Nuri al-Maliki was reportedly rebuffed when he asked Syria to hand over terror suspects during the August 18 meeting. Photo AFPIraqi Spat With Syria Threatens Obama Plan -- UPI
BAGHDAD, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- Iraq's deepening diplomatic rift with Syria over accusations that Damascus is harboring Baathists blamed for a wave of bombings in Baghdad threatens to torpedo U.S. President Barack Obama's strategic plan to woo Syria away from Iran.
Iraq and Syria withdrew their ambassadors "for consultations" from each other's capitals Tuesday, a major setback to patching up relations between the two neighbors that had been encouraged by Washington.
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