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2019-10-01 Iraq
Iraq reopens key border crossing with neighboring Syria
Anbar (IraqiNews.com) ‐ Iraq opened on Monday a key border crossing with neighboring Syria, a move which is expected to strengthen trade ties between the two countries.

The crossing which lies between the Iraqi town of al-Qaim and Syria’s Albu Kamal was closed seven years ago during Syria’s civil war.

The crossing was reopened for travelers and trade.

The western town of Qaim was recaptured from Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not really Moslems....
in November 2017. It was the group’s last bastion in Iraq to fall.

The Syrian town of Albu Kamal was also an Islamic State stronghold.

Iraq-Syria border crossing reopens amid series of reported Israeli strikes

[IsraelTimes] The crossing between Qaim and Boukamal is located near the Imam Ali Base, the Iranian-controlled compound seen as key to facilitating Iran’s arms shipments.

The opening was also a boost to Iran’s influence in the region, allowing Iran-backed militias in Iraq easier access to eastern Syria amid soaring tensions in the region between Iran
...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneously taking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militias to extend the regime's influence. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan, the abbreviation IRGC is a cognate form of Stürmabteilung (or SA), the term Supreme Guide is a cognate form of either Shah or Führer or maybe both, and they hate Jews Zionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol...
and the US.

Related: Ynet has photos.
Posted by trailing wife 2019-10-01 00:00|| || Front Page|| [10 views ]  Top
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