Syria, Iraq celebrate reopening of key border crossing

Name: Syria, Iraq celebrate reopening of key border crossing
Uploaded: 2019-10-01T15:12:47+00:00
Description: There are hopes that a newly open crossing between Iraq and Syria will help boost trade and cooperation between the two countries. The Al Bukamal-Al Qa'im crossing was closed in 2012, shortly after Syria's civil war broke out and it then fell into the hands of the Islamic State group. This latest move could also prove beneficial to Iran, as Laurent Berstecher reports

Issued on: 01/10/2019 - 17:12

There are hopes that a newly open crossing between Iraq and Syria will help boost trade and cooperation between the two countries. The Al Bukamal-Al Qa'im crossing was closed in 2012, shortly after Syria's civil war broke out and it then fell into the hands of the Islamic State group. This latest move could also prove beneficial to Iran, as Laurent Berstecher reports