Syrian-Iraqi border: A trail runs through it

James Denselow has an illustrative article in the May issue of CTC Sentinel about the Syrian-Iraqi border and the “Ho Chi Minh Trail” that crosses it. For example, I didn’t realise it was Jerry Bremer’s infamous “Order 2″, disbanding Iraq’s armed forces, including the 35,000-strong border guard, that “turned Iraq’s 2,270 miles of international boundaries [...]

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