U.S. Attacks Syria - Family & 4 Children Killed

DAMASCUS, Syria — U.S. military helicopters launched an extremely rare attack Sunday on Syrian territory close to the border with Iraq, killing eight people in a strike the government in Damascus condemned as "serious aggression."

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A U.S. military official said the raid by special forces targeted the foreign fighter network that travels through Syria into Iraq. The Americans have been unable to shut the network down in the area because Syria was out of the military's reach.

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"We are taking matters into our own hands," the official told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because of the political sensitivity of cross-border raids.

The attack came just days after the commander of U.S. forces in western Iraq said American troops were redoubling efforts to secure the Syrian border, which he called an "uncontrolled" gateway for fighters entering Iraq.

A Syrian government statement said the helicopters attacked the Sukkariyeh Farm near the town of Abu Kamal, five miles inside the Syrian border. Four helicopters attacked a civilian building under construction shortly before sundown and fired on workers inside, the statement said.

The government said civilians were among the dead, including four children.

A resident of the nearby village of Hwijeh said some of the helicopters landed and troops exited the aircraft and fired on a building. He said the aircraft flew along the Euphrates River into the area of farms and several brick factories. The witness spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the information,

Syria's Foreign Ministry said it summoned the charges d'affaires of the United States and Iraq to protest against the strike.

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[commanderetardo]

unbelievable. can you imagine how the US would react if a Syrian helicopter flew into LA and killed some people who they thought were planning on attacking Syria. REALLY. think about that for a second. thats even giving them the benefit of the doubt that the targets were legitimate. and then the government says "no comment"??? if americans ever wonder why people are anti-american they need to remember this type of activity. in most places it is referred to as terrorism.

[yamenjabri]

u did . fuck u USA

and not only 4 childrens. u killed millions of them

Fuck u USA

[michaelsterling37]

Why? America will be punished by the God we as a country claim to believe in. All you morons like this, don't worry it will happen to you soon.

[michaelsterling37]

@boxing101foo Dumbass! Dumbass! Dumbass!

[boxing101foo]

USA ! USA ! USA ! USA !

[AdrianLelu]

@bachaka61 Becuz their idiots

[bachaka61]

@guionlawes True, but they didn't bomb Bashar Assad, they bombed some random civilians, which is unacceptable.

[ThePinkLei]

The Americans need to put in mental instituation and made sure they never escape.

[Melanatedone]

@commanderetardo - Even with that said... it will go right over their heads. Somehow the term "blow back" means nothing... somehow... US seems to promote the foolish idea that people despise them because they're free. ONLY a bleeding IDIOT would buy that. EVER effect has a CAUSE... such actions are based in CAUSE. This will mean nothing unless the US people become involved. Start holding your government accountable for their decisions and actions. They work for YOU THE PEOPLE not the other way.

[GamerMaple]

@WanaLivelife

your idiot

[MsMessi1001]

america attacks children this are america the right terror

[admiralworld]

@yamenjabri , i am syrian, and YO guess what fuck you, and fuck you deep that you get shocked up... you are ignorent stupid mother fucker, ( if US military made mistake you do not fuckin generalize people like you are fucking terrorizing the world why dont you go bomb your self in your mama's ass SHARMOTHA)

Na7na B'Soria very tolerant people and you just put a cock in your mouth and shut the fuck up... i highly doubt that you are syrian