Syria's US ambassador denies aid to Iraq militants

Disputing an assertion by the top US general in Iraq, Syria's ambassador to Washington denied on Wednesday that his government allows foreign fighters to cross the Syrian border into Iraq.

Ambassador Imad Moustapha said his government has been cooperating with the United States on the foreign fighter problem, which has persisted for years, and Syria wants to help the United States with its 2010 troop withdrawal. (AP)