Iraq reinforces Syrian border

Iraq sent police reinforcements today to the Syrian border after last weekend’s US raid against an alleged al-Qaida hideout in Syria raised tension between the two countries, officials said.

Police Colonel Jubair Rashid Naief said a police quick reaction force for Anbar province moved to the border town of Qaim, about 200 miles north-west of Baghdad, to prevent al-Qaida from moving into the area from Syria.