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Urgent: IS militants seize Iraqi border crossing with Syria

Xinhua, May 24, 2015 Adjust font size:

The Islamic State (IS) militants on Sunday took control of Walid border crossing point with the neighboring Syria in Iraq's western province of Anbar, after clashes with the security forces, a provincial security source said. Endit