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Saudi Arabia adds helicopters, patrols to secure Iraq border
The National Guard and the Ministry of Defense have added 1,000 men each as border patrols increase
By Glen Carey
Published: 12:31 July 16, 2014
Saudi Arabia has deployed helicopters and boosted patrols along its 800-kilometre northern border with Iraq, where it faces security threats from both sides in a deepening sectarian conflict.
The National Guard and the Ministry of Defence added 1,000 men each as border patrols increase, and helicopters were sent to the area at the end of June, General Faleh Al Subaie, commander of the Saudi Border Guard in the north, said on Monday in the city of Arar. Thats the command centre for the Arar crossing station, about 60 kilometres away, where fences and 7 metre-high sand berms separate Opecs two largest oil producers.
Saudi Arabia has ramped up security to prevent attacks from Sunni Islamist militants, who have already seized large swathes of territory in northern and western Iraq, and from Shiite militias who are aligned with Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki. Iraqs deepening sectarian conflict has raised concerns that the regions biggest economy may be targeted by either group.
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http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/saudi-arabia/saudi-arabia-adds-helicopters-patrols
Saudi Arabia adds helicopters, patrols to secure Iraq border
The National Guard and the Ministry of Defense have added 1,000 men each as border patrols increase
By Glen Carey
Published: 12:31 July 16, 2014
Saudi Arabia has deployed helicopters and boosted patrols along its 800-kilometre northern border with Iraq, where it faces security threats from both sides in a deepening sectarian conflict.
The National Guard and the Ministry of Defence added 1,000 men each as border patrols increase, and helicopters were sent to the area at the end of June, General Faleh Al Subaie, commander of the Saudi Border Guard in the north, said on Monday in the city of Arar. Thats the command centre for the Arar crossing station, about 60 kilometres away, where fences and 7 metre-high sand berms separate Opecs two largest oil producers.
Saudi Arabia has ramped up security to prevent attacks from Sunni Islamist militants, who have already seized large swathes of territory in northern and western Iraq, and from Shiite militias who are aligned with Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki. Iraqs deepening sectarian conflict has raised concerns that the regions biggest economy may be targeted by either group.
Continue reading at:
http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/saudi-arabia/saudi-arabia-adds-helicopters-patrols
