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Antaletriangle · 10-28-2008, 04:41 PM

http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/10/...ca/29syria.php
Published: October 28, 2008

WASHINGTON: The Syrian cabinet decided on Tuesday to close the American School and an American cultural center in Damascus, the capital, after a raid into Syria on Sunday by United States Special Operations forces, the official SANA news agency said.

The decision was the first retaliation against the United States by Syria, which has accused it of "terrorist aggression" in the raid.

Syria said eight civilians were killed in the attack. But American officials said the raid by American helicopter-borne forces killed an Iraqi militant responsible for running weapons, money and foreign fighters across the border into Iraq, and that all the people killed in the assault were militants.

A senior American official said and that women and children living with the militants had not been harmed.

The strike into Syria was by far the boldest by American commandos in the five years since the United States invaded Iraq and began to condemn Syria's role in stoking the Iraqi insurgency.

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But in justifying the attack, American officials said the Bush administration was determined to operate under an expansive definition of self-defense that provided a rationale for strikes on militant targets in sovereign nations without those countries' consent.

Together with a similar American commando raid into Pakistan more than seven weeks ago, the operation on Sunday appeared to reflect an intensifying effort by the Bush administration to find a way during its waning months to attack militants even beyond the borders of Iraq and Afghanistan, where the United States is at war.

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10-28-2008, 04:41 PM	#1
Antaletriangle Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: U.K. Posts: 3,380	Syria orders American School closed after raid oct 28th http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/10/...ca/29syria.php Published: October 28, 2008 WASHINGTON: The Syrian cabinet decided on Tuesday to close the American School and an American cultural center in Damascus, the capital, after a raid into Syria on Sunday by United States Special Operations forces, the official SANA news agency said. The decision was the first retaliation against the United States by Syria, which has accused it of "terrorist aggression" in the raid. Syria said eight civilians were killed in the attack. But American officials said the raid by American helicopter-borne forces killed an Iraqi militant responsible for running weapons, money and foreign fighters across the border into Iraq, and that all the people killed in the assault were militants. A senior American official said and that women and children living with the militants had not been harmed. The strike into Syria was by far the boldest by American commandos in the five years since the United States invaded Iraq and began to condemn Syria's role in stoking the Iraqi insurgency. Related Articles Iraqi court convicts U.S. soldiers' killer Today in Africa & Middle East Syria orders American School closed after raidCourt finds Niger guilty of allowing girl's slaveryBloggers bucking the Brotherhood in EgyptThe timing was startling, not least because American officials praised Syria in recent months for its efforts to halt traffic across the border. But in justifying the attack, American officials said the Bush administration was determined to operate under an expansive definition of self-defense that provided a rationale for strikes on militant targets in sovereign nations without those countries' consent. Together with a similar American commando raid into Pakistan more than seven weeks ago, the operation on Sunday appeared to reflect an intensifying effort by the Bush administration to find a way during its waning months to attack militants even beyond the borders of Iraq and Afghanistan, where the United States is at war. cont.on link above.