powerlineblog.com - 10/27/2008
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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 Syrian border and into Iraq. The Syrian border, ...
longwarjournal.org - 10/26/2008
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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 ...
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Syria: US conducted cross-border raid
longwarjournal.org - 10/26/2008
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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 ...
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Syrian strike aimed at al Qaeda's coordinator in Syria
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U.S. Special Forces Went into Syria on Sunday
PoliGazette —
... So, the U.S. is “taking matters into our own hands,” as one of the aforementioned U.S. officials told the AP.
Syria has condemned the attack, charging that several civilians, among whom four children, died. More than anything, though, the Syrian response seems to be a matter of keeping up appearances, for they are not doing anything against the United States, not publicly at least.
Meanwhile, a reader of Power Line, with knowledge about military affairs commented:
The announced goal was to shut down a family who ...
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