Posted on 11/24/2005 3:31:53 PM PST by Dog
Both sides have suffered casualties. US soldiers crossed over after Damascus was given an ultimatum Thursday, Nov. 24, to hand over a group of senior commanders belonging to Abu Musab al Zarqawi’s al Qaeda force. According to US intelligence, the group had fled to Syria to escape an American attack in Mosul. Syrian border guards opened fire on the American force.
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/16/iraq.main/index.html?section=cnn_world
Five U.S. Marines killed in Iraqi firefight
Battle part of Operation Steel Curtain
Thursday, November 17, 2005; Posted: 6:26 a.m. EST (11:26 GMT)
a week ago..
Sometimes a claim a story was in DEBKA is used to prop up something that has no real basis in fact.
Check the page or the achives
A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week. George S. Patton Quote
I agree!!! Except, no civilians. Bomb all the political offices and destroy their entire air force and ground military capability from the air. We need to use all the power in our command.
Just spoke to Army MI family member. He says this would be huge and NO one else in reporting this. Take this report with a grain of salt.
Before the war in Iraq officially started, we had a lot of unreported activity on the ground within Iraq. It would not surprise me in the least if we were conducting unofficial activities in Syria and/or Iran.
DebkaFile is always interesting, frequently first with a story, and sometimes accurate. I think their prediction success is low due to plans getting changed after being revealed in Debka.
Nothing about this at MEMRI, Watching America or Al Jazeera.
I stopped believing Debka when before the war they claimed that US Special Forces were watching every WMD installation in the country and knew exactly what was where.
If we were, it wouldn't have been so easy to spirit out of the country.
No, I don't really believe Debka, much as I might hope this story is true and has legs.
Ah DEBKA, still trying to get at least one right, maybe better luck next time.
Or, DU wet dreams of impeaching Bush.
We would probably send in Special Ops teams rather than the Marines (unless we were going all the way, then it would be a bigger force with significant air support.)
"..14:47 2005-11-24
The Iraqi government on Thursday called on Syria to detain "dangerous" insurgents who fled across the border to escape a joint U.S.-Iraqi military operation in the area this month. Government spokesman Laith Kubba also said that insurgent attacks are expected to rise before the Dec. 15 general elections. He said attacks by "Muslim extremists and Saddam (Hussein's) criminals" will be their last stand.Kubba said after the elections there will be a fully constitutional elected government and parliament representing all provinces of Iraq as well as a reconciliation conference early next year.
"Muslim extremists will be surrounded then wiped out," he said, adding that "I don't think this will happen in a short period."
U.S. and Iraqi officials have accused Syria for months of allowing foreign fighters to cross into Iraq. Kubba said Thursday that "some elements" had slipped back across the frontier into Syrian sanctuaries "so we ask the Syrian government to capture them and hand them over."
"Those elements that crossed into Syria are dangerous and some are wanted for crimes that they have committed," he said. .."
Although the above is from Pravda it indicates there are demands being made of the Syrians RE the insurgents.
Debka, 50 percent reality, and 50 percent entertainment...
Readjusting tinfoil hat. YES, it has to be true!/sarcasm on.
Syria is not mentioned on this page:
http://www.mnf-iraq.com/releases.htm
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