Al-Qa'im border crossing

Coordinates: 34°23′51.87″N 40°58′37.61″E / 34.3977417°N 40.9771139°E / 34.3977417; 40.9771139

Al-Qa'im border crossing
معبر القائم الحدودي
Carries Pedestrians, vehicles, containers
Locale Syria Al-Bukamal, Syria
Iraq Al-Qa'im, Iraq
Official name Al-Qa'im border crossing
Maintained by  Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

Al-Qa'im border crossing (Arabic: معبر القائم الحدودي‎‎) between Syria and Iraq is one of the major supply routes across the Middle East. It connects the town of Al-Bukamal in Syria's Deir ez-Zor Governorate to the town of Husaybah in the Al-Qa'im District of Iraq's Anbar Governorate. The border crossing is about 450 km from Syria's capital Damascus and 340 km from the Iraqi capital Baghdad. In June 2014, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/ISIS) captured the border crossing.[1]

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References

  1. ↑ Namaa, Kamal; Rasheed, Ahmed; Holmes, Oliver (June 21, 2014). Roche, Andrew, ed. "Iraq militants take Syria border post in drive for caliphate". Baghdad, Iraq: Reuters. Retrieved June 26, 2014.


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