RABIA, Iraq -- From left -- Maj. Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander, 101st Airborne Division, Ghanim Al-Baso, interim mayor of Mosul and the Nineveh province, Mr. Turkey Hazaa'a, chief of the Mosul customs office, and Sheike Fenar Ahmad Sfwok, sheikh of the Al-Shammari tribe and government of Rabin, sign an agreement regarding the reopening of the Rabia border crossing with Syria May 13. Petraeus signed an emergency order to open the border to legal imports May 6, and the agreement, which outlines legal trade and determines how that crossing will run, completed the opening process. Petraeus als
RABIA, Iraq -- From left -- Maj. Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander, 101st Airborne Division, Ghanim Al-Baso, interim mayor of Mosul and the Nineveh province, Mr. Turkey Hazaa'a, chief of the Mosul customs office, and Sheike Fenar Ahmad Sfwok, sheikh of the Al-Shammari tribe and government of Rabin, sign an agreement regarding the reopening of the Rabia border crossing with Syria May 13. Petraeus signed an emergency order to open the border to legal imports May 6, and the agreement, which outlines legal trade and determines how that crossing will run, completed the opening process. Petraeus also signed an official notice to the Syrian border guards in which he decalred the Rabia crossing open to legal trade and the Iraqi customs agents authorized to carry out their duties. Photo by Pfc. James Army Rabia border crossing
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