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Following evidence of chemical warfare and an increasinly reticent US position, Israel has in recent days taken widely reported steps to neutralise threats emanating from within civil war-torn Syria. While strikes from Lebanese airspace this weekend are not thought to have been on chemical weapons caches, the recent Israeli intelligence regarding the use of such weaponry is thought to have spurred on a round of strikes, including the latest just hours ago.
UPDATE 03:15am GMT: 5am local time in Syria has passed without comment from military authorities or the Assad regime. Speculation continues about the nature of the attack with some insisting that Israel's weaponry was "nuclear-like", that chemicals can be "smelt" in the air, and that the attack was co-ordinated by Israel with help from Syrian rebel forces.
UPDATE: 04:36am GMT: Sources suggest that Qassiyoun mountain was the home to many stationed Assad forces, with some projections claiming over 10,000 could have been stationed in and around the area.
Originally posted by below
Uh... wouldnt a strike on a country be an ACT of WAR in the first place
If US was struck by a few missiles, Iran, would US be at war with Iran yet?
S&F for obviousness, thoughedit on 4-5-2013 by below because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Danbones
From your post it looks like Israel is aiding AlQaida ( the syrian rebels ) against the legitimate government of Syria
Shouldn't that make Israel a target for drone strikes of the US drones in the same way Pakistan is a target of the US drones?
Tehran (AFP) Jun 16, 2006
Defense ministers from close allies Iran and Syria on Thursday signed an agreement for military cooperation against what they called the "common threats" presented by Israel and the United States. In a joint press conference, Iranian Defense Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar and visiting Syrian counterpart Hassan Turkmani said their talks had been aimed at consolidating their defense efforts and strengthening support for one another.
Originally posted by GrantedBail
reply to post by AnimositisominA
I think this should be taken with a grain of salt. I have looked all over. RT, PressTV, amongst others. They are speculating that what Syria's response is going to be. IMO
Originally posted by Wrabbit2000
Here's my prediction. If Israel actually DOES cross the border into Syria with troops, as totally insane as that sounds, Syria won't have a civil war anymore. Assad and the FSA will never fight under a joint command, but they'll damn sure stop fighting each other long enough to turn on Israel together.
It's like the US. We could fall into Civil War and NO ONE fights quite like Americans do. Witness the body count from our last one ..and that was with primitive weapons. However, have another nation send so much as a scouting party onto our soil during that? Americans would, almost overnight, agree to kill each other later while obliterating the new guy in the game.
I sincerely hope any talk of Israel crossing is just rumor and empty talk. It makes no practical sense because unless the IDF command has lost it's senses...they know the above too. It would bring war from all sides, almost instantly ..as it has 3-4 times before in their past. Nuts....Just NUTS.
Originally posted by Danbones
From your post it looks like Israel is aiding AlQaida ( the syrian rebels ) against the legitimate government of Syria
Shouldn't that make Israel a target for drone strikes of the US drones in the same way Pakistan is a target of the US drones?
Originally posted by GrantedBail
reply to post by AnimositisominA
Maybe it is just surgical, and they are trying to just take Assad out?
Still, the Israelis doing this will open the gates of hell.