Committed to PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO KNOW Vol. 5 Num 884 Wed. November 22, 2006       International Syria, Iraq restore ties to combat militants Visiting Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem (L) and Iraqi Foreign Affairs Minister Hoshiyar Zebari attend a press conference yesterday. Iraq and Syria announced the restoration of diplomatic ties severed 26 years ago and said they had agreed to cooperate on security matters. PHOTO: AFP