Oops, now Iraq-bound terrorists are headed in the other direction

The U.S. military's campaign in Iraq's Anbar Province has worked well.
In fact, Operation Steel Curtain has succeeded so well that scores of Sunni insurgents and Al Qaida operatives are fleeing Iraq for Syria.

Iraqi officials said at least 200 insurgents have fled the Qaim region for Syria. Al Qaida operatives slipped into Syria, ignored by Syrian border guards, and moved toward bases in the Aleppo area.

"It seems that they coordinated with terrorists in Syria that enabled them to flee Iraq to escape capture by our forces," an Iraqi official said.

"These terrorists know all the unpatrolled points along the border."

Iraqi Defense Minister Saadoun Al Dulaymi said that despite U.S. pressure, Syria continues to facilitate the training of Al Qaida insurgents. Al Dulaymi said Iraq has captured 400 insurgents who had been trained in Syria to participate in the Sunni uprising.