Iraqi prime minister seals Syria border crossing

Sunday, September 11, 2005

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- The Iraqi prime minister sealed the northern border crossing into Syria on Saturday after complaints the neighboring country was not doing enough to stop crossings by foreign fighters, and he imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew in the region around the Rabiaa frontier post. The decree closed the border to all transportation except for vehicles with special permission from the Interior Ministry. Jabr said the closure was in effect until further notice.

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