Syrian Kurds capture border crossing with Iraq
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Syrian Kurdish gunmen on Saturday seized a major border crossing with Iraq from al-Qaida-linked groups following intense infighting between rebel groups that raised concerns of a spillover, activists and an Iraqi official said.
The latest violence coincided with a visit by the UN-Arab League envoy to Iran, a staunch ally of President Bashar Assad's government, to press efforts for international peace talks aimed at ending the civil war, now in its third year. (AP)
