[Pox]

I've seen the Syrians on TV claiming that there have been occasional skirmishes between them and US forces.

I'd be more inclined to believe it was another of these border skirmishes without the underlying embellishment from Debka.

[Skywarner]

I've seen the Syrians on TV claiming that there have been occasional skirmishes between them and US forces. I'd be more inclined to believe it was another of these border skirmishes without the underlying embellishment from Debka.

I tend to agree. A buddy of mine who has been back from Iraq after two tours was involved in several actions near the Syrian border and told me that he had personally been involved once in a border clash and had witnessed another between Syrian guards and Iraqi forces.

If DEBKAfile is correct - and I'll reserve judgment on that one - more likely than not it was a relatively minor incursion by US forces in pursuit of Abu and his thugs. The "border" can get very "fuzzy" on the frontier out there!