Iraq Says Deadly Raid On SyriaTargeted Rebel Area -- AFP
BAGHDAD (AFP) — Iraq said on Monday a deadly raid on Syria was targeting an area used by insurgents plotting attacks on its soil, as Damascus protested about what it branded a cold-blooded war crime by US forces.
"Iraq is in contact with the American side about reports regarding the attack along the frontier with Syria. This region is a theatre of insurgent activities against Iraq using Syria as a launch pad," government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said in a statement.
In Syria, the official press branding Sunday's cross-border attack -- which the authorities say left eight civilians dead -- a "war crime" by the administration of US President George W. Bush.
"The American forces from Iraq committed cold-blooded murder," the government newspaper Tishrin wrote. "They committed a war crime in killing eight Syrian civilians in a quiet village."
Official media reported that American helicopter-borne troops from Iraq launched an assault on a building site Sunday in the village of Al-Sukkiraya, which lies just eight kilometres (five miles) from the border.
The US military in Iraq said it does not have "any information" on the the incident, which if confirmed would be the first of its kind into Syrian territory.
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