Syria: Albukamal crossing on border with Iraq reopened in ceremony

Subscribe to our channel! Five years after being captured by the Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL), the Albukamal border crossing between Syria and Iraq was reopened for trade and travel at a ceremony on Monday. Syrian and Iraqi flags and images of president Bashar Al-Assad were seen at the crossing. Governor of Anbar province Ali Al Dulaimi and Syrian Interior Minister Mohammad al-Shaar were present at the event. The border crossing was retaken in 2017 by Iraqi forces backed by an