Iraq denies intervening in Syrian affairs

The Iraqi Ministry of Interior denied some media reports that it facilitated the entrance of gunmen who support the Syrian Regime to the Syrian territories. \"Some media outlets reported statements issued by the Commander of the Free Syrian Army who stressed that the Iraqi Borders Guards Forces facilitated the entrance for gunmen, who support the regime of the Syrian President, Bashaar al-Asaad, through the Rabeaa Iraqi border inlet,\" the Interior Ministry said in a statement to the (All Iraq News) news agency. \"The Iraqi Interior Ministry for surely denied the irresponsible accusations because everybody know that this border inlet practically subject to strict supervision by the security border forces and it is never free of people or media outlets, so, whoever wants to smuggle gunmen to Syria does not use Rabeaa border inlet otherwise he will be immediate exposed,\" it added. The statement pointed out that Iraq will always take a neutral stance towards the Syrian crisis, stressing that any interference in the Syrian affairs will erupt the sectarian sedition and religious sectarianism.