{"id":922,"date":"2017-10-03T07:31:59","date_gmt":"2017-10-03T07:31:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madaresharghi.com\/iran-iraq-launch-joint-military-drills\/"},"modified":"2017-10-03T07:31:59","modified_gmt":"2017-10-03T07:31:59","slug":"iran-iraq-launch-joint-military-drills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madaresharghi.ir\/en\/iran-iraq-launch-joint-military-drills\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran, Iraq launch joint military drills"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/madaresharghi..com\">madaresharghi<\/a><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><h2 class=\"lide\">Iran and Iraq have started out joint military maneuvers in the Islamic Republic\u2019s west and northwest to practice providing security for their common borders.<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div readability=\"70\">\n<p>\n\tThe drills, codenamed Eqtedar (Authority), recruit armored, artillery, and infantry units, as well as the drone and helicopter squadrons of the Ground Forces of Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), and some units enlisted with the Iraqi army, ISNA reported on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe exercises span the borders of Iran\u2019s West Azarbaijan and Kurdistan Provinces.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tSpeaking on the drills\u2019 sidelines, the IRGC\u2019s Ground Forces Commander Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour said, \u201cFacing common enemies, Iran and Iraq consider ensuring the security of their long borders against threats to be a perpetual and common necessity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cThe exercises feature joint operations aimed at guaranteeing the security of common borders,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tPakpour said that during the exercises, the integration of the popular, military, and security intelligence nexuses was being drilled.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tIraq\u2019s central government had said that it would seek the assistance of Iran and Turkey to secure its borders. It made the announcement after its northern Kurdistan region held an unconstitutional referendum to break away from the Arab country last Monday and local Kurdistan authorities refused to cede the control of border crossings and airports to Baghdad as they had been ordered.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tIraq said it will be taking control of the borders of its northern Kurdistan region in coordination with Iran and Turkey.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe Iraqi military also held a joint drill with Turkish troops on their borders last week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>madaresharghi Iran and Iraq have started out joint military maneuvers in the Islamic Republic\u2019s west and northwest to practice providing security for their common borders. 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