Syria Appeals To UN Over U.S. Air Strike

Syria Appeals To UN Over U.S. Air Strike (NSI News Source Info) DAMASCUS - October 29, 2008: Syria has appealed to the UN after a U.S. attack over the weekend left eight civilians dead and 14 others injured, national media reported on Tuesday. Syrian media earlier reported that on Sunday American troops launched an airborne assault on a village near the Iraqi border, killing eight civilians, including four children. The U.S. said the helicopter strike had targeted al-Qaeda fighters moving through Syria into Iraq. The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) said that two letters, addressed to the UN Secretary General and Security Council head, had been sent to the UN on Tuesday with a request to prevent further attacks "by the U.S. inside Syrian lands." "Syria draws attention to this aggressive act and expects the UN Security Council and member countries to assume their responsibility by preventing a repetition of this dangerous violation," the letters read. Syria also urged the UN Security Council "to hold the aggressor responsible for the deaths of innocent Syrian nationals". Moscow has said it is "greatly concerned" by the incident, while France urged "restraint" by both sides. Egypt called the U.S. operation a "serious violation of Syria's sovereignty," while Iraq condemned the attack and said it has launched an investigation into the raid.