Syria denies U.S. raid targeted an al Qaeda leader
28 Oct 2008 13:45:07 GMT Source: Reuters
LONDON, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Syria denied on Tuesday that a U.S. raid inside its territory had targeted an al Qaeda operative as alleged by a U.S. official. "What they are saying is just unjustified. I deny it totally," Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem told Reuters. He was responding to a U.S. official who said that the raid by U.S. forces inside Syria on Sunday is believed to have killed a major al Qaeda operative who helped smuggle foreign fighters into Iraq.(Reporting by Adrian Croft)
A student holds an Iraqi national flag during a protest at the University of Mustansiriya in Baghdad October 28, 2008. Iraq's cabinet will send proposed amendments to a long-awaited security pact ...
