2006-08-01 06:06:16 · 3 answers · asked by Rammbones 1 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
As of August 1st, Israeli forces are operating in the Baalbeck area, northeast Lebanon -- about 50 miles from the Lebanese capital, Beirut, and near the border with Syria.
Syria has long been supplying Hezbollah with weapons. Syria councils on strategy (see below) and now the Syrian military may join forces. Previously, it seemed like Syria did not intend to get more involved.
On Friday, July 28, Hezbollah's leader, Nazrallah, attended a conference in Damascus. Also in attendance were Hamas leaders Khaled Meshaal and Mussa Abu Marzouk as well as the Palestinian Jihad Islami chief Abdallah Ramadan Shelah. The Palestinian terrorist leaders were invited in their capacity as commanders of the second front against Israel in Gaza. This anti-Israel coalition no doubt decided on the two fronts’ next steps in their war against the “Zionist enemy.” The fact that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Assad called the meeting in his capital at Damascus, indicates that he and the other participants felt confident enough to decide on a further escalation of the violence.
On July 28, Syrian air defense batteries ambushed and shot down an Israeli spy drone flying on the Lebanese side of the border with Syria. These drones have been used to “paint” the weapons convoys heading in from Syria, for the Israeli air force to hit them before they can reach their destinations and replenish Hizballah stockpiles. This time, the Syrians knocked the drone out of the sky to allow a large consignment of rocket launchers and truckloads of rockets to cross into Lebanon undetected and safe from Israeli air attack.
The President of Syria seems to be involved. Supplies and missile support seems to come from Syria's military. So it seems to me that Syria is ALREADY involved.
2006-08-01 10:31:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
soon i guess, the beeter , the syria knows what he do is a costly mistake for him. why is syria gearing for war, it should help promote peace in the region , not engaged in this war, it only shows that these arab intention is to destroy israel , nothing less, what kind of leadership promote war instead of peace.
2006-08-01 13:34:05 · answer #2 · answered by lepactodeloupes 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Aren't they at war with Israel already via their support for Hezbollah, etc...?
2006-08-01 13:21:27 · answer #3 · answered by JeffG 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋