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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Syrian Army Retakes Golan Crossing from Rebels
2013-06-07
[An Nahar] Rebels fighting troops loyal to Damascus on Thursday briefly seized the only crossing along the Israel-Syria ceasefire line in the Golan Heights, before regime forces recaptured it, an Agence La Belle France Presse correspondent and Israeli sources said.

The Quneitra crossing is in the demilitarized zone on the Golan Heights, most of which Israel seized from Syria in the 1967 Six-Day War.

It has both strategic and symbolic importance because of its proximity to Israel and to the Syrian capital.

"The Syrian army has recovered control of the crossing, there are sounds of kabooms from time to time but far less than in the morning," an Israeli source told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity
... for fear of being murdered...
An AFP correspondent near the crossing also confirmed that forces loyal to Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneck al-Assad
Terror of Aleppo ...
 had taken back Quneitra, saying he could see tanks moving inside the area.

The Israeli military earlier confirmed that the crossing and the nearby town of the same name had fallen into rebel hands.

"We can confirm that opposition forces have overrun the town of Quneitra and the border post but it's not exactly clear who they are," said Captain Arye Shalicar.

But he was unable to confirm that government forces had retaken the area, saying the situation was still developing.
Posted by:Fred

#6  Israel would presumably have to counter-attack - would the Muslim world sit back and let the rebels fall to the Juice, or would it come help against a common enemy, leaving Assad the odd man out?

This scenario has been played out before with the PA, Hamas and Hezbollah. The Muslim man on the street thinks somebody (else) should do something about Israel.
Posted by: Zhang Fei   2013-06-07 12:29  

#5  You think she'd veto it? Really?
Posted by: Rob Crawford   2013-06-07 11:30  

#4  When they go to the UNSS in a few months we will get the pleasure of seeing anti Israel Samantha Powers veto an anti Israel UNSS resolution.

Posted by: lord garth   2013-06-07 10:06  

#3  would the Muslim world sit back

No, they'll call a special session of UNSC.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2013-06-07 09:10  

#2  Glenmore,

Ahhhh, the smell of Armageddon in the morning. Smells like "Smart Diplomacy".






/sarc
Posted by: AlanC   2013-06-07 08:20  

#1  What would happen if the rebels, out of desperation, actually attacked Israel? Israel would presumably have to counter-attack - would the Muslim world sit back and let the rebels fall to the Juice, or would it come help against a common enemy, leaving Assad the odd man out?
Posted by: Glenmore   2013-06-07 00:41  

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