Fears of military action on Iraq-Iran border

By Phil Sands and Jumana Al Tamimi Muntheria, Iraq/Dubai:

Tensions between Iran and Iraq have escalated in recent weeks to the extent that threats of military action have been made, a senior member of Iraq’s security forces said.

General Nazim Mohammad, chief of Iraq’s Border Police in Muntheria, told Gulf News he had personally told his Iranian counterparts their soldiers would be shot if they strayed too close to Iraqi fortifications.

Oh, goody, maybe even more fighting in Iraq!

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