Britain asks Syria for help in Iraq | Chicago Tribune

Britain asks Syria for help in Iraq | Chicago Tribune: "London wants Assad to restrain insurgency

By David Stringer
Associated Press
Published November 2, 2006

LONDON -- Britain held official talks with Syria for the first time since the 2003 invasion of Iraq, in an effort to press Damascus to support U.S.-led coalition attempts to quash sectarian violence in the neighboring state, officials said Wednesday.

Prime Minister Tony Blair sent his top foreign policy adviser, Nigel Sheinwald, for the talks Monday with Syrian President Bashar Assad and senior ministers, said Nicola Davies, the British Embassy spokeswoman in Damascus.

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The visit comes as the United States and Britain seek ways to reduce bloodshed in Iraq."