May 22, 2015 اقتباس : So-called Islamic State militants seize last Syrian-Iraq border crossing

May 22, 2015

اقتباس :

So-called Islamic State militants seize last Syrian-Iraq border crossing

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May 22, 2015 اقتباس : So-called Islamic State militants seize last Syrian-Iraq border crossing 22_E2_6

So-called Islamic State militants seize the ancient city of Palmyra and the last government controlled border crossing between Iraq and Syria. - AFP

(Vatican Radio): So-called Islamic State militants have seized the last Syrian government-controlled border crossing between Syria and Iraq.

As so-called Islamic State militants approach, Syrian Government forces have withdrawn from the Syria-Iraq border crossing of al-Tanf (al-Waleed). Al-Tanf was the last government controlled border crossing between Iraq and Syria. This latest movement comes as the militants took over the ancient city of Palmyra on Thursday afternoon. The so-called Islamic State now controls 95,000 square kilometres of Syria, which is 50% of the country.