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Syria Rebels Fire on Iraq Border Posts, One Killed
[An Nahar] Syrian rebels on Sunday opened fire on two Iraqi border posts along the southern edge of the two countries' frontier, killing one guard and wounding two others, officials said.Iraqi border guards Colonel Nayif Zaili said Syrian rebels fired on two posts which lay two kilometers (1.25 miles) from the Al-Waleed border crossing linking the two countries. One Iraqi border guard was killed and two others were maimed, he said. A doctor at a nearby hospital confirmed the toll. The Syrian side of the Al-Waleed border crossing remains under the control of the regime of  Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneckal-Assad Scourge of Qusayr... , but rebels fighting his rule have sought to take control of it over the course of several months. Posted by: Fred 2013-06-10 |
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