Syria: Attack on military facility was a 'declaration of war' by Israel
Source: CNN
Damascus, Syria (CNN) -- A Syrian official called an attack Sunday on the nation's military research facility a "declaration of war" by Israel.
In an interview with CNN, Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal al Mekdad said the attack represented an alliance between Islamic terrorists and Israel.
He added that Syria would retaliate against Israel in its own time and way.
Early Sunday morning, a series of massive explosions illuminated the predawn sky in Damascus, prompting more claims that Israel has launched attacks into the war-torn country.
Syria accused Israel of firing rockets into the Damascus suburb of Jamraya, striking the research center, Syrian state-run TV reported. The report claimed that the rocket attack on the research center aided rebels, who have been battling government forces in the region.
Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/05/world/meast/syria-violence/?hpt=hp_c2
More at the link!
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heaven05
(18,124 posts)unreadierLizard
(475 posts)...That makes no sense what so ever.
Nanjing to Seoul
(2,088 posts)jessie04
(1,528 posts)say something like " this is the start of WWIII "
L0oniX
(31,493 posts)Israel would never side with Islamic extremists considering they're the ones who want to destroy the country.
Hell, they've turned against those they once support - see Nasser - when they stop fighting Israel.
L0oniX
(31,493 posts)So yea ...fighting Assad puts you on the side of the rebels along with their terrorist friends.
pampango
(24,692 posts)Thousands of Sunni Muslims fled a Syrian coastal town Saturday, a day after reports circulated that dozens of people, including children, had been killed by pro-government gunmen in the area, activists said.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/05/04/syria-israel.html
There is not 'terrorist-free' side in this civil war. One side uses car bombs; the other uses militia and 'pro-government gunmen'.
L0oniX
(31,493 posts)It's a lose or lose choice. IMO stay the hell out of it!
pampango
(24,692 posts)Comrade Grumpy
(13,184 posts)So, other than that, you're absolutely correct.
Sand Wind
(1,573 posts)He Is so coward, the only one he Is willing to attack Is his own people.
And he will loose at the end, because no poeple on earth will tolerate a dictator who massacre his children.
spot on
jessie04
(1,528 posts)like destroying Syria's nuclear reactor...
like Febuary's attack on the weapons tranfer to hezbollah
like fridays repeat attack on another tranfer of weapons...
in other words....after a few hours, Israel did itself and the world a big favor.
kelliekat44
(7,759 posts)L0oniX
(31,493 posts)Comrade Grumpy
(13,184 posts)kelliekat44
(7,759 posts)L0oniX
(31,493 posts)Carolina
(6,960 posts)period! A nation that does what it wants, to whomever it wants (in the region) with impunity and with abundant US aid.
Imagine: Iraq, Iran, Syria, Turkey, Jordan, Egypt behaving the way bully Israel does
DavidDvorkin
(19,473 posts)Posteritatis
(18,807 posts)Hugabear
(10,340 posts)Stop giving them money and weapons. Stop backing them up. Let them fight their own battles.
jessie04
(1,528 posts)it got him out of the "red line" statement.
They did the entire ME a favor.
The arab league are now weeping the usual crying crocadile tears.
Gee, I wonder if there were any chemical weapons in what the destroyed.
L0oniX
(31,493 posts)Nye Bevan
(25,406 posts)NYtoBush-Drop Dead
(490 posts)SummerSnow
(12,608 posts)Beacool
(30,247 posts)If Syria retaliates, sooner or later, the US will be dragged into this conflict.
Sunlei
(22,651 posts)blame another country Assad, you should have stepped down while you had the chance.
dipsydoodle
(42,239 posts)(Reuters) - Israel sought to persuade Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Monday that its recent air strikes around Damascus did not aim to weaken him in the face of a more than two-year-old rebellion.
Officials say Israel is reluctant to take sides in Syria's civil war for fear its actions would boost Islamists who are even more hostile to Israel than the Assad family, which has maintained a stable stand off with the Jewish state for decades.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/05/06/uk-syria-crisis-israel-idUKBRE94505920130506