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Iraqi authorities take control of main border crossing with Turkey: customs official

A member of the Iraqi forces covers his ears as he fires a mortar against Kurdish Peshmerga positions near the area of Faysh Khabur, located on the Turkish and Syrian borders in the Iraqi Kurdish autonomous region, on Oct. 26, 2017. (AFP/Ahmad Al-Rubaye)
Updated 31 October 2017
Reuters
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Iraqi authorities take control of main border crossing with Turkey: customs official

Updated 31 October 2017
Reuters

Iraqi authorities took control of the main land crossing with Turkey, in the Kurdish area of Fish-Khabur, a customs official said on Tuesday.
The crossing was previously managed by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) as it is located in the Dohuk province which is within the official boundaries of the semi-autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq.

Topics: Iraq Turkey Kurdistan Regional Government Kurds

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