{"id":129328,"date":"2025-09-05T17:49:44","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T17:49:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=129328"},"modified":"2025-09-05T17:49:46","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T17:49:46","slug":"iraqi-pmf-reports-clashes-at-syria-border-near-al-bukamal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/129328\/","title":{"rendered":"Iraqi PMF reports clashes at Syria border near al-Bukamal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press)<\/strong> \u2013 A military source from Iraq\u2019s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) confirmed on Friday that clashes broke out near the Syria-Iraq border in the al-Bukamal area, located in eastern Deir ez-Zor Governorate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jaafar Mohammed al-Shghanbi, a commander of the PMF\u2019s 7th Brigade stationed along the Syrian border, told North Press that \u201carmed members opened fire from inside Syrian territory on Iraqi PMF forces positioned in the border area.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Al-Shghanbi added that the reasons behind the provocation remain unclear, and no official statement has been issued by Iraq\u2019s Ministry of Defense or the Joint Operations Command regarding the incident. He said the clashes began at dawn on Friday and lasted for approximately two hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to al-Shghanbi, there were no casualties among PMF forces, who engaged with the unidentified armed elements during the confrontation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The incident underscores ongoing security tensions along the Syria-Iraq border, where both countries\u2019 forces frequently encounter armed groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By Atoun Jan<\/strong><br><br><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) \u2013 A military source from Iraq\u2019s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) confirmed on Friday that clashes broke out near the Syria-Iraq border in the al-Bukamal area, located in eastern Deir ez-Zor Governorate. Jaafar Mohammed al-Shghanbi, a commander of the PMF\u2019s 7th Brigade stationed along the Syrian border, told North Press that \u201carmed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":129329,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pgc_sgb_lightbox_settings":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-129328","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-military-developments","category-syria"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Iraqi PMF reports clashes at Syria border near al-Bukamal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) \u2013 A military source from Iraq\u2019s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) confirmed on Friday that clashes broke out near the\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" 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