Iraq Closes Shalamcheh Crossing With Iran After Airstrikes Kill Iraqi

April ⁠4 (Reuters) – ⁠Iraq ⁠closed its ​southern ‌Shalamcheh ‌border ⁠crossing with Iran ⁠after airstrikes ​on ​the Iranian ⁠side killed ⁠an ⁠Iraqi citizen, ​security sources ​told ⁠Reuters ⁠on Saturday.

The sources gave ⁠no further details on the incident.

(Reporting ⁠by Ahmed Rasheed;Editing by ​Alison ​Williams)

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