In the first official communication between Iraq and the Syrian opposition, Iraqi security forces on the Syrian border issued severe warnings to armed opposition elements, asking them not to approach the border strip .
The Iraqi forces confirmed that the area near the border is considered a “killing zone” for anyone who enters it .
A video clip filmed by a mobile phone showed an Iraqi soldier addressing the Syrian armed opposition elements, saying: “What concerns us is the borders of Iraq. We have no dispute with you, but we have only one issue, which is not to approach the borders .”
The Iraqi soldier added, “Anyone, military or civilian, who approaches the border will be killed. This is a killing zone .”
Yesterday morning, Sunday, December 8, 2024, the Syrian opposition factions entered the capital, Damascus, and broadcast Statement No. (1) on state television, thus announcing the end of the “dark era” of the Assad regime and the beginning of a new era for Syria.
