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Source: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,5944-662899,00.html
British Commandos Survive Ambush, Desert Trek, and Syrian Jail
(London Times) Michael Evans - Two British special forces commandos escaped capture by Iraqi forces by trekking up to 100 miles through enemy territory and desert to the Syrian border. One of the most stirring escape stories yet to emerge from the Iraq war ended with the two men being taken into custody by the Syrians, and the British prime minister sending a personal envoy to Damascus to win their release.