2008 Abu Kamal raid
The 2008 Abu Kamal raid was an attack carried out by helicopter-borne CIA paramilitary officers from Special Activities Division and United States Special Operations Command, Joint Special Operations Command inside Syrian territory on October 26, 2008. The Syrian government called the event a "criminal and terrorist" attack on its sovereignty, alleging all of the reported eight fatalities were civilians. An unnamed U.S. military source, however, alleges that the target was a network of foreign fighters who planned to travel through Syria to join the Iraqi insurgency against the United States-led Coalition in Iraq and the Iraqi government.
| 2008 Abu Kamal raid | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Iraq War | |
The Al-Qa'im/Abu Kamal area on the Iraqi-Syrian border. | |
| Type | Special operations |
| Location | |
| Planned by | United States |
| Target | foreign fighter logistics network |
| Date | 26 October 2008 |
| Executed by | Delta Force CIA's Special Activities Division |
| Outcome | Operational success |
| Casualties | 8 killed 7 wounded |
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.