Iraq has accused Syria of harboring the terrorists who masterminded bombings in the Iraqi capital last week. The bombings killed almost 100 people. Iraq and Syria both recalled their ambassadors on Tuesday as a result of the dispute.
In a tape aired on Sunday, one captured terrorist said he acted on orders from a man in Syria called Sattam Farhan, a member of a wing of the Syrian Baath party. "The cabinet requests (that Syria) hand over Mohammad Younis al-Ahmed and Sattam Farhan for their role in Wednesday's terrorist act," Iraqi government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said.