Iraqi forces clash with smugglers on Syrian borders

NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: Iraqi border guards clashed with smugglers on the Iraqi-Syrian borders in west of Mosul while attempting to smuggle amounts of sugar, a military source said on Friday. “A force from the 6th brigade of the border guards clashed late Thursday (Oct. 15) with smugglers who fled to the Syrian side,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The forces seized 15 cartons of sugar on borders with Syria west of Rabia district, northwest of Mosul,” he said.. “The clashes left no casualties,” he added, without adding more details. Mosul, the capital of Ninewa, is 405 km north of Baghdad. SH (P) 2