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Iraqi Refugees in Syria Watch U.S. Security Negotiations (news.newamericamedia.org) TMC

While the Iraqi parliament deliberates over the controversial security pact with U.S. forces that was approved by the country's cabinet this week, Iraqis in Damascus are divided over the possibility... More

Tags: iraqi refugees,syria,tmc,us security negotiations

Submitted 11 days ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

Who Authorized the Syria Raid? (blog.wired.com)

Who authorized the attack? The most likely answer is Petraeus. But this was a special operations raid -- meaning it could have been authorized through JSOC (Joint Special Operations Command) and not... More

Tags: iraq,syria,us military

Submitted about 1 month ago by rmwarnick | 0 Comments |

Why Raid Syria Now? (www.nytimes.com)

The helicopter-borne attack into Syria was by far the boldest by American commandos in the five years since the United States invaded Iraq and began to condemn Syria’s role in stoking the Iraqi... More

Tags: iraq,syria,cia,us military,politics

Submitted about 1 month ago by rmwarnick | 0 Comments |

Mystery Surrounds The Fate of Top al-Qaeda Operative Targeted by U.S. Strike on Syria (news.bbc.co.uk)

Syrian militant Abu Ghadiya, reported killed in the recent raid, actually died in an air strike more than two years ago according to jihadist websites.

Tags: iraq,syria,aqi,alqaeda,us military

Submitted about 1 month ago by rmwarnick | 0 Comments |

U.S. Acknowledges Special Forces Air Assault Inside Syria (ap.google.com)

"We are taking matters into our own hands," the official told The Associated Press in Washington, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the political sensitivity of cross-border raids.

Tags: iraq,syria,us military

Submitted about 1 month ago by rmwarnick | 0 Comments |

October Surprise? US Attacks Syria. 9 Killed (corksphere.blogspot.com)

This could be the start of the "October Surprise" everyone has been suspecting the Bush administration will do to help John McCain.

Tags: syria,iraq border,us attack,google,bloglines

Submitted about 1 month ago by CORKSPHERE | 0 Comments |

U.S. Military Command Not Commenting on Cross-Border Raid Into Syria (www.huffingtonpost.com)

The Syrian Arab News Agency said Sunday's attack was on the Sukkariyeh Farm near the town of Abu Kamal, five miles inside the Syrian border. Four helicopters attacked a civilian building under... More

Tags: iraq,syria,us military

Submitted about 1 month ago by rmwarnick | 0 Comments |

Helicopters attack border point with Iraq (www.reuters.com)

Syria said on Sunday unidentified helicopters attacked a Syrian border point with Iraq, causing casualties. The official Syrian news agency SANA did not identify the helicopters but said the attack... More

Tags: iraq,syria,united states,us military,us helicopters

Submitted about 1 month ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |

Reports: U.S. helicopters raid Syrian village (www.msnbc.msn.com)

U.S. military helicopters attacked an area along the country's border with Iraq, causing casualties, Syria's state-run television and witnesses said Sunday. The TV report quoted unnamed Syrian... More

Tags: iraq,syria,us,us military,us helicopters,middle east

Submitted about 1 month ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |

Syria: 9 Dead in U.S. Helicopter Border Strike From Iraq (www.haaretz.com)

There was no initial U.S. comment about the reported incident. If confirmed, it would be the first time that American forces had carried out an attack on Syrian soil.

Tags: iraq,syria,us military,violence,casualties

Submitted about 1 month ago by rmwarnick | 0 Comments |

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