Iraq condemns US raid into Syria

The US's "host," the Iraqi government, has condemned Sunday's cross-border raid into Syria by US special forces apparently based in Iraq. According to the US government's Voice of America News:

An Iraqi government spokesman said Baghdad "rejects" the raid. He added that Iraq does not want its territory to be used for attacks on neighboring countries.

According to US sources, the raid targeted the head of a network smuggling arms and fighters into Iraq.

While criticizing the raid, the Iraqi spokesman also called on Damascus to crack down on insurgents who use Syria as a base to train and launch attacks on Iraq.

Baghdad has said that Sunday's helicopter raid targeted such an area.