Preventing Iranian Proxy and ISIS Activities Along Iraq?s Western Border

The Department of State’s Bureau of Counterterrorism (CT) is announcing a funding opportunity to strengthen Iraq’s ability to investigate and respond to terrorist attacks and incursions along the Iraq-Syria border. The program aims to reduce threats to U.S. diplomatic and military facilities, safeguard American commercial operations, and prevent terrorist attacks that endanger Americans abroad. The program should deliver concrete returns for American taxpayers by building sustainable Iraqi civilian law enforcement capabilities to independently respond to attacks and dismantle illicit transit networks. Key aspects of the program include: • Reducing Iraq’s long-term dependency on U.S. taxpayer resources • Building sustainable Iraqi civilian law enforcement capabilities • Including a train-the-trainer component to enable Iraqi civilian forces to establish an Iraqi-owned training capability • Reducing long-term U.S. resource commitments • Strengthening Iraq’s border security capabilities to prevent terrorist operational capacity that threatens U.S. interests.