Iraqi soldiers stand guard along the Iraqi-Syrian border.[/caption]A policeman has been killed and five others wounded in clashes between Iraqi border guards and gunmen crossing into western Iraqi province of Anbar from Syria.
The violence erupted on Saturday when armed men in five 4WD vehicles crossed into Anbar province about 10 kilometers (six miles) from the al-Waleed border crossing with Syria, the border police said.
Sources with the border police also said two gunmen were killed in the incident.
The conflict in Syria has spilled over into neighboring countries including Iraq on many occasions.
In one of the deadliest of such incidents, militants fighting the Syrian government ambushed a Syrian army convoy on the Iraqi soil in March.
The soldiers had entered Iraq for medical treatment and were on their way back to their home when they came under attack.
That attack left 48 Syrians and nine Iraqi guards dead.
The Syria crisis began in March 2011, and many people, including large numbers of government forces, have been killed.
Damascus says the chaos is being orchestrated from outside the country, and there are reports that a very large number of the militants are foreign nationals.
The Syrian government says the West and its regional allies -- especially Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey -- are supporting the militants.
In addition, several international human rights organizations say the militants operating in Syria have committed war crimes.
By Press TV
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