Syrian frontier becomes frontline in Iraqi conflict
Authorities increase border security but lack equipment, training
By Nicholas Blanford
Special to The Daily Star
Wednesday, December 22, 2004
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HARI, Syria-Iraq border: Hassan Qabbor clutches a photograph of his son, Mari, and points to the spot on the roof of his single-story home where the 16-year-old boy was killed. "He was fetching water from the tank when the Americans shot him. He died immediately. We didn't even take him to the hospital," the farmer said.
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