Iraq: Syria did not resume border cooperationnote

The Syrians are still refusing to cooperate with the Iraqi Interior Ministry to protect the foreign oil and gas delegations that are using Syria to go into northern Iraq. Note that security along the Iraqi-Syrian border has deteriorated since the Americans launched an airborne attack in the Syrian village of Al-Bukamal on October 26, 2008. The following 263-word newswire focuses on the issue and tells what the Syrians want to resume cooperation.