Monday, September 04, 2006
Kuwait threatens to return fire on Iraqi border
Security, Politics
The Kuwaiti Interior Ministry has ordered to fire back if "Iraqi insurgents" attack again at the Kuwait-Iraq border. The order followed an alleged ambush by Iraqi insurgents on a Kuwaiti border police patrol last Friday. Kuwait also lodged a complaint with the Iraqi charge d’affaires regarding recurring violations and attacks at border areas. Last summer, hundreds of Iraqis staged demonstrations against a metal barrier built by Kuwait along the Iraqi-Kuwaiti border. Kuwait and Iraq resumed diplomatic relations and reopened their border after the 2003 U.S.-led war on Iraq.
COMMENT: This incident could be very damaging. Kuwait only recently reopened its borders with Iraq and resumed diplomatic relations. Alleged attacks by insurgents on border posts are very difficult for Iraq to control and are likely to increase if the insurgents feel they can destabilise the relationship between the two countries. COMMENT ENDS.
The Kuwaiti Interior Ministry has ordered to fire back if "Iraqi insurgents" attack again at the Kuwait-Iraq border. The order followed an alleged ambush by Iraqi insurgents on a Kuwaiti border police patrol last Friday. Kuwait also lodged a complaint with the Iraqi charge d’affaires regarding recurring violations and attacks at border areas. Last summer, hundreds of Iraqis staged demonstrations against a metal barrier built by Kuwait along the Iraqi-Kuwaiti border. Kuwait and Iraq resumed diplomatic relations and reopened their border after the 2003 U.S.-led war on Iraq.
COMMENT: This incident could be very damaging. Kuwait only recently reopened its borders with Iraq and resumed diplomatic relations. Alleged attacks by insurgents on border posts are very difficult for Iraq to control and are likely to increase if the insurgents feel they can destabilise the relationship between the two countries. COMMENT ENDS.
