Syria has ignored US demands to stop foreign fighters crossing the border into Iraq and “terrorists” operating from Syrian territory, a top US commander revealed. “We have provided Syrians with very specific information and asked them to help in securing the Iraq-Syrian borders to stop foreign fighters from crossing into Iraq,” commander of the US forces in the Gulf, General John Abizaid was quoted as telling Arabic-language Kuwaiti daily Al-Rai Al-Aam.Full Story