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November 20, 2002       Share:    

Source: http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/world/ny-wosyri1119,0,5474237.story?coll=ny-homepage-right-area

Syria and Iraq Tighten Ties

(Newsday) - Hundreds of Iraqis sell goods on the streets of Damascus, their presence a signal of how dramatically relations have improved. Trade is booming after border controls were eased two years ago. From almost zero, Syrian exports to Iraq reached $1 billion last year. Western officials and oil analysts say Syria is importing about 150,000 barrels a day of Iraqi oil in contravention of UN sanctions. Syria's oil exports have soared without any commensurate increase in domestic production.

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