Maybe not, after all. Here’s the CPA press release on it. I’m told CNN is already amending their press reports.
Coalition Forces raid suspected foreign fighter safe house near Syrian border
BAGHDAD, Iraq — At 3 a.m. May 18, Coalition forces conducted a military operation against a suspected foreign fighter safe house in the open desert, 85 km SW of Husaybah, and 25 km from the Syrian border.
During the operation, Coalition forces came under hostile fire and close air support was provided. Coalition forces on the ground recovered numerous weapons, 2 million Iraqi and Syrian dinar, foreign passports, and a SATCOM radio.