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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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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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Syrian Television: U.S. Commandos Stage Attack Inside Syrian Territory
(Obsolete Feed) — This hasn’t been confirmed but it sounds like something did go down: Local residents in a Syrian border town said that American forces killed seven men in a helicopter-borne commando attack inside Syrian territory. Doctors in the town of Al-Sukkariya, some eight kilometres from the Iraqi border, said seven corpses and four wounded had been delivered to a nearby clinic after the attack. The eyewitness accounts said that four helicopters were involved in the operation, with two of the helicopters landing in the town and eight American ...

Syria: US conducted cross-border raid
The Long War Journal — ... Syrian television claimed nine people were killed and 14 were wounded during the raid. Syria claimed of those killed and wounded were construction workers. ...

Syrian State Televison: 9 Dead in US Helicopter Border Strike From Iraq
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... later raised the number of dead to nine. Doctors in the town of Al-Sukkariya, some eight kilometres from the Iraqi border, said seven corpses and four wounded had been delivered to a nearby clinic after the attack. The eyewitness accounts said that four helicopters were involved in the operation, with two of the helicopters landing in the town and eight American soldiers disembarking. The eyewitnesses said that the seven killed men were supposedly construction workers. Read more: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1031568.html This is the most detailed source I could find ...

Report: U.S. choppers attack targets inside Syria?
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... So say local witnesses and, er, Syrian state media . Bush surely realizes how much mileage Democrats will get from painting this as a contrived October surprise and an example of Republican “warmongering,” so if — if — it’s true, something mighty interesting must have been going on in that village to make him pull the trigger. Local residents in a Syrian border town said that American forces killed seven men in a helicopter-borne commando attack inside Syrian territory. State-run TV later raised the number of dead to nine. Doctors in the town of Al-Sukkariya, some eight ...

When Did We Declare War on Syria? or Pakistan?
Firedoglake — ... As Ian noted earlier, the newswires are abuzz with reports of an attack on a Syrian village near the Iraqi border: ...

Gates of Vienna News Feed 10/26/2008
Gates of Vienna — ... U.S. Confirms Strike on Syria That Killed Eight A U.S. military official confirmed late Sunday an American helicopter attack in an area along Syria’s border with Iraq, which left 8 people dead and three people wounded. Syria condemned the attack, which it called “serious aggression.” The raid indicated the desert frontier between the two countries remains a key battleground, more than five years into the Iraq war. The U.S. official said the attack targeted elements of a robust foreign fighter ...