title: Iranian, Iraqi government forces to hold joint border drills - Iran TV
text: DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian and Iraqi central government forces are to hold joint military exercises near their borders, Iran s state television reported on Saturday, as part of Tehran s effort to support Baghdad after the Kurdish independence referendum. State television quoted a military spokesman as saying the decision to hold the war games was taken at a meeting of Iranian military commanders which also  agreed on measures to establish border security and receive Iraqi forces that are to be stationed at border posts . 