SYRIA: Free Syrian Army rebels mount security at Bab al-Salam border gate with Turkey
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281151
SYRIA: Free Syrian Army rebels mount security at Bab al-Salam border gate with Turkey
- Title: SYRIA: Free Syrian Army rebels mount security at Bab al-Salam border gate with Turkey
- Date: 22nd July 2012
- Summary: BAB AL-SALAM, SYRIA (JULY 22, 2012) REUTERS) VIEW OF BAB AL-SALAM CROSSING VARIOUS OF FREE SYRIAN ARMY SOLDIERS AT BORDER CROSSING RIFLES ON THE GROUND VARIOUS REBELS REBELS PRAYING SYRIAN REBELS POSING IN FRONT OF GATE VARIOUS REBELS GUARDING THE GATE
- Embargoed: 6th August 2012 13:00
- Keywords:
- Location: Syrian Arab Republic
- Country: Syria
- Topics: Conflict,Politics
- Reuters ID: LVADLS3HXXE1AGVBEHGRVCZNRFRM
- Story Text: Free Syrian Army soldiers were mounting security at Bab al-Salam crossing on Sunday (July 22) after capturing the border gate with Turkey. They were praying and posing for cameras as they celebrated their victory.
Syrian insurgents seized control of the Syrian side of the Bab al-Hawa and Jarablus crossings with Turkey last week, while Iraqi officials said Assad's forces regained control of one of two border crossings seized by rebels on the frontier with Iraq.
A Turkish official at the border confirmed that Bab al-Salam was in rebel hands. He said the Turkish side of the border gate - which normally operates mainly for commercial traffic from Turkey to the Syria city of Aleppo - remained open but there was no traffic. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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