{"id":139870,"date":"2026-08-04T19:52:36","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T19:52:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=139870"},"modified":"2026-08-04T19:52:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T19:52:37","slug":"iraqi-commander-says-syrian-troop-movements-coordinated-with-baghdad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/139870\/","title":{"rendered":"Iraqi commander says Syrian troop movements coordinated with Baghdad"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013 Iraq\u2019s Border Forces commander, Lieutenant General Mohammed Abdulwahab Sakar al-Saeedi, said on Tuesday that the security situation along the Iraqi-Syrian border remains stable and that recent Syrian military movements are being carried out with Baghdad\u2019s knowledge and coordination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His remarks came after the Syrian Ministry of Defense instructed its forces to enter \u201cAlert Level C\u201d and deployed military units along the Syrian-Iraqi border earlier on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Al-Saeedi said there is currently no threat along the shared border, adding that coordination and intelligence-sharing with the Syrian side remain ongoing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur forces maintain a strong presence along the border, and the Syrian side has not yet activated the border outposts,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Syrian government has not issued any official explanation for the heightened state of alert or the reasons behind the military deployments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Syrian-Iraqi border has witnessed periodic security coordination in recent years as both countries seek to strengthen border security and prevent cross-border threats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">By Atoun Jan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013 Iraq\u2019s Border Forces commander, Lieutenant General Mohammed Abdulwahab Sakar al-Saeedi, said on Tuesday that the security situation along the Iraqi-Syrian border remains stable and that recent Syrian military movements are being carried out with Baghdad\u2019s knowledge and coordination. 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