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Al Khuraytah Destination Guide

Touring Al Khuraytah in Syria

Al Khuraytah in the region of Deir ez-Zor is located in Syria - some 270 mi or ( 435 km ) East of Damascus , the country's capital city .

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Time in Al Khuraytah is now 09:26 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Damascus " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Karbala, Baghdad, Mosul, Al Kashmah, and Jishiyah. Being here already, consider visiting Karbala . Check out our recommendations for Al Khuraytah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.

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Interesting facts about this location

2008 Abu Kamal raid

The 2008 Abu Kamal raid was an attack carried out by helicopter-borne CIA paramilitary officers from Special Activities Division and United States Special Operations Command, Joint Special Operations Command inside Syrian territory on October 26, 2008. The Syrian government called the event a "criminal and terrorist" attack on its sovereignty, alleging all of the reported eight fatalities were civilians. An unnamed U.S.

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Located at 34.50 40.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: 2008 in Syria, Conflicts in 2008, Counter-terrorism in Syria, Extrajudicial killings, Iraq War, Operations involving American special forces, Syria–United States relations, United States military scandals

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