Iraq, Kuwait convene at Safwan crossing after drone strikes – Shafaq News

Shafaq News- Basra

Basra Governor Asaad Al-Eidani on Saturday met
Kuwait’s First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, Sheikh Fahad
Yousef Saud Al-Sabah, at Iraq’s Safwan border crossing,

days after repeated drone strikes targeted the
neighboring Abdaly crossing.

The governor’s media office indicated that Basra
Provincial Council Security Committee Chairman Aqeel Al-Freiji and several
senior security commanders attended the talks, but disclosed no details on
their outcome.

Kuwait’s Ministry of Defense reported on Thursday that
repeated “hostile drone” strikes damaged the Abdaly crossing without
causing casualties.

Safwan-Abdaly is the only land link between Iraq and
Kuwait and a major route for passenger and commercial movement. Employees
at the Iraqi side were evacuated as a precaution after the latest incident, Shafaq
News correspondent said, while Al-Freiji had earlier confirmed that authorities
closed Safwan until further notice to protect travelers and staff, noting that
the site itself sustained no damage.

No group has claimed responsibility for the strikes
yet.