Can anyone tell me what this Arabic News article is talking about?

[Up2Late]

(I'm not sure if it was just really poorly translated, or if the written in some sort of Code or something, but about halfway through the first sentence, I starts turning into Gibberish.)

Syria: trucks on borders with Iraq cross

Syria-Iraq, Economics, 8/11/2005

Syria announced on Wednesday that all Syrian trucks on the border with Iraq were allowed to pass into Syria, noting that an "unspecified Iraqi barrier," was the cause behind this issue.

Syria's Director of Customs Basel Sannoufa told SANA that "All Syrian drivers were permitted to enter into the Syrian territories yesterday except 20 of them who are expected to pass later on today."

Answering a question on empty Syrian trucks that were stopped at Iraqi crossing point of Rabiaa, the official noted that "he who halted those drivers was an unidentified barrier from the Iraqi side of the borders."

Meantime, He denied rumors of procedures form the Jordanian side against trucks coming from Syria pointing out to the presence of an agreement with Jordan to ease truck passage between the two sides and saying that it was abided by, and that there was an understanding to install projectors to enhance the efficiency of truck inspections coming from either side of the border.

<http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/050811/2005081108.html>
(more at link above)

[madeline_con]

1. It's not clearly written....

and quoting a guy whose English isn't great doesn't help.

There's a link under the story that helps somewhat in explaining the issue.

Iraqi corruption cause great problems to Syrian truck drivers
http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/050810/2005081016.html

[DemInDistress]

2. why don't we hear of border security from the 800 miles

of Saudi Arabia's massive borders.Couple of months ago poll was taken of captured insurgents....52% were crossing into Iraq from Saudi Arabia,yet we don't hear bush sending troops to secure that border.My feeling is Bush wants to instigate war with Syria while neglecting his Saudi buddies...This Bush Crime Family is pure SHIT....