Early on Friday Syria's army announced it had taken Deir al-Zour. Later in the day the Iraqi prime minister said al-Qaim, across the border, had been recaptured by government forces. The town was ...

“Al Qaim border crossing is ready and there are no problems from our side,” Turki Mohammad Khalaf, the mayor of Al Qaim border town, said. “We are ready at any moment to reopen it for both ...