The Arab Mashreq international Road Network is an international road network between the primarily Arab countries of the Mashriq (Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Palestine, Lebanon, Kuwait, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, UAE, Oman and Yemen).

Iraq has a network of highways connecting it from the inside among the Iraq provinces and to the outside neighboring countries: Iran, Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. When Saddam Hussein visited the United States in the 1980s, he was impressed by the size and infrastructure of the highway system.

Al-Waleed border crossing (Arabic: منفذ الوليد الحدودي, romanized: Menfath al-Waleed al-Hudoodi) is one of three official border crossings between Iraq and Syria. [2] It is located in the Ar-Rutba District of the Al-Anbar Governorate in western Iraq, close to the northeasternmost point of Jordan in the Syrian Desert.It serves as the main border checkpoint on the highway ...

Jun 18, 2019 · Key roads: Highway 1 and Highway 47 in Iraq; Highway 6 and Motorway M4 in Syria; Assessment. If the U.S. maintains its strong partnership with Syrian Kurdish forces, this route will remain effectively closed to Iran.

May 31, 2017 · ISIL fully controlled and eliminated that physical border between Syria and Iraq, which allowed the terrorist group to swiftly expand territorial gains. “Highway 1,” which runs through Iraq, links the Gulf countries with the Levant via Baghdad.

Nov 11, 2015 · There are well over 100,000 miles of unpaved roads weaving in and out of unpopulated areas in Syria and Iraq. The ease of creating roads through the desert could limit the effectiveness of the...

Oct 28, 2019 · The Assad regime has found a cooperative partner in the Iraqi government, opening the al-Boukamal-al-Qaim highway, a 185-mile ‘lifeline crossing,’ emblematic of revitalized Syrian-Iraqi relations and an emerging postwar economic strategy.

Sep 29, 2017 · Most importantly, the ongoing tensions between Washington and Tehran to determine who controls the Baghdad-Amman highway might destabilize the border and lead to further strife in Iraqi politics. Iraq’s Highway 1 links the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries with Jordan and Syria.

Sep 1, 2017 · The road was closed after the "Islamic State of Iraq and Syria" (ISIS) seized control of swathes of Anbar, and has remained so for more than three years. Iraqi forces have recently tightened their grip along the 400 kilometre road, Anbar provincial council member Athal al-Fahdawi told Diyaruna.

May 29, 2017 · The a-Tanf border crossing, located on the Syrian-Iraqi border along the Damascus-Baghdad highway, now allows civilians, traders and local Bedouin tribes to freely cross between Iraq and Syria says Al-Baraa Faris, a spokesman for the US-backed Maghawir a-Thawra (MAT) rebel militia.