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Breaking: Marines Battling Syrian Troops?

 
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 25, 2005 1:33 am    Post subject: Breaking: Marines Battling Syrian Troops? Reply with quote
From LGF,

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Currently unverified, but if true this could be huge news: DEBKAfile is reporting that US Marines have crossed the border into Syria, and are locked in battle with Syrian forces. (Hat tip: LGF readers.)

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PostPosted: Fri Nov 25, 2005 5:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
from the DEBKAfile
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US Marines are locked in battle with Syrian troops after crossing the border from Iraq into Syria at a point west of al Qaim
November 25, 2005, 12:27 AM (GMT+02:00)

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.


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No secret that US & Iraqi forces are in that area. Steel Curtain began Nov 5th DOD.Mil
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Operation Steel Curtain Concludes Along Iraq-Syria Border

American Forces Press Service

CAMP BLUE DIAMOND, Iraq, Nov. 22, 2005 – U.S. and Iraqi forces wrapped up Operation Steel Curtain today near the Iraq-Syria border, military officials here announced.
The 17-day offensive was conducted in the cities of Husaybah, Karabilah and Ubaydi, and was geared toward preventing al Qaeda in Iraq from operating in the Euphrates River Valley and throughout the country's Anbar province, officials noted.

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DEBKA may be sourcing Pravda for the item about the ultimatum pravda
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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. .."



Could be just DEBka taking the two items and stretching a story out of it.....?
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 25, 2005 5:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
As far as I've been able to tell, no other news source has picked this up. Even Drudge has nothing on it.

I remain skeptical until someone besides Debka mentions it. Confused
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