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US Says Raid in Syria Killed Iraqi Militant

Administration defends cross-border operation as self-defense

By Jason Farago,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 28, 2008 7:27 AM CDT

(Newser) – Special forces carried out a secret raid in Syrian territory Sunday to kill an Iraqi militant, the US acknowledged yesterday. About two dozen American commandos swooped into a village on the Iraq-Syria border and fought a brief gun battle. While Syria condemned the raid as...   Read full story »

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