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| Syria ups army infrastructure on border |
| 2007-03-02 |
| Syria has spent the past few months constructing and moving infrastructure to its southern border that could be used to launch a war against Israel, senior defense officials have told The Jerusalem Post. According to the officials, the Syrian military - while restricted in the number of troops it is allowed to deploy along the border - has moved military infrastructure, including fuel depots, closer to the frontier. The Syrians have also built structures in the area that could serve as weapons stores and military bases. "There is no doubt that something out of the ordinary is taking place on the Syrian side of the border," a high-ranking official said. The IDF and Syria raised their levels of alert along the Golan Heights during the second Lebanon war last summer. The IDF has noted a reinforcement of forces on the Syrian side but the meaning of the move is unclear. Some security officials believe Syria is preparing to initiate a war. Others believe that President Bashar Assad is concerned that Syria will be attacked by Israel as Lebanon was last summer, and that the beefing-up of forces is a defensive measure. The commander of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF), deployed in Israel and Syria and responsible for maintaining the cease-fire between the two countries, told the Post in an interview that he had not noticed any military changes on the ground. "From our point of view the situation is quiet and there is no indication from our side that anything has changed in last weeks or months," Maj.-Gen. Wolfgang Jilke said in a phone interview from Syria. UNDOF conducts weekly inspections of the demilitarized zones on the Israeli and Syrian sides of the Golan Heights. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 RIAN/DEBKA > Russia denies US + Israeli claims that its is arming Syria wid advanced ADM's + espec AAM's. etc. whom will arm the Hizzies and Hezzies in Lebanon whom will arm Paleos in Gaza agz Israel. Russia hints of more pressure agz Israel unless Israel joins NPT Treaty + officially declares/clarifies nuclear status. ALSO, RIAN > ATTACK AGZ IRAN THREATENS CENTRAL ASIA NATIONS = CSTO, SSSSSSSSHHHHHHHH read RUSSIA. WND > ISRAEL [in GAZA milex] TRAINING FOR WAR AGZ IRAN-SYRIA. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2007-03-02 23:40 |
| #3 I have read in Israeli newspapers that the Chinless One thinks Hezballah won the latest confontation. There are stories of him adding 2 new divisions to the Army and adding new commando batallions for cross-border raiding. I sense an impending collision between the Chinless One and reality. Al |
| Posted by: Frozen Al 2007-03-02 18:20 |
| #2 Syria's not dumb enough to pre-emptively attack Israel as that would mean lights out for him. Occham's Razor: he's scared shitless. |
| Posted by: Geoffro 2007-03-02 12:06 |
| #1 Syria constructs new targets. |
| Posted by: Jackal 2007-03-02 08:26 |