Syria Reopens Two Border Crossings, But Many Escape Regime Control

Fakhir Rizvi Published October 16, 2018 | 12:45 AM

Syria reopens two border crossings, but many escape regime control

Beirut, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 15th Oct, 2018 ) :Two border crossings in Syria's south reopened on Monday, after the government's capture of the entire frontier there allowed for the gates to be opened for the first time in years.

On Syria's 19 border points with Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, and Turkey, the regime now controls more than half, including all of those with Lebanon, two each with Jordan and Iraq and two closed crossings with Turkey.

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