Thursday, October 15, 2009

Iraq - Syria Crisis Deepens

Syria (on left), Iraq (on right). Image from Wikipedia

Iraqi-Syrian Crisis Deepens; Baghdad Looks To UN For Help -- Christian Science Monitor

Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said Wednesday he's optimistic that a UN investigator would examine claims that Syria, Iran, and others were interfering in Iraq's affairs.

Baghdad - The crisis between two of the Middle East's most powerful countries deepened Wednesday as Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said talks with Syria over suicide truck bomb attacks had failed and the United Nations would appoint a special envoy to investigate the violence.

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More News On Iraq - Syria Relations

Syria-Iraq Dispute Colors Regional Security Conference -- Voice of America
Iraqi Foreign Minister: 'No Opening' in Relations With Syria -- Wall Street Journal
Erdogan: Turkey working on Iraqi-Syrian tension (Roundup) -- M&C
Iraq FM blames failed talks on lack of Syrian 'seriousness' -- AFP
Al Qaida operatives are still shuttling from Iraq to Iran, Syria -- World Tribune
Lack of Mid-East peace deepens water crisis -- BBC

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