The Syrian crisis and its impact on the security of Iraq

Abstract

The importance of studying the security repercussions of the Syrian crisis on Iraq comes from the importance of the general scene, which indicates that the region is going through labor that may lead to radical shifts in its political and geographical form and in the balance of power. Iraq's problem lies in the fact that its security interests take precedence over all other reconciliations and Iraq has maintained its relations with Syria despite the state of tension that accompanied relations between the two countries over the past years to enter now towards achieving some cooperation with Iraq, especially in the issue of border control between the two countries.

At a time when Iraq affirms its neutrality on the Syrian crisis as an internal affair, the increasing situation towards deterioration in Syria and the fear of this spreading to the Iraqi interior after the increasing concerns of the Iraqi government towards imminent dangers, and accordingly, Iraq began to think seriously about the nature of the security challenges reflected by the Syrian crisis on its regional neighborhood, especially when it took another turn from the direction from which the Syrian protest movement was launched and the portrayal of the conflict as sectarian and pushed Iraq To take the necessary measures to address new internal challenges where armed groups in Syria represent a threat to Iraq's internal security, or what is known as "soft security."