Until earlier this year, Kurdish forces controlled the post on the Syrian side, before handing it over to the Syrian authorities [Zaid AL-OBEIDI / AFP via Getty Images]
Iraq reopened a once-bustling border crossing with Syria on Monday, more than a decade after it was closed to trade following the rise of the Islamic State group.
With the al-Rabia post – known as al-Yarubiyah on the Syrian side – back in operation, all three border crossings between Iraq and Syria are now open.
Border Ports Authority chief Omar Al-Waeli told…
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