Iraq, Syria reopen major border crossing retaken from IS
Iraqi forces retook the Al-Qaim border post in late 2017 as part of a massive anti-jihadist operation (AFP Photo/AHMAD AL-RUBAYE)/ Al-Qaim (Iraq) (AFP) - A border crossing on a vital highway linking the capitals of Iraq and Syria, seized by Islamic State group jihadists in 2014, re-opened on Monday, an AFP reporter said. Iraqi security forces had re-taken the border post near the town of Al-Qaim in late 2017 as part of a massive operation backed by an international coalition against the jihadists' self-proclaimed "caliphate". On Monday, an ...
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