joshualandis.com - 10/27/2008
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Addendum: This report was just sent by a reader (6:30 p.m. central time, Sunday): Joshua and all, I just spoke on the phone with a doctor in ABou Kamal- He confirmed that the attack happened around sunset. The 4 helicopters came from the East of the township, he saw them coming. The soldiers ...
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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Did We Just Strike Syria?
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
Joshua Landis at Syria Comment on the US allegedly launching a helicopter attack inside the country from Iraq: [Syria] has refused to restart intelligence sharing with the US, which was broken off following the deterioration of relations in 2005. Petraeus sought to go to Damascus in December 2007 to restart intelligence sharing, but was forbidden from doing so by the White House.
Syria has been eager to restart intelligence sharing which would help
to reduce cross border violations, but it demands a price - that the US ...
Syrian strike
Yourish.com —
... What’s important right now is that both candidates go on record about the raid. Should there be repeat performances — as many as needed to impress Bashar that his days of meddling with impunity are over? Should Iran be targeted for similar strikes? Do you, Mr. Obama, view this news as an unacceptable expansion of the war that will never be countenanced in your administration, or do you believe it a vital component of a winning strategy in Iraq?
Joshua Landis writes:
The Bush administration seems to be ratcheting up action ...
Why?
Main and Central —
First, lets look at some first hand accounts of what happened...
From Syria Comment...
This report was just sent by a reader (6:30 p.m. central time, Sunday):
Joshua and all,
I just spoke on the phone with a doctor in ABou Kamal- He confirmed that the attack happened around sunset. The 4 helicopters came from the East of the township, he saw them coming. The soldiers debarked and shot people who were working in a building under construction on the periphery of ...
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An Iraqi Accord and a New U.S. President —
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