Syrian rebels seize north Iraq crossing: Iraq governor

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Governor of Iraqi province Nineveh said on Saturday that Syrian rebels seize north Iraq crossing.

21 July,2012 11:35 pm

Syrian rebels took control of the main crossing between Iraq and Syria along the two countries northern border on Saturday, the governor of the Iraqi province of Nineveh said.Iraqi officials from the crossing called me and they said that at 5:00 pm , some gunmen took control of the Yaribiyah crossing and they were informed that the crossing is now in the hands of the Free Syrian Army, Atheel al-Nujaifi said, referring to the Rabiyah crossing by its Syrian name.