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Wednesday, April 01, 2009

Iraq starts policing borders with unmanned planes

Iraq has started flying unmanned aircraft or drones along its borders to stop foreign fighters and arms entering through neighbouring countries, the Interior Ministry said on Tuesday.

Interior Ministry spokesman Major-General Abdul Karim Khalaf said the drones would police all Iraq's borders and their first mission took place two weeks ago.

"This is the first time Iraq has used unmanned planes to intensify the monitoring of Iraqi borders," Khalaf told a news conference. "This is a new technique to control our borders, which exceed 3,600 km (2,250 miles)."

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