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motherjones.com - 10/28/2008
More on U.S. Syria Raid
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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 government's request "concluded," I reported, ...

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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
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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online.wsj.com - 10/27/2008
Syrian Militant Leader Was Killed in U.S. Raid, Official Says
— online.wsj.com — SUKKARIYEH, Syria -- A U.S. counterterrorism official says U.S. special operations forces killed the head of a Syrian network that funneled foreign fighters, weapons and cash into Iraq. The raid Sunday in the village of Sukkariyeh targeted the home of ... (more) Syrian Militant Leader Was Killed in U.S. Raid, Official ...

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