The Iraqi army said Thursday that the country's border with Syria is "fully secured" following the ouster of the Bashar al-Assad regime.
Army Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Abdul-Amir Yarallah, said the Iraqi border with Syria is "fully secured," the state news agency INA reported.
He added that the border area has been "reinforced by a defensive line from the army and the pro-government Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), also known as Hashd Al-Shaabi.
The top military official said no friction had been reported between the Iraqi troops and forces on the Syrian side of the border.
Anti-regime forces seized the capital Damascus on Sunday after a lightning advance that sent Assad fleeing to Russia after a 13-year civil war and 53 years of his family rule.
