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