- 2000-10-13 Iraq ready for Turkey rail link
- 2000-09
Rail services between Iraq and Syria resumed on August 1 after a break of 19 years. Reopening of the border at El Yaroubieh and restoration of Mosul – Aleppo services followed discussions between new Syrian President Bachar el Assad and Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohammed al Sahaf in July.
Railway Gazette International September 2000. - 2000-08-04 SYRIA-IRAQ RAIL LINK TO REOPEN. Rail service between Syria and Iraq is to resume on 11 August, AFP reported. Service was suspended in 1981.
- 2000-01-14 Severe lack of railway equipment in Iraq.
An Iraqi statement issued today said that the railway system in the country suffers from a severe lack of equipment and spare parts, which negatively effects the interior transportation movement, especially transferring supplies exported to Iraq according to agreements with the UN.