youtube.com - 10/29/2008
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Mobile phone footage - said to be of the aftermath of a US helicopter raid inside Syria - has been given to Al Jazeera. It shows helicopters flying over a Sy...
tnr.com - 10/28/2008
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tnr.com —
On Sunday, U.S. helicopters accompanied by a special
forces team struck in Sukkariyeh, Syria, just over the
border from Iraq. It was a raid with enormous implications for the war in Iraq and the broader war on terror. The target of the raid was a man ...
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Twilight Struggle
online.wsj.com - 10/27/2008
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online.wsj.com —
SUKKARIYEH, Syria -- A U.S. counterterrorism official says
U.S. special operations forces killed the head of a
Syrian network that funneled foreign fighters, weapons and cash into Iraq. The raid Sunday in the village of Sukkariyeh targeted the home of ...
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Syrian Militant Leader Was Killed in U.S. Raid, Official ...
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Iraq Condemns Syria Raid; Seeks Renegotiation of Security Accord
Informed Comment —
Iraqi government spokesman Ali Dabbagh on Tuesday backed off his earlier support for the US raid into Syria. He said that the Iraqi constitution forbids third parties to use Iraq as a staging ground for attacks on other countries. It is not clear whether Dabbagh was just issuing a pro forma condemnation or whether the Shiite government in Baghdad has gotten new information suggesting that the raid was problematic in some way. Ordinarily the al-Maliki government is delighted to see Sunni fundamentalist guerrillas targeted. Daniel Levy has further insights on the US raid into Syria. Aljazeera English provides amateur video of the US raid ...
Why? Part II
Main and Central —
I'd like to expand on the Syrian incident...
As Daniel Levy points out...
Then there is the diametrically opposite explanation (there always is with Syria): namely, that the entire thing was preplanned and coordinated between America and Syria as part of an ongoing effort and shared interest to undermine al-Qaeda, and that was actually a prelude to warmer bilateral relations.
It is certainly the case that Syria has been plagued recently by the actions of Salafist Jihadi groups, some emanating from Lebanon, and some from Iraq. There is also evidence that Syria and the ...
Cheney’s Empire Just Keeps Shooting
Firedoglake —
While the Bush administration has decided to wait to respond to the latest Iraqi demands for changes in SOFA until after the election, Cheney and Co see no reason to hold back on their new “expanded self-defense” strategery:
On Monday, senior officials justified a weekend attack ...
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juancole.com 10/27/2008 — More on the US raid on a house in Syria: The LAT wonders if the attack will derail US-Syrian steps toward rapprochement . Syrian officials are complaining that the raid, which left 8 Syrians dead, was 'irrational' and contravened international ...
8 reportedly killed in U.S. raid inside Syria - Los Angeles Times
latimes.com 10/26/2008 — Reporting from Beirut and Washington -- U.S. forces ferried by helicopter Sunday crossed five miles into Syria from Iraq and launched a commando raid that left at least eight people dead, Syrian news outlets and sources reported. Syria has long been a ...
8 reportedly killed in U.S. raid inside Syria - Los Angeles Times
latimes.com 10/27/2008 — Reporting from Beirut and Washington -- U.S. forces ferried by helicopter Sunday crossed five miles into Syria from Iraq and launched a commando raid that left at least eight people dead, Syrian news outlets and sources reported. Syria has long been a ...
More on U.S. Syria Raid
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 ...
Breaking: US Attacks Syria in Cross-Border Raid
littlegreenfootballs.com 10/26/2008 — World | Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 2:38:22 pm PST The US military is fed up with Syria s open support of Iraqi jihadis, and today they sent helicopters into Syrian territory in a strike targeting a family that has been helping the jihadis get across the ...
Special Forces Launch Raid Inside Syria
powerlineblog.com 10/27/2008 — The tactical details aren't clear, but the U.S. military has confirmed that special forces and helicopters have attacked targets across the Iraq border inside Syria. The raid was part of an effort to stop the flow of foreign terrorists across the ...
Breaking: US Attacks Syria in Cross-Border Raid
littlegreenfootballs.com 10/26/2008 — The US military is fed up with Syria’s open support of Iraqi jihadis, and today they sent helicopters into Syrian territory in a strike targeting a family that has been helping the jihadis get across the border: Syria: US choppers attack village near Iraq border .
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US special forces launch rare attack inside Syria
breitbart.com 10/26/2008 — 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. ...
Syria: US conducted cross-border raid
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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Wash Post Federal Page 10/29/2008
Hurry, hurry, hurry. There still may be seats available on a spectacular U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service trip that will send 28, that's twenty-eight, senior officials to Mexico for a week of post-election R and R. It includes a tour of the fabulous ...
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