Syrian rebels were still in control of the main Abu Kamal border post on the Euphrates River highway, one of the major trade routes across the Middle East, a senior Iraqi interior ministry official said on Friday.
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The border crossing was seized by rebels following a fierce battle with Syrian troops, an Agence France Presse photographer at the scene reported.
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