US says attack on village was 'warning to Syria' oct 28th

Antaletriangle · 10-28-2008, 03:09 PM

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle5030766.ece
An unprecedented American airborne attack on a Syrian village was intended to send a warning to Damascus to take stronger action against Iraq-bound foreign jihadists operating on its soil.

The warning came as senior officials in Washington gave their clearest briefings yet on the purpose of the raid, despite the continued official silence from the Pentagon and State Department.

“You have to clean up the global threat that is in your backyard and if you don’t do that, we are left with no choice but to take these matters into our own hands,” one senior official told reporters on conditional of anonymity.

Officials said that Abu Ghadiyah, the Iraqi national targeted and allegedly killed in the attack, had run a network channelling foreign fighters, weapons and funds into Iraq since 2004.
“As targets present themselves and are identified…they become more and more at risk. Just like in Pakistan, there will be steps taken to deal with it,” a senior official said.
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Antaletriangle Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: U.K. Posts: 3,380	US says attack on village was 'warning to Syria' oct 28th http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle5030766.ece An unprecedented American airborne attack on a Syrian village was intended to send a warning to Damascus to take stronger action against Iraq-bound foreign jihadists operating on its soil. The warning came as senior officials in Washington gave their clearest briefings yet on the purpose of the raid, despite the continued official silence from the Pentagon and State Department. “You have to clean up the global threat that is in your backyard and if you don’t do that, we are left with no choice but to take these matters into our own hands,” one senior official told reporters on conditional of anonymity. Officials said that Abu Ghadiyah, the Iraqi national targeted and allegedly killed in the attack, had run a network channelling foreign fighters, weapons and funds into Iraq since 2004. “As targets present themselves and are identified…they become more and more at risk. Just like in Pakistan, there will be steps taken to deal with it,” a senior official said. cont.on link above.