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Bill Roggio: Syria: US conducted cross-border raid
Victory Caucus -- All Content —
... Sunday, 26 October 2008 Reports indicate two US helicopters landed commandos inside Syria just across the border from Iraq. If confirmed, this would be the first US strike inside Syria. read ...
Raid Inside Syria [Vinnie]
Ace of Spades HQ —
... Did we net a big fish? Only time will tell. A U.S. military official said the raid by special forces targeted the foreign fighter network that travels through Syria into Iraq. The Americans have been unable to shut the network down in the area because Syria was out of the military's reach. "We are taking matters into our own hands," the official told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because of the political sensitivity of cross-border raids. More good news ...
Long War’s Reach Extended
Jules Crittenden —
... As time runs short.* Roggio at Long War Journal has your cross-border raid into Syria: The raid was reportedly carried out in the town of Sukkariya near Abu Kamal in eastern Syria. According to witnesses, four US helicopters crossed the border and two of the helicopters landed to drop off special operations forces. Syrian television claimed nine people were killed and 14 were wounded during the raid. Syria claimed of those killed and wounded were construction workers. * Or maybe as people act on the assumption that it is. Jawa dredges up some old tape on Obama’s ...
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Theo Spark —
Syria: US conducted cross-border raid. by Bill Roggio. Long overdue. 'US strike' kills Taleban leader. Scratch another one. Huntley Brown -- Why I Can't Vote for Obama. Good read. Animal Rights Extremists Threaten UCLA Vanpools. They are no better then terrorists. Gordon Brown vows to borrow way through recession. And he will destroy our economy doing it. Time for regime change. Zimbabwe shops stop accepting local currency. Hardly surprising as it is worthless. ...
Did We Enter Syria?
Little Miss Attila —
... of the most deadly fighters in Iraq, trained in bomb-making and with small-arms expertise and more likely to be willing suicide bombers than Iraqis. Foreign fighters toting cash have been al-Qaida in Iraq's chief source of income. They contributed more than 70 percent of operating budgets in one sector in Iraq, according to documents captured in September 2007 on the Syrian border. Most of the fighters were conveyed through professional smuggling networks, according to the report. More: The US has neither confirmed nor denied the operation took place. If the attack occurred, ...
US Strikes at Al Queda Inside Syria
Flopping Aces —
... US military may be closing in on al Qaeda’s senior leadership. US forces killed Abu Qaswarah, al Qaeda in Iraq’s second in command, during a raid in Mosul in northern Iraq on Oct. 15. The military has also killed and captured numerous al Qaeda leader and couriers over the past several weeks. The information obtained during these raids help to paint a picture of al Qaeda’s command structure inside of of Iraq as well as in neighboring countries.
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Video: US helicopter strike in Syrian territory
Israel Matzav —
... . 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 operations hunter-killer teams entered Syria in an attempt to capture Abu Ghadiya, a senior al Qaeda leader who has been in charge of the Syrian network since 2005. US intelligence analysts identified Ghadiya as the leader of the Syrian network, ...
Syrian strike
Yourish.com —
... attacks inside Syria are extremely rare, though the U.S. military has stepped up security along Iraq’s border with Syria in recent months to stem the traffic of fighters and weapons into Iraq. U.S. officials say many insurgents, particularly suicide bombers, arrive in Iraq via the Syrian border.
The two most obvious questions are what was U.S. military doing and why now?
(more via memeorandum)
Bill Roggio gives some background and speculates what the United States may have been after.
If the raid occurred, ...
