'US Helicopter Attack In Syria' .

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American helicopters have reportedly attacked a Syrian border point with Iraq, killing nine people.

Syrian TV channel Al Dunia said a number of US helicopters attacked the village of Al Sukkiraya, east of the capital.

Witnesses said the attack targeted a house in the area in which a man and his four sons, and two other people were killed.

"Nine people were killed and 14 wounded in the raid, which hit a
group of builders while they were working," the television station said.

"All victims were civilians," it added.
It is not clear when the attack happened.

There has been no official confirmation from the US, but a US
military spokesman in Baghdad, said the matter was being investigated.

Alon ben-David, a security correspondent with Israel's Channel 10,
believes American military action was taken against suspected al Qaeda
territory on Syrian soil.

He told SkyNews: "In a combined operation, four helicopters closed
in on the target - a building in which there were five members of the
same family.

"The gunships attacked and eight American soldiers landed on the ground and stormed the building before leaving."

Sky's foreign affairs editor Tim Marshall says the attack will cause
"a flap between the three countries" but expects the situation to "die
down".

"Syria is not in the mood to make trouble despite having its territory violated," he says.


More trouble ahead..