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Syria Moves To Block Insurgency Flow
 For the first time, the U.S. military has acknowledged Syrian efforts to block the flow of Sunni insurgents into Iraq. U.S. commanders reported Syrian troop deployment along its side of the 600-kilometer border with Iraq. They said Syrian authorities have also captured Al Qaida-aligned insurgents before they reached the Iraqi border. "On the other side, the Syrians appear to be taking some action to pick up foreign fighters and suicide bombers coming through Syria," Gen. George Casey, commander of the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq said on Dec. 16. "We have indications of a few -- not a major change in their operating style."In November, Syria announced the deployment of 10,000 troops along the border with Iraq. Syrian officials said the regime of President Bashar Assad has erected barriers and barbed wire along parts of the border. Posted by: Fred 2005-12-21 |
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