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The US State Department on Friday reported a major oil pipeline between Iraq and Syria, which has been closed for decades, will be restored by the two countries.

“The United States welcomes the Government of the Republic of Iraq and the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic’s intent to advance the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the Iraq-Syria crude oil pipeline as a priority infrastructure project,” the State Department said in a statement, calling it “of bilateral and regional strategic significance.”

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