QAIM, Iraq - Iraq reopened its Qaim border-crossing with Syria on Monday after eight years of closure amid regional turmoil, in the latest sign of normalization between Baghdad and Damascus and a win for their mutual ally Iran.
The opening of the crossing signified “the victory of the Iraqi and Syrian people over all terrorist groups, especially Daesh,” said Syrian Interior Minister Mohammad Khaled al-Rahmoun, using a term for Islamic State. It borders the Syrian town of Albukamal, which was also an Islamic State stronghold. The towns lie on a strategic supply route and the crossing between them had only been open for government or military traffic since 2011.
Tensions escalated after the U.S. withdrew last year from a 2015 nuclear deal and reinstated sanctions against Tehran.
Reuters is soft propaganda outlet for western imperialism
I thought you are journalists? Only kidding you are just msm propagandist scum who wouldn't know the truth if it punched them in the face. This is first and foremost a victory for Syria and Iraq.
'Iraq and Syria share a border that spans hundreds of kilometers which has been closed for years because of the wars raging in both these countries and the angle Reuters chooses to go with in its headline is that this benefits Iran.'
Iran is nowhere near this border...
This is excellent news that has NOTHING to do with Iran. Once again MSN is demonising Iran and regurgitating war mongering propaganda. If the world survives the Trump Administration and the next there will be a history paper studying western media complicity in state propaganda.
It's strange how media outlets interpret positive developments in the backdrop of hatred, racism, sectarianism, terror, and division among people.
why is iran part of the headline at all
Shut up Reuters biased BS propaganda nonsense
Genius foreign policy move by the USA in 2003 ......
You imbeciles from Reuters 😆
Another humiliating defeat for Russian potus realDonaldTrump while he makes America a laughing stock across the world
Why did we spill so much blood and treasure trying to free these people from a despot just to see them run back to another one after we were done. This is why people should have to fight for their own freedom. Some people dont even want it.
Let's see Iran is Shia Iraq is Shia in charge Assad of Syria is Shia ThreeOfAKind
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