Baghdad Wall

From the BBC:
"Iraq conflict: Baghdad building wall against IS"

Iraqi security forces have begun building a wall around the capital Baghdad in an effort to prevent attacks by the so-called Islamic State (IS). The reported 300km (186 miles) barrier will surround the city from all sides, an official said. IS controls large swathes of northern and western Iraq and has claimed several recent attacks in the capital. Last month, 18 people were killed in an attack on a Baghdad shopping centre. Baghdad military spokesman Abdul Ameer al-Shammari said: "The security barrier around Baghdad will prevent terrorists from infiltrating the capital or smuggling explosives and car bombs to target innocent civilians."  No date has been given for the completion of the wall. The barrier will also have a two-metre deep trench running alongside it, Al-Sumariyah news website reported. Surveillance cameras, explosives detection devices and towers will also be installed. The walls and barriers around the so-called Green Zone are expected to remain, Reuters said. The heavily fortified zone, created after the US-led coalition toppled President Saddam Hussein in 2003, houses the government, parliament and many embassies including those of the US and Britain.

 

^ The world may be getting smaller, but more and more protective walls are being made around the world (to prevent terrorism and/or illegal immigration.) ^

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-35486281