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latimes.com - 10/27/2008
8 reportedly killed in U.S. raid inside Syria - Los Angeles Times
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Reporting from Beirut and Washington -- U.S. forces ferried by helicopter Sunday crossed five miles into Syria from Iraq and launched a commando raid that left at least eight people dead, Syrian news outlets and sources reported. Syria has long been a conduit for foreign fighters attempting to ...
U.S. Official: Syrian Strike Killed Al Qaeda Target
foxnews.com - 10/27/2008
U.S. Official: Syrian Strike Killed Al Qaeda Target
— foxnews.com — A U.S. strike on a network of foreign fighters in Syria killed its target, an Al Qaeda... coordinator who was wanted for sending foreign fighters, weapons and cash into Iraq, a U.S. official told FOX News. (more) U.S. Official: Syrian Strike Killed Al Qaeda Target

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longwarjournal.org - 10/26/2008
Syria: US conducted cross-border raid
— longwarjournal.org — Syrian officials claim the US military conducted a cross-border raid into Syria from Iraqi territory. The raid... was reportedly carried out in the town of Sukkariya near Abu Kamal in eastern Syria. According to witnesses, four US helicopters crossed ... (more) Syria: US conducted cross-border raid

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longwarjournal.org - 10/26/2008
Syrian strike aimed at al Qaeda's coordinator in Syria
— longwarjournal.org — The US military incursion into Syria was aimed at the senior leader of al Qaeda's extensive network... that funnels foreign fighters, weapons, and cash from Syria into Iraq, a senior intelligence official told The Long War Journal . US special ... (more) Syrian strike aimed at al Qaeda's coordinator in Syria

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More on Syria Raid
Informed Comment — More on the US raid on a house in Syria: The LAT wonders if the attack will derail US-Syrian steps toward rapprochement. Syrian officials are complaining that the raid, which left 8 Syrians dead, was 'irrational' and contravened international law. Other Syrian denunciations are given in Arabic by al-Sharq al-Awsat. Farmhouse raided in Abu Kamal village, courtesy Syria-news.com Joshua Landis at Syria Comment carries an account from a physician of the killed and wounded that casts doubt on the US military ...

and in other wars...
BlondeSense — and in other wars... LA Times : 8 reportedly killed in U.S. raid inside Syria AP : Suspected US strike kills up to 20 in Pakistan A coincidence that it's one week from US elections? Posted by Blondesense Liz | 5:32 AM | [image] [image]

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Tell Me Where their Bombs Will Fall
Obsidian Wings — ... The Pentagon sees Syrian efforts to seal the border with Iraq as having been a mixed bag, and they would certainly want further improvements. General Petraeus has acknowledged these improvements and carries with him a PowerPoint presentation that includes a box entitled "Improved Relations and Coordination with Syria". The Pentagon would also have noted that shortly after an Israeli air raid against a suspected nascent Syrian nuclear program, the Israelis and Syrians were actually conducting peace talks via Turkish mediation (the Israeli press has made much of this ...

The Bomb that Will Bring Us Together
Obsidian Wings — ... The Pentagon sees Syrian efforts to seal the border with Iraq as having been a mixed bag, and they would certainly want further improvements. General Petraeus has acknowledged these improvements and carries with him a PowerPoint presentation that includes a box entitled "Improved Relations and Coordination with Syria". ...

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juancole.com 10/27/2008 — More on the US raid on a house in Syria: The LAT wonders if the attack will derail US-Syrian steps toward rapprochement . Syrian officials are complaining that the raid, which left 8 Syrians dead, was 'irrational' and contravened international ...
Breaking: US Attacks Syria in Cross-Border Raid
littlegreenfootballs.com 10/26/2008 — World | Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 2:38:22 pm PST The US military is fed up with Syria s open support of Iraqi jihadis, and today they sent helicopters into Syrian territory in a strike targeting a family that has been helping the jihadis get across the ...
US official: Raid on Syria killed leader of cell - Yahoo! News
news.yahoo.com 10/27/2008 — SUKKARIYEH, Syria Families in this Syrian village on Monday buried relatives they said died in a U.S. helicopter attack. A U.S. counterterrorism official said American forces killed the head of a Syrian network that funneled fighters, weapons and ...
US strike in Syria "decapitated" al Qaeda's facilitation network
longwarjournal.org 10/27/2008 — Al Qaeda leader Abu Ghadiya was killed in yesterday's strike inside Syria, a senior US military intelligence official told The Long War Journal . But US special operations forces also inflicted a major blow to al Qaeda's foreign fighter network based ...
More on U.S. Syria Raid
motherjones.com 10/28/2008 — Back in May, I reported that the US government was using stepped up channels to ask Syria to turn over a top alleged Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia figure, Abu Ghadiya, whose real name is Badran Turki Hishan Al Mazidih, to Iraq. A group assembled at the US ...
Breaking: US Attacks Syria in Cross-Border Raid
littlegreenfootballs.com 10/26/2008 — The US military is fed up with Syria’s open support of Iraqi jihadis, and today they sent helicopters into Syrian territory in a strike targeting a family that has been helping the jihadis get across the border: Syria: US choppers attack village near Iraq border . DAMASCUS, Syria ...
Special Forces Launch Raid Inside Syria
powerlineblog.com 10/27/2008 — The tactical details aren't clear, but the U.S. military has confirmed that special forces and helicopters have attacked targets across the Iraq border inside Syria. The raid was part of an effort to stop the flow of foreign terrorists across the ...
US special forces launch rare attack inside Syria
breitbart.com 10/26/2008 — DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - U.S. military helicopters launched an extremely rare attack Sunday on Syrian territory close to the border with Iraq, killing eight people in a strike the government in Damascus condemned as "serious aggression." A U.S. ...
US special forces launch rare attack inside Syria - Yahoo! News
news.yahoo.com 10/27/2008 — DAMASCUS, Syria U.S. military helicopters launched an extremely rare attack Sunday on Syrian territory close to the border with Iraq , killing eight people in a strike the government in Damascus condemned as "serious aggression." A U.S. military ...
US special forces launch rare attack inside Syria - Yahoo! News
news.yahoo.com 10/26/2008 — DAMASCUS, Syria U.S. military helicopters launched an extremely rare attack Sunday on Syrian territory close to the border with Iraq , killing eight people in a strike the government in Damascus condemned as "serious aggression." A U.S. military ...
Military Prepares for Threats During Presidential Transition — Wash Post Elections 10/26/2008
The U.S. military, bracing for the first wartime presidential transition in 40 years, is preparing for potential crises during the vulnerable handover period, including possible attacks by al-Qaeda and destabilizing developments in Iraq or ...
An Iraqi Accord and a New U.S. President — Wash Post Federal Page 10/27/2008
The status-of-forces agreement that would govern conduct of the U.S. military and its contractors in Iraq beyond 2008 would apparently tie the hands of the next U.S. president in some respects if it was ratified by the Iraqis before Jan. 20.
Back From War, and Increasingly Into the Political Fray — NYT > Politics 10/27/2008
Young war veterans have become a growing, important part of the nation’s political dynamic, many engaged for the first time. >
U.S., South Korea discussing trade, but not autos — Reuters: Politics 10/28/2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and South Korea began two days of trade talks on Tuesday, but plan to steer clear of auto industry provisions blocking Washington's approval of a bilateral free trade agreement, a U.S. official said.  ...
Syria asks U.N. council to prevent new U.S. attacks (Reuters) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 10/28/2008
Reuters - Syria's U.N. envoy said on Tuesday that he has asked the U.N. Security Council to take action to prevent a repeat of a U.S. attack last weekend on Syrian territory.