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The United States is hardening its policy towards Syria over the infiltration of insurgents into Iraq, according to a top intelligence source.

Faced with the problem of protecting upcoming elections and securing former insurgent strongholds, a US military spokesperson told NBC news, "It will need between 10,000 and 11,000 more troops in Iraq." The purported increase will bring the total number of US forces in Iraq to 150,000.