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| Iraq unveils new security plans | Iraq unveils new security plans |
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| Iraq says it will close its borders with Iran and Syria for up to three days as part of its new security plan for the capital, Baghdad. | Iraq says it will close its borders with Iran and Syria for up to three days as part of its new security plan for the capital, Baghdad. |
| Top Iraqi commander Lt Gen Abboud Gambar unveiled the plan, which will include a longer curfew for the city, live on television. | |
| The US-backed security drive is also now being debated in the US Congress. | |
| BBC correspondents say closing borders will be difficult as they are long, porous and often barely guarded. | |
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| Thousands of extra US troops are heading to the Iraqi capital to bolster Iraqi forces in the new security "surge" against militants and bombers. | Thousands of extra US troops are heading to the Iraqi capital to bolster Iraqi forces in the new security "surge" against militants and bombers. |
| US President George W Bush is committed to sending 21,500 additional troops to Iraq, but he faces strong opposition in the Democrat-led Congress. | US President George W Bush is committed to sending 21,500 additional troops to Iraq, but he faces strong opposition in the Democrat-led Congress. |
| Lt Gen Abboud Gambar is in charge of the new security plan | Lt Gen Abboud Gambar is in charge of the new security plan |
| Gen Gambar, speaking on behalf of the Cabinet and Prime Minister Nouri Maliki, did not say when the borders would close. | Gen Gambar, speaking on behalf of the Cabinet and Prime Minister Nouri Maliki, did not say when the borders would close. |
| Officials told the BBC the curfew in Baghdad would be extended by one hour, starting at 2000 local time (1700 GMT) instead of 2100, and continuing to 0600. | |
| Officials also said that after the 72-hour border closure, the frontier with Iran would only be partially reopened. | Officials also said that after the 72-hour border closure, the frontier with Iran would only be partially reopened. |
| Gen Gambar is in charge of a plan that will divide Baghdad into 10 security districts in an attempt to drive out insurgents and illegal militias. | |
| He said the plan would give him sweeping new emergency powers, combining the command of the police and armed forces. | |
| The border move comes amid claims by the US that Iran is supplying militias with sophisticated weapons to attack US troops. Tehran rejects the accusation. | The border move comes amid claims by the US that Iran is supplying militias with sophisticated weapons to attack US troops. Tehran rejects the accusation. |
| Violence continued in Iraq on Tuesday despite the new security plans. | Violence continued in Iraq on Tuesday despite the new security plans. |
| A van crammed with explosives detonated near a college in western Baghdad, killing at least 16 people and injuring 45. | |
| The attack is the latest in a string of deadly incidents in Baghdad. | |
| On Monday a series of car bombs in markets in the centre of the capital killed at least 76 people and wounded 164. |