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mudvillegazette.com - 10/27/2008
U.S. Attack in Syria?
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Reports: A US Special Forces attack in Syria "targeted the network of al Qaeda-linked foreign fighters moving through Syria into Iraq" Iraqi Government spokesman: the area where the raid occurred "is a theater of military operations where anti-Iraq terrorist activity takes place." A Syrian ...

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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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breitbart.com - 10/26/2008
US special forces launch rare attack inside Syria
— breitbart.com — DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - U.S. military helicopters launched an extremely rare attack Sunday on Syrian territory close to the border with Iraq, killing eight people in a strike the government in Damascus condemned as "serious aggression." A U.S. ... (more) US special forces launch rare attack inside Syria

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Mudville Gazette: U.S. Attack in Syria?
Victory Caucus -- All Content — ... attack in Syria "targeted the network of al Qaeda-linked foreign fighters moving through Syria into Iraq" Iraqi Government spokesman: the area where the raid occurred "is a theater of military operations where anti-Iraq terrorist activity takes place." A Syrian government statement said eight people were killed, including a man and his four children and a woman. The Associated Press says: "An Associated Press journalist at the funerals in the village's cemetery saw the bodies of... read ...

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joshualandis.com 10/27/2008 — 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 ...
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longwarjournal.org 10/26/2008 — 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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motherjones.com 10/28/2008 — 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 ...
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Syria asks U.N. council to prevent new U.S. attacks (Reuters) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 10/28/2008
Reuters - Syria's U.N. envoy said on Tuesday that he has asked the U.N. Security Council to take action to prevent a repeat of a U.S. attack last weekend on Syrian territory.
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