US Attacks Syria, Seven Killed near Iraqi Border

by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu
(IsraelNN.com)

Two to four United States helicopters attacked Syria, near the Iraqi border, Sunday evening, killing at least seven people. The site was near the target Israel bombed last year.

Foreign media reported that residents in the village of Al-Sukkariya, east of Damascus and about five miles from the border, saw seven dead bodies and four wounded men being rushed to a clinic. Syrian government news agencies confirmed the attack. A private Syrian television channel reported that nine men died and 14 were injured

Two of the helicopters reportedly landed in the village, where eight American soldiers jumped out and carried out the operation. The soldiers quickly returned to the helicopters, and all of the craft left the scene.

It was the first time the U.S. has attacked on Syrian land.

American military spokesperson Sergeant Brooke Murphy said officials are investigating the report.

The targets reportedly were construction workers and were civilians. Israel reportedly attacked the area last September, and most reports indicated that the target was a nuclear site under construction.