Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 1

3-January-2005

SYRIA

US Continues To Press Syria Over Iraq

The US is continuing to press Syria to take more action to stop the alleged flow of support for the insurgency in Iraq, President George W Bush said on 20 December. He told a press conference we ought to be working with the Syrian government to prevent [supporters of the insurgency] from either sending money and/or support of any kind. We have sent messages to the Syrians in the past, and we will...