(Los Angeles Times) The U.S. military launched Operation Phantom Linebacker on Monday to stem the flow ofarms, money, and militants crossing into Iraq from Syria. "Our first priority will be on the Syrian border, because we think that's where the former regime leadership and money went, in that direction, and it's coming back in from that direction," said Army Lt. Gen. Thomas F. Metz. "There are hundreds of them in Syria who are important and are facilitating the insurgency here [in Iraq]," a senior U.S. military official said.
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