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| The Grand Turk |
| Turkey reopens Syrian border gate after intra-rebels fighting |
| 2016-11-19 |
| Turkey reopened an important border gate with Syria on Nov. 17, two days after an outbreak of fighting across the frontier between two fractions of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) rebels that are fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in northern Syria as part of the Euphrates Shield Operation. The Öncüpınar crossing point in the southeastern province of Kilis has reopened, Kilis Governor İsmail Çataklı told state-run Anadolu Agency. On Nov. 14 Turkey temporarily closed the gate but Çataklı said on Nov. 17 that the situation on the Syrian side had returned to normal. The crossing, which is a major point for traffic between Turkey and opposition-held areas of northern Syria, lies around six kilometers (four miles) from the Syrian town of Azaz, which is controlled by Turkey-backed opposition groups. |
| Posted by:Steve White |