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Syria vs Iraq

Iraq-Syria war of words escalates

Syria's president has hit back at Iraqi accusations that Syria supports deadly insurgent attacks in Iraq, calling the claims immoral and illogical. Ref. Source 5

Iraq Syria

Iraqi army helped Syrian government retake border checkpoint - reports:

The Iraqi army has reportedly shelled Free Syrian Army positions inside Syria near the border with Iraq. Unconfirmed reports suggest that Iraq was helping Syrian government forces regain control of a border checkpoint seized by the insurgency. Ref. Source 1

Syria vs Iraq History & Civil Business Politics

Local officials in Iraq say Syrian warplanes struck Iraq's Anbar province, killing 57 civilians and injuring more than 120 others.

Sabah Karkhout, the head of Iraq's Anbar provincial council, told CNN he was certain the warplanes were Syrian because they bore the image of the Syrian flag. Ref. CNN