(19 Dec 2024) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Al-Qaim border, Anbar, Iraq - 19 December 2024 1. Various of Syrian rebels gathering at al Qaim border gate with Iraq STORYLINE: A group of Syrian rebels arrived at the Al-Qaim border gate with Iraq on Tuesday morning. The deployment came after the Iraqi authorities started to open the border for travelers and trade between the two countries. Iraqi authorities will begin Thursday to return thousands of former Syrian army soldiers who fled