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US special forces launch rare attack inside Syria - Yahoo! News
news.yahoo.com - 10/27/2008
US special forces launch rare attack inside Syria - Yahoo! News
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DAMASCUS, Syria 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. military official said the raid by special forces targeted ...
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
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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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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AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth:  We just attacked Syria

Brilliant at Breakfast:  October Surprise

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We just attacked Syria
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth — And seriously, it's only a coincidence that Bush is risking a war one week away from the election with McCain down in the polls. Pathetic. What's left in his bag of tricks - National Guard gonna call off the elections due to rain? ...

October Surprise
Brilliant at Breakfast — Well, you knew it was going to be something. Last time it was a message from Osama Bin Laden conveniently timed to help the then-embattled George W. Bush win re-election. This time it's an expansion of Bush's War into Syria: ...

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news.yahoo.com 10/26/2008 — Eight die in US attack inside Syria: official media AFP/File A flare illuminates a neighborhood held by insurgents as a US marine sniper fire at gunmen from a rooftop
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An Iraqi Accord and a New U.S. President — Wash Post Federal Page 10/27/2008
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Back From War, and Increasingly Into the Political Fray — NYT > Politics 10/27/2008
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Swiss banking secrecy lifted in Italian arms probe (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 10/28/2008
AP - Switzerland can provide legal assistance to Italian prosecutors investigating an alleged attempt by black market dealers to sell arms to Libya and Iraq, according to a court ruling released Tuesday.
Turkish warplanes bomb Kurdish bases in N. Iraq (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 10/28/2008
AP - Turkey's military says its warplanes and artillery have struck Kurdish rebel targets inside northern Iraq.