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Shafaq News- Baghdad
Iraq’s security forces have assumed control of border crossings and key
internal checkpoints across the country as part of a broader push to tighten
security oversight, the National Security Service (INSS) reported on Saturday.
Under directives from Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed
Forces Ali al-Zaidi, security units have been deployed to inspection yards,
customs exchange areas, and other designated sites. The measures aim to enhance
monitoring capacity, curb smuggling attempts, and safeguard state revenues
through closer coordination with the General Commission of Customs, the Border
Crossings Authority, and other security bodies.
A security source in Nineveh province previously told Shafaq News that
the Service has already taken control of several external checkpoints. These
include the Martyr Sbehan and Makhmour checkpoints in Erbil, the Mosul Dam
checkpoint in Duhok, and Al-Barari checkpoint at the southern entrance to
Nineveh.