U.S. attacks inside Syria Damascus: 4 American choppers involved

U.S. attacks inside Syria

Damascus: 4 American choppers involved in major raid, widen scope of Iraq campaign

Posted: October 26, 2008

By Aaron Klein
© 2008 WorldNetDaily

TEL AVIV – The U.S. Army today confirmed it carried out a raid inside a Syrian village near the Iraqi border, killing at least eight.

Today's operation is the first in which American forces so openly attacked militants on Syrian soil, clearly broadening the scope of the U.S. military campaign in Iraq.

The U.S. has long accused Damascus of failing to stop insurgents from crossing from Syria into Iraq, where they purportedly attack coalition troops and return to safety zones inside Syria.

An official Syrian spokesman confirmed earlier reports by the country's SANA state-run television, which reported U.S. helicopters were involved in an attack in Al-Sukkariya, some five miles from the Iraqi border.

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