Al-Qa'im border crossing
Al-Qa'im border crossing معبر القائم الحدودي | |
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| Coordinates | 34°24′N 40°59′E / 34.4°N 40.98°E |
| Carries | Pedestrians, vehicles, containers |
| Locale | Abu Kamal, Syria Al-Qa'im, Iraq |
| Official name | Al-Qa'im border crossing |
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Al-Qa'im border crossing (Arabic: معبر القائم الحدودي) between Syria and Iraq is one of the major supply routes across the Middle East. It connects the town of Abu Kamal in Syria's Deir ez-Zor Governorate to the city of Husaybah, in the Al-Qa'im District of Iraq's Anbar Governorate. The border crossing is about 450 km from Syria's capital Damascus and 340 km from the Iraqi capital Baghdad.
On 30 September 2019, Iraq reopened the border crossing after eight years of closure due to Syrian Civil War and Iraqi Civil War.[1]
In December 2024, after new offensives by rebels, over 1,500 Syrian government soldiers crossed the border into Al-Qa'im, and surrendered to Iraqi forces. [2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Iraq reopens Syria crossing in win for mutual ally Iran". Reuters. 30 September 2019. Archived from the original on 1 October 2019.
- ^ "Over 1,500 Syrian army personnel enter Iraq, including officers, Iraq". 8 Dec 2024.
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