Iraqi border guards on Wednesday foiled an infiltration attempt of terrorists and smugglers from Syria into Iraq through al-Anbar-Ninawa borderline. Iraqi Interior Ministry said in a statement that groups of gunmen and smugglers attempted to approach the Iraqi-Syrian borders at several sites, adding that they were countered by the border guards. The escalation of events in Syria and many other neighboring countries proves its organic association in the whole region, as terrorism in Syria is one in Iraq, Egypt, Lebanon and Yemen.