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Navigation Primary Navigation Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Secondary Navigation Africa Europe Latin America Middle East North America Search Search: Syrian crowd protests US raid amid heavy security By BASSEM MROUE,Associated Press Writer AP - Friday, October 31 DAMASCUS, Syria - Tens of thousands crowded a Damascus square in a government-orchestrated rally Thursday to denounce a deadly U.S. raid on Syrian territory near Iraq and send a loud message to America: Leave us alone! A private Syrian television station also reported the government was reducing the number of soldiers along the Iraqi border, calling it a move to reduce security cooperation with the U.S. in the wake of the attack. It showed footage of troops dismantling positions and leaving the area. The Syrian government did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Syria has threatened to end border security cooperation with the United States and Iraq in reaction to Sunday's attack, which U.S. officials say killed a top al-Qaida figure who organized the movement of fighters and weapons into Iraq. U.S. officials have accused Syria of not doing enough to stop militants from crossing into Iraq, while the Syrians insist they have been doing all they can to police a long border. They also contend the raid killed only eight Syrian civilians, and on Thursday a ranking official challenged Washington to prove the raid targeted an extremist. Asked about the report of a Syrian border pullback, an Iraqi government official said Syria had sent additional soldiers to the border region after Sunday's raid and it was those troops that withdrew Thursday. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to speak to the media. The demonstration in Damascus was held a mile from the U.S. Embassy, which shut down for the day over security concerns. But the flag-waving crowd dispersed peacefully after two hours of chanting anti-American slogans. Hundreds of Syrian riot police guarded the embassy, and demonstrators made no attempt to head for the U.S. compound. Ahmad Deeb, a 30-year-old civil servant, who joined the crowd at Youssef al-Azmi Square, said he wanted to condemn the U.S. "attack against Syria's sovereignty" and tell President Bush there had been "enough criminal acts" by the U.S. "Leave us alone," Deeb said. "The world will be better next week because whoever is going to be elected as president will be better than Bush." Protesters carried pictures of Syrian President Bashar Assad and held banners reading "America the sponsor of destruction and wars" and "We will not submit to terrorism." Another banner criticized Iraq for letting Americans use its territory to attack Syria. The Syrian government has demanded Washington apologize for the strike in the Abu Kamal border community. Following Sunday's attack, Damascus ordered the closure of an American school in Damascus and the U.S. cultural center linked to the embassy. Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari called his Syrian counterpart late Wednesday to express Iraq's rejection of the attack and stress his government's keenness to avoid any political escalation that would damage relations, the Iraqi ministry said. Washington has not formally acknowledged the raid. But U.S. officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, have said the target was Badran Turki al-Mazidih, a top al-Qaida in Iraq figure who operated a network of smuggling fighters into the war torn country. Syria has long been viewed by the U.S. as a destabilizing country in the Middle East, and in recent months Damascus has been trying to change its image and end years of global seclusion. But American accusations that Syria isn't doing enough to prevent foreign fighters from crossing its borders into Iraq remains a sore point in relations. Syria says it is doing all it can to safeguard its long, porous border. ___ Associated Press writer Qassim Abdul-Zahra in Baghdad contributed to this report. Email Story IM Story Printable View Blog This Recommend this article Average (0 votes) Sign in to recommend this article » Most Recommended Stories » Related Articles: World Obesity blamed for doubling rate of diabetes casesAP - 2 hours 42 minutes ago Congo 'catastrophe' feared as Goma fears the worstAFP - Friday, October 31 US dress-up fest Halloween hit by political correctnessAFP - Friday, October 31 UN chief urges Hezbollah to be political partyAP - Friday, October 31 In UK, head of radio station quits over prank callAP - Friday, October 31 Most Popular – World Viewed When men see red, they see hot: study Asian stocks soar on US Fed rate cut McCain in defiance as Obama boosted by economic data World's fattest man weds friend's widow Desperate pleas end in despair as starlet's nephew found dead View Complete List » Search: Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology

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