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Islamic State Reportedly Seizes Last Syria-Iraq Border Crossing

Iraq, ISIS, Islamic State, Middle East
Posted on AllSides May 22nd, 2015
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The checkpoint at al-Tanf known as al-Waleed in Iraq has been seized, according to a British-based monitoring group that says ISIS fighters now control half of Syria.

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