Veterans turned congressmen push for DOJ investigation into Assad's targeting of US troops

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Veterans turned congressmen push for DOJ investigation into Assad's targeting of US troops
EXCLUSIVE –

Two House lawmakers and combat veterans are leading a bipartisan effort urging the Justice Department to open an investigation into the role the Syrian regime, led by President Bashar al-Assad, played in targeting American troops during the war in Iraq.

In a December 7 letter addressed to Attorney General Jeff Sessions – obtained exclusively by Fox News – Republican Chairman of the Warrior Caucus Steve Russell of Oklahoma and Democratic Chairman Seth Moulton of Massachusetts claimed that from 2003 to 2009 the Assad regime was “responsible for assisting terrorist groups to cross from Syria and enter into Iraq specifically seeking to target American troops resulting in casualties and serious injuries.”

“To this day, American veterans and their families continue to suffer the consequences of the reprehensible actions of these terrorists supported by Bashar al-Assad,” the letter states. “As such, we write to urge the United States Department of Justice to open a case against the Assad regime for its role in these crimes and violations of international law.”

Read more at: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/12/20/veterans-turned-congressmen-push-for-doj-investigation-into-assads-targeting-us-troops.html