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* ''Crossing near Abu Kamal'': It is at all not recommended, at least for Western travelers, to hitchhike towards Iraq. The border crossing there, when coming from [[Deir es-Zor]], seems to be open, but can close from time to time. Rumors are that it's also quite hard to get VISA there and anyway officers probably wouldn't let you in. If you want to get to Iraq anyway, it's obviously possible via the northern part of the country through the desert roads. But no guarantee at all about this. There has also been an attack from US troops on Abu Kamal in 2008.