US Troops Ask Syria To Thwart al-Qa'ida Offensive

Iraq says Syria has been more co-operative recently but that insurgents continue to cross the border. AFP/GETTY IMAGES

From The Independent:

Iraqi authorities say militants will launch attacks in order to claim credit for American military withdrawal

The Iraqi government expects al-Qa'ida and Baathist insurgent groups to launch a wave of attacks so they can take credit for compelling the US military to leave Iraqi cities by 30 June, according to a senior Iraqi minister.

An American military team was dispatched from Baghdad to Damascus at the weekend to demand that Syria help choke off a guerrilla offensive by imposing greater control over its border with Iraq, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari revealed in an interview with The Independent.

Read more ....

My Comment: It is only 2 weeks away for U.S. forces to leave Iraq cities .... but violence has been (for Iraq) normal. If Al Qaeda wants to make a splash, they better do it now.

Grab The Post URL

URL: https://bloggernizer.blogspot.com/2009/06/us-troops-ask-syria-to-thwart-al-qa.html
HTML link code: <a href="https://bloggernizer.blogspot.com/2009/06/us-troops-ask-syria-to-thwart-al-qa.html">bloggernizer: US Troops Ask Syria To Thwart al-Qa'ida Offensive "clickable"</a>
BB (forum) link code: [url=https://bloggernizer.blogspot.com/2009/06/us-troops-ask-syria-to-thwart-al-qa.html]bloggernizer: US Troops Ask Syria To Thwart al-Qa'ida Offensive "clickable"[/url]