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April 20, 2004       Share:    

Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/20/international/middleeast/20BORD.html

U.S. Halting Influx of Non-Iraqi Guerrillas

(New York Times) Eric Schmitt - American and allied forces have choked the flow of foreign fighters coming into Iraq from Syria and Iran, American military officers said Monday. Along the frontier with Syria, Marines have stepped up 24-hour patrols, while Air Force U-2 spy planes and remotely piloted Predator reconnaissance aircraft soar over the western desert. Ground sensors are also being used. One senior officer said the foreign fighters, though relatively small in numbers, might be providing "backbone" to the Iraqi resistance.

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