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2008-10-27 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

9 killed, 14 wounded as U.S. forces storm building on Syrian side of border

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Posted by Fred 2008-10-27 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Syria

#1 So far there is no US confirmation. All reports so far as I can find are "unnamed or unattributed" sources.

Posted by tipover 2008-10-27 00:56|| 2008-10-27 00:56|| Front Page Top

#2 We'll let you know when we find something out...

Posted by DK70 the scantily clad 2008-10-27 01:08|| 2008-10-27 01:08|| Front Page Top

#3 "~~Syria~~Iraq condemns and denounces this act of aggression and ~~U.S.~~Syrian forces will bear the responsibility for any consequences," the SANA news agency quoted an official as saying. "~~Syria~~Iraq also demands that the ~~Iraqi~~ Syrian government accepts its responsibilities and launches an immediate inquiry following this dangerous violation and forbid the use of ~~Iraqi~~Syrian territory to launch attacks on ~~Syria~~Iraq," it said.

There, fixed it.

Everything old is new again. It's all a matter of perspective. The tables are turned. Now the shoe's on the other foot. Do unto others. And so on and so forth. Not that they actually see the irony of their own words or anything . . . .

Posted by gorb 2008-10-27 02:48|| 2008-10-27 02:48|| Front Page Top

#4 Builders? What happened to wedding party attendees? Sounds like bio-metric targeting, tough to shake those bio-bots moving back and forth across borders.

Posted by Last Breath Farm Resident 2008-10-27 03:50|| 2008-10-27 03:50|| Front Page Top

#5 al-Assad DON'T surf!

Posted by Adriane 2008-10-27 04:17|| 2008-10-27 04:17|| Front Page Top

#6 The article is not clear, was the building a milk factory, or a shelter for orphaned fluffy bunnies? I thought the syrians would be more professional.

Posted by anonymous5089 2008-10-27 05:08|| 2008-10-27 05:08|| Front Page Top

#7 StrategyPage: October 25, 2008: U.S. Army Special Forces raided a farm eight kilometers inside Syria, killing at least eight people. The attack was on smugglers who moved terrorists, weapons and money into Iraq. The U.S. had asked Syria to shut down operations like this, but this particular location was apparently protected by some very generous bribes. U.S. and Iraqi forces have shut down most of the smuggling gangs inside Iraq, at least those that specialize in supporting terrorists. In the last six months, these operations have shut down about half the terrorist related smuggling. Only about twenty terrorist recruits are getting into Iraq each month, down from over a hundred two years ago. Although al Qaeda urges new recruits to go to Afghanistan, many prefer Iraq because it is closer and not such an unfamiliar culture. Already the word has filtered back that Afghanistan is an alien and hostile place, even for suicide bombers.

Posted by ed 2008-10-27 07:50|| 2008-10-27 07:50|| Front Page Top

#8 Long War Journal: Syrian strike aimed at al Qaeda's coordinator in Syria - Abu Ghadiya, a senior al Qaeda leader who has been in charge of the Syrian network since 2005.

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-10-27 08:20|| 2008-10-27 08:20|| Front Page Top

#9 9 dead wedding party members, 14 wounded orphans... but no mention of fluffy ducks and bunnies??

Damn, the imperial stormtrooper legions are slipping. Time for some remedial training.

Posted by DarthVader 2008-10-27 09:25|| 2008-10-27 09:25|| Front Page Top

#10 My question is why there were wounded? Of course, it would also be interesting if there were any North Koreans among them.

Posted by Anonymoose 2008-10-27 09:35|| 2008-10-27 09:35|| Front Page Top

#11 No report on number taken prisoner. Curious, that.

Posted by Chuck Simmins">Chuck Simmins 2008-10-27 09:45|| http://northshorejournal.org]">[http://northshorejournal.org] 2008-10-27 09:45|| Front Page Top

#12 One of my non-classified sources confirmed that we did indeed attack inside Syria.

Posted by Broadhead6 2008-10-27 12:35|| 2008-10-27 12:35|| Front Page Top

#13 If it's good enough for Pakistan......

Posted by Blackbeard Flusogum6460 2008-10-27 12:48|| 2008-10-27 12:48|| Front Page Top

#14 Next target: Assatd in Damascus.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2008-10-27 13:37|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2008-10-27 13:37|| Front Page Top

#15 Fox reporting that villagers say we snatched two men.

To assist us in our inquiries, no doubt.

Posted by Chuck Simmins">Chuck Simmins 2008-10-27 13:47|| http://northshorejournal.org]">[http://northshorejournal.org] 2008-10-27 13:47|| Front Page Top

#16 Syrian villager says 2 men grabbed in US raid
The Syrian government statement said eight people were killed, including a man and his four children and a woman. However, local officials said seven men were killed and two other people were wounded, including a woman among the injured.

An Associated Press journalist at the funerals in the village cemetery saw the bodies of seven men none of them children. The discrepancy could not immediately be explained.

Posted by ed 2008-10-27 14:45|| 2008-10-27 14:45|| Front Page Top

#17 Prisoner snatch.

Posted by Besoeker 2008-10-27 14:51|| 2008-10-27 14:51|| Front Page Top

#18 Could be...

SUKKARIYEH, Syria (AP) - A resident of the village that was the scene of a U.S. raid says he saw at least two men taken into custody by American forces and whisked away by helicopter.
The villager spoke on condition of anonymity because he feared for his life.

Another villager at the site displayed amateur video footage he took with his mobile phone that shows four helicopters flying toward them as villagers point to the skies in alarm.

An Associated Press journalist at the attack site in far eastern Syria on Monday saw the grainy video.

A U.S. military official in Washington confirmed Sunday that special forces had conducted the raid in Syria, targeting al-Qaida-linked foreign fighters. At least seven men died.

Posted by tu3031 2008-10-27 15:12|| 2008-10-27 15:12|| Front Page Top

#19 Tough shit next case. The world needs to understand that COWARD TERRORISTS will no longer be tolerated and if you are stupid enough to stand in the way, we will steam roll your stinking MUSLIM ASSES. This planet has had it with these chicken shit ARABS!!! Death to all those Sons Of Bitches!!!!!!!!

Posted by Wherens Munster1675 2008-10-27 16:11|| 2008-10-27 16:11|| Front Page Top

#20 it was just a humanitarian mission. if i lived out there i would want too be put out of my misery

Posted by chris 2008-10-27 16:11|| 2008-10-27 16:11|| Front Page Top

#21 Fox News is reporting that the strike in Syria was a US led opperation and they killed Al Qaeda leader Abu Ghadia.

Posted by Deacon Blues">Deacon Blues 2008-10-27 16:22|| 2008-10-27 16:22|| Front Page Top

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