Syria summoned on Sunday the US and Iraqi envoys to Damascus to protest against a US military helicopters attack on its civilians and demand Iraq to prevent the use of its territory to attack Syria, the official SANA news agency reported.
"Syria condemns and denounces this act of aggression and holds the US forces responsible for this aggression and its repercussions," an official was quoted as saying.
"Syria also demands the Iraqi Government to assume its responsibilities and make an immediate investigation into this dangerous violation and prevent the use of the Iraqi lands from launching aggression on Syria," added the source.
Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister summoned the Charge d'affaires of the US Embassy in Damascus, informing him of Syria's condemnation and complaint of this dangerous aggression, holding the US administration full responsible for it, said the report.
The Iraqi Charge d'affaires has been also summoned for the same purpose, it added.
Eight Syrian civilians were killed in a US helicopters attack in a Syrian farm near its border with Iraq, SANA reported.
"Four US military helicopters violated the Syrian airspaces at 4:45 p.m. (1345 GMT) in al-Boukamal, 8 km deep at the al- Sukariah farm," an official media source was quoted as saying.
"The four helicopters launched aggression on a civilian building under construction and opened fire against the workers inside the building, among them the wife of the building's guard," said the source.
The attack killed eight citizens and wounding one and the US helicopters then left for the Iraqi lands, added the source.
SANA identified the eight killed citizens as Daoud Mohammad al- Abdullah and his four sons, Ahmad Khalefa, Ali Abbas and his wife.
The US has been accusing Syria of not doing enough to stop anti-US militants and weapons from entering Iraq and destabilizing situations there.