Border crossing between Kurdistan Region and Syria reopened
Shafaq News / The administration of Semalka Border Crossing announced that the people of northern and eastern Syria who are in Kurdistan Region will be allowed to return to their areas from next Saturday.
The decision came after the crossing traffic was completely halted from and to the regions of northeastern Syria, on the 14th of last March, with the exception of the ambulatory cases that must be crossed to Kurdistan Region.
The administration of Semalka Border Crossing between "Rojava" and Kurdistan Region issued a statement specifying a period of 6 days to allow the people of northern and eastern Syria who entered the region for visit to return to their areas.
According to the statement, the crossing will be reopened for the return of the people from May 30 to June 4.
The administration of Semalka crossing decided to stop the transit traffic to and from the areas of northern and eastern Syria through Semalka crossing, as part of measures to prevent the emergence and spread of Corona virus in the region.
The administration of the crossing devoted Tuesday of each week, to the transit of humanitarian NGOs and United Nations workers and to the introduction of materials.
The Executive Council of the Self-Administration published a statement through its account on Facebook, on the 27th of last February, in which it was stated that "Semalka" border crossing with Kurdistan Region will be closed on the 3rd of last March.
The statement attributed the reason for the closure to the precautionary measures being taken by the "Self-Administration" of the Syrian Kurdistan (Rojava) to stem the spread of "Corona emerging" virus (Covid 19) in the region and in Iraq.
"Semalka" crossing is located on the northeastern border of Syria with Iraqi lands, and is separated by Khabour branch from the Tigris River.
The crossing was established in 2012, its administration established an iron bridge over Tigris River to facilitate the passage of goods, and it was previously crossed by thousands of Syrians fleeing the conditions of war in Syria, due to asylum or work.
