WorldNetDaily: Probe links Syria, al-Qaida
Italian authorities say country shuttled funds, recruits to Iraq
Posted: April 16, 2003
5:00 p.m. Eastern
� 2003 WorldNetDaily.com
Italian authorities have concluded that Syria served as a hub for Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida terrorist organization, shuttling funds and recruits from Italy to training camps in northeastern Iraq, reports the Los Angeles Times.
Two weeks ago, Italian police arrested seven al-Qaida operatives, according to the paper. The men were charged with sending about 40 extremists through Syria to terrorist bases operated jointly by al-Qaida and Ansar al Islam, the Islamic terror group routed by a joint Kurdish-U.S. operation during the early phase of the war.
Italian authorities say country shuttled funds, recruits to Iraq
Posted: April 16, 2003
5:00 p.m. Eastern
� 2003 WorldNetDaily.com
Italian authorities have concluded that Syria served as a hub for Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida terrorist organization, shuttling funds and recruits from Italy to training camps in northeastern Iraq, reports the Los Angeles Times.
Two weeks ago, Italian police arrested seven al-Qaida operatives, according to the paper. The men were charged with sending about 40 extremists through Syria to terrorist bases operated jointly by al-Qaida and Ansar al Islam, the Islamic terror group routed by a joint Kurdish-U.S. operation during the early phase of the war.
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