Exclusive sources told Al Mayadeen Plus that the Iraqi military has set up a security cordon along the entire shared borders with Kuwait and Iran, amid preparations for any potential fallout. The sources said that the Iraqi security forces ordered to open fire on anyone who tries to approach the borders. They also discovered that the command of the 17th Division had been transferred from Baghdad to controlled Kirkuk, as it split along the border separating the controlled from the Kurdistan Region.

Exclusive sources told Al Mayadeen Plus that the Iraqi military has set up a security cordon along the entire shared borders with Kuwait and Iran, amid preparations for any potential fallout. The sources said that the Iraqi security forces ordered to open fire on anyone who tries to approach the borders. They also discovered that the command of the 17th Division had been transferred from Baghdad to controlled Kirkuk, as it split along the border separating the controlled from the Kurdistan Region.