, Iraqi forces recently discovered a cave in the Al-Anbar desert containing medium weapons, rocket launchers, and munitions. Separately, an army ambush in Saladin province yesterday killed two Daesh militants, one of whom was wearing a suicide belt.
The denial comes amid ongoing unrest in Syria, where sectarian violence and clashes between security forces and opposition groups continue. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reports that hundreds have been killed, particularly in the western coastal areas.
Iraqi officials have reiterated that the country’s 618-kilometer border with Syria remains secure despite the escalating situation across the border.