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Gunmen overrun Iraq-Syria border crossing: Iraqi officers
Gunmen took control Tuesday of Al-Qaim, the Iraqi side of a border crossing with Syria, after security forces withdrew, police and army officers said.
Ramadi: Gunmen took control Tuesday of Al-Qaim, the Iraqi side of a border crossing with Syria, after security forces withdrew, police and army officers said.
The gunmen were loyal to the rebel Free Syrian Army and Al-Qaeda`s Syrian front group Al-Nusra Front, which already controlled the Syrian side of the crossing.
The gunmen were loyal to the rebel Free Syrian Army and Al-Qaeda`s Syrian front group Al-Nusra Front, which already controlled the Syrian side of the crossing.