Ibrahim Khalil border
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Ibrahim Khalil is a border crossing point between Turkey
and Iraq
- Kurdistan Region. In English it is known as 'Habur Gate.' Before the control point and gate there is a bridge crossing the river Khabur (Tigris)
, which forms the natural border between Iraq and Turkey.
Although it is an entry point into Iraq
, the crossing is controlled by the Kurdistan Regional Government
, which enforces its own customs and immigration policies, enforced at checkpoints manned by Kurdish Peshmerga
fighters under the flag of Kurdistan — a red, white, and green tricolor with a golden sun.
In September 2004, a 13th Corps Support Command (COSCOM) fragmentary order tasked the 167th Corps Support Group (CSG) to monitor the supplies being shipped from supply centers in northern Turkey to coalition forces in Iraq
. The 167th CSG, a New Hampshire Army Reserve unit, deployed to the Ibrahim Khalil Customs Facility near the city of Zakho
, Iraq, which is located at the Habur River border between Turkey
and Iraq. On the Turkish side, the crossing is known as Habur Gate.
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
and Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
- Kurdistan Region. In English it is known as 'Habur Gate.' Before the control point and gate there is a bridge crossing the river Khabur (Tigris)
Khabur (Tigris)
The Khabur is a river that begins in the Uludere district of the Şırnak Province, in the Eastern Anatolia Region in Turkey, it consists of a combination of small rivers that flow off the Bolkar mountain range south-east of Hakkâri...
, which forms the natural border between Iraq and Turkey.
Although it is an entry point into Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
, the crossing is controlled by the Kurdistan Regional Government
Kurdistan Regional Government
The Kurdistan Regional Government , , is the official ruling body of the predominantly Kurds-populated Kurdistan Region in Northern Iraq...
, which enforces its own customs and immigration policies, enforced at checkpoints manned by Kurdish Peshmerga
Peshmerga
Peshmerga or Peshmerge is the term used by Kurds to refer to armed Kurdish fighters. Literally meaning "those who face death" the Peshmerga forces of Kurdistan have been in existence since the advent of the Kurdish independence movement in the early 1920s, following the collapse of the Ottoman...
fighters under the flag of Kurdistan — a red, white, and green tricolor with a golden sun.
In September 2004, a 13th Corps Support Command (COSCOM) fragmentary order tasked the 167th Corps Support Group (CSG) to monitor the supplies being shipped from supply centers in northern Turkey to coalition forces in Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
. The 167th CSG, a New Hampshire Army Reserve unit, deployed to the Ibrahim Khalil Customs Facility near the city of Zakho
Zakho
Zakho is a district and a town in Northern Iraq located a few kilometers from the Iraqi-Turkish border.Zakho is a province of the Dohuk Governorate. The city has 200,000 inhabitants. It may have originally begun on a small island in the Little Khabur which currently flows through the city...
, Iraq, which is located at the Habur River border between Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
and Iraq. On the Turkish side, the crossing is known as Habur Gate.