Pontoon bridge at Semalka. 18 October 2015. Photo: Janet Biehl
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SULAIMANI — The head of Kurdistan
Regional Government (KRG) Foreign Media Relations, Lawk Ghafuri, said on Sunday
(January 23) the Semalka/Fish Khabur border crossing between the Kurdistan
Region and Rojava will reopen on a limited basis for trade.
Ghafuri said the Semalka border will
reopen fully in the "coming days.”
The KRG agreed to reopen the crossing
to allow for the passage of humanitarian aid after more than a month of
mediation from the US, al-Monitor reported on Thursday.
The border was closed on December 15
after clashes between members of the Syrian Revolutionary Youth (Ciwanen Soresger)
and KRG security officials that broke out during a protest at the border.
(NRT Digital Media)