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2008 Abu Kamal raid

Part of Iraq War

Type Helicopter raid

Location Sukkariyeh, Syria

34°30′0″N 40°53′0″E

Target Abu Ghadiya †, Senior

Coordinator of al-Qaeda in

Syria[1]

Date October 26, 2008

13:45 GMT (16:45 local time [2])

Executed by U.S. helicopter-borne United

States Special Operations Forces

Casualties 8[3]

killed

7[4]

injured

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The 2008 Abu Kamal raid was an attack carried out by helicopter-borne CIA paramilitary

officers from Special Activities Division[5] and United States Special Operations Command ,Joint Special Operations Command

[3] inside Syrian territory on October 26, 2008.

[2] The

Syrian government called the event a "criminal and terrorist" attack on its sovereignty, alleging

all of the reported eight fatalities were civilians.[6]

An unnamed U.S. military source, however,

alleges that the target was a network of foreign fighters who travel through Syria to join the

Iraqi insurgency against the United States-led Coalition in Iraq and the Iraqi government.[3]

Contents

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1 Background

2 The raid

2.1 Target

2.2 Syrian permission given pre-attack

2.3 US government position

3 Aftermath3.1 Syria and Iraq

3.2 International reactions

3.2.1 Increased animosity

3.3 Other reactions

4 See also

5 References

6 External links

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Background[edit]

Throughout the Iraq War, Syria has reportedly served as a conduit for foreign fighters intending to enter Iraq to fight US, coalition, or Iraqi military

and police forces.[7] US officials have complained that militants and their reinforcement and logistics networks have been able to operate openly in

Syria, and that the Syrian government has not made sufficient effort to stop it. The US says that militants fly into Damascus and then, with the help

of emplaced networks, travel across the Syrian border into Iraq, mainly through the city of Ramadi.[7] According to the US military, the foreign

militants were responsible for 80% to 90% of the suicide attacks in Iraq, mainly targeting Iraqi civilians.[8]

In the summer of 2007, a US military raid on a suspected al-Qaeda in Iraq house in the Iraqi town of Sinjar , near Syria, yielded documents

containing information about alleged Syrian smuggling networks used to move foreign fighters into Iraq. The documents included al-Qaeda in Iraq

records of more than 500 foreign fighters who had entered from Syria, according to the Combating Terrorism Center at the US Military Academy,

where civilian analysts are examining the documents. A July 2008 report on what the documents contained indicated that at least 95 Syrian

"coordinators" were involved in facilitating the movement of the foreign fighters into Iraq. The report stated that many of the coordinators were

from smuggling families in Bedouin clans and other Syrian tribes.[9]

Since the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, there have been a few reported incidents of the US military firing across the border at targets in Syria.

US General David H. Petraeus stated in October 2008 that efforts by US and Iraqi forces, as well as by the Syrian government, had cut the number

of militants crossing into Iraq from Syria from about 100 a month to 20 a month. Petraeus, however, stated that more needed to be done to halt the

flow of militants. In 2008, the US blamed violence in Mosul on foreign fighters from Syria.[7]

The raid[edit]

The raid took place in Eastern Syria near Abu Kamal, which is near the Iraqi border city of Al-Qa'im. This area was regarded by the U.S. as the

main crossing point into Iraq for fighters, money, and equipment in support of the Iraqi insurgency.[3]

At some point in time the CentralIntelligence Agency confirmed the location of al-Qaeda coordinator Abu Ghadiya, accused of being responsible for much of the smuggling, and

suggested the raid be undertaken.[10] According to Cable News Network , US President George W. Bush likely approved the mission.[11]


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The Al-Qa'im/Abu Kamal area on

the Iraqi-Syrian border.

Four American Blackhawk helicopters entered Syrian airspace around 16:45 local time on October 26 and deployed roughly two dozen soldiers,

who attacked a building under construction in the village of As Sukkariyah, just north of Abu Kamal. [10][12] Sky News reported that two of the

four American helicopters landed, allowing 10 US Army Special Forces soldiers to disembark and storm a building under construction. [13] The

Syrian government stated that the soldiers killed eight civilians, including a man, his four children, and a married couple.[14][15] However,

reporters said they only saw seven bodies, and no children.[16] U.S. officials contended that all those killed during the raid were associated with

Abu Ghadiya, the operation's target.[17] A villager from the area stated that at least two men were seized by the American forces.[18] An

eyewitness told the BBC that two of the dead — the married couple — were "very simple people" who "lived in a tent and were being paid to

guard building materials such as cement and timber, 24 hours a day. These people will have had nothing to do with the insurgency in Iraq." [12]

Syria's official news agency gave the names of the dead as Dahud Mohammed al-Abdullah, his four sons, and Ahmed Khalifeh Ali Abbas

al-Hassan and his wife.[19] The US disputed the Syrians' statement of civilian casualties, claiming that all of the people killed in the assault were

militants.[20]

Target[edit]

The target of the raid was said to be a "foreign fighter logistics network ".[21][22] A U.S. source told CBS News that "the leader of the foreign

fighters, an al-Qaeda officer, was the target of Sunday's cross-border raid." He said the attack was successful but did not say whether or not the

al-Qaeda officer was killed.[15] Fox News later reported that Abu Ghadiya, "Al Qaeda's senior coordinator operating in Syria", was killed in the

attack.[1]

The New York Times reported that during the raid the US troops involved killed several armed males who "posed a threat."[9]

Abu Ghadiya is a Sunni Iraqi born between 1977 and 1979 in Mosul, whose actual name is Badran Turki Hishan al Mazidih.

[23]

The U.S.government accuses him of working for Iraqi al-Qaeda leader Abu Mus'ab al-Zarqawi and later Abu Ayyub Al-Masri, and of being appointed the


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Syrian commander for logistics in 2004.[24] The US had reportedly known about Abu Ghadiya for "months or years" and had been pressing the

Syrian government to hand over, capture, or kill him.[25] According to The New York Times, Abu Ghadiya was either killed near his tent or died

after being taken by the American troops;[10]

his body was flown out of Syria.[5]

American officials have stated that Ghadiya was killed in the raid

along with several other members of his cell.[20]

The Syrian government disputed the claims, stating that these were "lies from the United States" and that the American troops had violated

international law and Syrian sovereignty.[26] An 2009 investigation by Vanity Fair that interviewed Syrian eyewitnesses, including a man shot

during the raid, cast doubt on the Ghadiya assertion. Former Clinton administration official Robert Malley, who met with State Department

officials at the time, was quoted in the article affirming that Ghadiya was killed in the raid. However, former CIA officer Robert Baer was highly

skeptical, saying, "If they brought back an al-Qaeda body, why don’t they have something? There’s no conceivable way they would have killed

him and not shown it”.[27]

Syrian permission given pre-attack[edit]

On October 28, Israeli journalist Ronen Bergman reported Syrian intelligence had cooperated with the US against al-Qaeda, and that Syria had told

the US that it would not intervene in a US strike.[28] Several days later, The Times also reported that the Syrians had agreed to the raid through a

back channel established with the Syrian Air Force Intelligence Directorate. According to the report, after the Syrians gave the U.S. information

pertaining to the location of Abu Ghadiya, they agreed to allow the U.S. to apprehend him and bring him to Iraq; as such, when Syrian air

defenses, on high alert since the Israeli-led Operation Orchard , detected the American helicopters and requested permission to engage them, it was

denied. However, the unintended firefight and subsequent deaths made it impossible for the operation to remain covert. One tribal leader told the

paper that an hour and a half after the attack, Syrian intelligence officers came to the area, warning the villagers that if they spoke about what had

just occurred, their family members would die.[29]

US government position[edit]

The Syrian Government has called the raid "terrorist aggression" and a violation of their sovereignty.[2] The Americans defend the action as

self-defense under Article 51 of the UN Charter , citing their belief that Syria is responsible for providing "sanctuary to terrorists".[30] The same

reason was used for U.S. raids into Pakistan a few months before as part of the War on Terror . Turkey has also used this argument for its raids

against PKK rebels in northern Iraq, while Colombia has used this defence for cross-border attacks against FARC.[31]

The US position, as presented to the UN General Assembly a month before the incident by President George W. Bush, is that sovereign states have

"an obligation to govern responsibly, and solve problems before they spill across borders. We have an obligation to prevent our territory from

being used as a sanctuary for terrorism and proliferation and human trafficking and organized crime."[10] Anthony Cordesman, an analyst at the


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Syrian foreign minister Walid Muallem[26]

US Center for Strategic and International Studies, said about the raid that, "When you are dealing with states that do not maintain their sovereignty

and become a de facto sanctuary, the only way you have to deal with them is this kind of operation." [9]

Aftermath[edit]

Syria and Iraq[edit]

Syria summoned the U.S. and Iraqi chargés d'affaires to Damascus to protest the unauthorized raid.

Sergeant Brooke Murphy, an American military spokesman in Baghdad , said that commanders were

investigating. [32][33] According to the Associated Press, an anonymous U.S. official said that a raid had

taken place, and had aimed to target members of a foreign fighter logistics network that reaches from

Syria into Iraq.[34] In other media, Syria has characterized the attack as "terrorist aggression".[33][35]

[36][37] Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem went ahead with a meeting with UK Foreign Minister

David Miliband the day after the raid, but their joint news conference was canceled.[38] On October 28

Syria closed an American school called the Damascus Community School in Damascus and a UScultural center.[39]

Iraq is in an awkward position because it wants to remain friendly with Syria, but also wants to prevent people believed to be creating unrest in

Iraq from entering through Syria.[10] Iraq's official spokesperson officially denounced the attack, stating, "The Iraqi government rejects U.S.

aircraft bombarding posts inside Syria."[40]

However, an Iraqi Government spokesman stated Syria had in the past refused to hand over fighters

who were accused of killing 13 Iraqi border guards. He also stated that the proposed agreement for US forces to stay in Iraq after the UN mandate

ends "will limit this type of operation. It will limit the United States from using Iraqi land to attack others."[5][41]

Iraqi government spokesman Ali

al-Dabbagh said about the raid, "This area was a staging ground for activities by terrorist organizations hostile to Iraq." [10] al-Dabbagh added that

Iraq had previously requested that Syria turn over members of the insurgent group that uses Syria as its base.[10]

Iraqi government officials in Mosul and the surrounding province of Ninevah strongly supported the raid and have encouraged the US and Iraqi

central governments to do even more to stop the flow of insurgents from Syria into Iraq. Said Khosro Goran, the vice-governor of Ninevah, "We

have an open border with Syria and our neighbours are actively encouraging the terrorists." [42]

International reactions[edit]

Russia condemned the attack and refused "the use of force against independent sovereign states under the disguise of combating terrorism."

[43]

A

[in response to U.S. claims that the raid

was conducted to strike at an Al Qaeda

operative] "This is lies from the United

States... Killing civilians in international

law means terrorist aggression. We

consider this criminal and terrorist

aggression."


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Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson stated, "We oppose any deed that harms other countries' sovereignty and territorial integrity." [44] India

expressed disapproval of the raid, stating that actions resulting in the deaths of civilians are counterproductive.[45] France expressed serious

concern over the loss of Syrian civilian lives and called for restraint and respect for the territorial integrity of states.[46]

Spain's foreign minister

called for an end to such dangerous events and expressed condolences to Syria for the deaths of civilians. [47] North Korea condemned the raid,

stating "The military attack is an unpardonable, inhuman criminal act...and state terrorism committed under the pretext of the anti-terrorism

war"

[48]

The government of Venezuela also condemned the raid, calling it a barbaric act,

[49]

and President Hugo Chávez characterized the raid asillegal aggression.

[50] Vietnam opposed the US unilateral military attack and said that the sovereignty and territorial integrity of nations must

always be absolutely respected.[51] Cuba expressed vigorous condemnation for the raid, characterizing it as a criminal action and a violation of

international law.[52]

The Indian Foreign Ministry said that "The scourge of terrorism affects many nations across the world. While this must elicit

decisive responses, when such actions result in the death of innocent civilians, they defeat the very objective of the intervention."[53]

The Arab League denounced the raid and voiced its support to Syria to protect its sovereignty and people. AL Secretary General Amr Moussa

underlined the League's support for Syria's right to defend its land and people and called for an investigation in the incident to hold those

responsible into account.[54]

The Foreign Ministry of Qatar said that the raid contravened "the principles of international law and charters", and

expressed its condolences for those killed and injured.[55] Iran condemned the raid, stating that "We actually condemn any attack which violates

national sovereignty of countries and leads to the killing of innocent people. Such invasions are unacceptable."[36][56]

Facing increased internal

pressure the Iraqi government unexpectedly criticized the expedition into the border village. A spokesman for the Iraqi, Ali al-Dabbagh, said: "The

Iraqi government rejects US aircraft bombarding posts inside Syria. The constitution does not allow Iraq to be used as a staging ground to attack

neighbouring countries."

Increased animosity[edit]

The Syrian government reacted by warning of retaliation if the US stages any more cross-border strikes, while also demanding respect of its

sovereignty. The Syrian foreign minister accused the US of conducting a planned act of "criminal and terrorist aggression" in broad daylight with

"blunt determination". Walid Muallem said, "We would defend our territories. All of them [were] civilian, unarmed, and they [were] on Syrian

territory." The Syrians also summoned the US and Iraqi ambassadors to protest against the raid, according to the Syrian Sana news agency. Though

the US did not officially respond to the accusations, sources were quoted saying a smuggling ring taking foreign fighters into Iraq was the

target.[57]

The Syrian government also ordered the closure of an American school and the American Cultural Center in Damascus. And a public spokesman

for the US embassy in Damascus said on Wednesday that the Embassy may close to the public for an unspecified period of time. [58]

On October 30, 2008, thousands of Syrians in Damascus protested against the raid. They waved national flags and banners reading "No to U.S.


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aggression on the Syrian territory" and "The American aggression will not succeed". [59] The New York Times reported that the rally appeared to be

organized and staged by the Syrian government.[20] According to the Middle East Times, Syria publicly expressed anger to conceal its own

involvement in the raid.[60]

Neither report could be verified independently.

Other reactions[edit]

A number of politicians in the United States have condemned the raid. Representative Dennis Kucinich protested the raid, stating, "Saber rattling

and attacks upon sovereign nations who did not attack us are unacceptable."[61]

Representative Nick Rahall was quoted in 2009 as saying that

"[Syrian civilians] lost their lives in an unfortunate attempt by the previous administration to once again mislead, bully, and isolate a regime".[27]

See also[edit]

Operation Orchard (Israeli air-raid against alleged Syrian nuclear facility in 2007)

Ain es Saheb airstrike

List of military strikes against presumed terrorist targets

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