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Iraq-Jordan
Iraq PM to Demand Syrian Crackdown
2005-05-20
ANKARA, Turkey May 20, 2005 — Iraq's new prime minister said Friday he will soon visit neighboring Syria to demand that the government halt the flow of foreign insurgents crossing into Iraq. Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari also said it was not clear Syria was backing the gunmen.
"There are some armed groups infiltrating from Syria
. How much of this infiltration is related to the Syrian government, we will discuss this issue directly with Syrian authorities," al-Jaafari said at a news conference with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. "We will visit Syria some time soon, and one of the issues that will be taken up will be the security file and the prevention of such infiltrations," he added.
"This is our claim, our threatening and my message....."
Iraq and the United States have stepped up pressure on Syria to do more to halt cross-border infiltrations amid growing violence that has left more than 520 people dead since the new government was announced on April 28. On Thursday, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick said that U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has made it "quite clear that we, and others, are watching how Syria behaves itself." The Syrian border has long been poorly patrolled and since the beginning of the insurgency there were reports that gunmen were crossing the border to join the fight against U.S. forces.
A U.S. official said Wednesday that lieutenants of Iraq's al-Qaida leader, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, held a secret meeting in Syria last month. The Syrian government has not commented on either allegations.
Posted by:Steve

#2  "...DAUPHIN. For the Dauphin:
I stand here for him. What to him from England?
EXETER. Scorn and defiance, slight regard, contempt,
And anything that may not misbecome
The mighty sender, doth he prize you at."
Posted by: Jonathan   2005-05-20 12:39  

#1  "...unless the Dolphin, so-called, be present?'
Posted by: mojo   2005-05-20 11:47  

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