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Friday, May 22, 2015

Islamic State 'seizes key Syria-Iraq border crossing'

Islamic State 'seizes key Syria-Iraq border crossing'

BBC | 22 May 2015 | http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-32840508
Islamic State militants have seized the last Syrian government-controlled border crossing between Syria and Iraq, a Syria monitoring group says.
Government forces withdrew from al-Tanf - known as al-Waleed in Iraq - crossing as IS advanced, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said.
The loss of al-Tanf to IS follows the group's takeover of the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra on Thursday.
The US says that fighting the militants will be a "difficult challenge".

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