Ibrahim Khalil border

Ibrahim Khalil (Arabic: ابراهيم خليل) 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...