Assad "to declare war" on Israel following fresh airstrikes (unvarified)

[Star Wars]

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.

The Syrian state news agency SANA, citing initial reports, said early Sunday that Israeli missiles struck a military research center near the capital Damascus.

Syrian state television has reported that a major strike on an ammunition depot in Qassiyoun mountain shook Damascus, while Hezbollah's Al-Manar station claimed the explosion may have been a downed Israeli jet.

Rumours are surfacing online that following the latest volley of attacks on the Syrian regime, President Bashar al-Assad will soon officially declare war on Israel, with speculators pointing to 5am local time for official confirmation. This information continues to persist despite the technical state of war that currently exists between the two states.

Many however, have been quick to dismiss these reports as strictly rumour, with various commentators claiming that such a move would be sure to end Assad's reign of terror in Syria "within a week".

The news of an Israeli intervention in Syria has caught the Obama administration on the back foot, with the US president refusing to comment at length about the strike. Obama said, "The Israelis, justifiably, have to guard against the transfer of advanced weaponry to terrorist organizations like Hezbollah."

The US president made no mention of supposed "red lines" being crossed, despite evidence of Syria's used of chemical weapons against rebel forces. Critics have hit out at Barack Obama in recent days for failing to put forward any coherent strategy to bring the violence in Syria to an end. The inaction, according to some, is another example of Obama's "lead from behind" strategy, the same tactic he employed during the intervention in Libya.

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.

UPDATE: Sunday morning: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is to call a cabinet meeting for 3pm today to discuss the ongoing situation

Assad "to declare war" on Israel following fresh airstrikes - The Commentator


Did the **** hit the fan ? or not....... ?

 

[Black Widow]

Its not wise to fight on multiple fronts.. Asad must concentrate on Terrorists.

 

[Star Wars]

Its not wise to fight on multiple fronts.. Asad must concentrate on Terrorists.

Maybe its a good thing for Syria...many of the FSA might turn their guns on Israel...

 

[Developereo]

Maybe the Israeli airstrikes were calculated precisely to escalate the conflict into an international affair.

 

[Star Wars]

Can't there ever be peace at-least for once on this stupid planet

 

[A1Kaid]

He should just focus on the insurgency not wise at all to have open war with Israel, if Syrian army can continue operations against FSA then Pres. Assad and Syrian Government can prevail. They should not be fooled into Israel's provocation.

 

[Syrian Lion]

Maybe its a good thing for Syria...many of the FSA might turn their guns on Israel...

wrong, F$A terrorists are with Israel...

http://www.defence.pk/forums/middle...orists-showing-gratitude-israeli-strikes.html

 

[Parul]

Israel bombs targets in Syria. Syria responds in kind. The US supports Israel. The US launches airstrikes on Syria.

 

[Syrian Lion]

Syrians at the beginning all wanted a retaliation, however when things calmed down, we figured out this was a planned attack to drag Syria into a war with Israel and its western allies, and also regional allies such as GCC and Jordan, F$A terrorists are losing badly, as the F$A spokesman in that link stated ( http://www.defence.pk/forums/middle...orists-showing-gratitude-israeli-strikes.html ) , thus Israel helped F$A with that strike, Israel thought Syria will drag itself into a war, however Syria will retaliate be defeating those F$A terrorists, that will be a huge blow for the F$A backers, and F$A have been losing badly lately, thanks to the Syrian Army.

 

[srshkmr]

Maybe its a good thing for Syria...many of the FSA might turn their guns on Israel...

Exactly my thought.
But isnt the US interested in selling weapons to FSA?

 

[Peregrine]

Shouldn't China and Russia be leashing izzraeel.....aftetall they have been backing Syria.

 

[Syrian Lion]

Shouldn't China and Russia be leashing izzraeel.....aftetall they have been backing Syria.

Russia and China mainly back Syria diplomatically, unlike the west and other regional countries such as GCC Fully backing F$A terrorists, with military, money, and terrorists...

 

[Ayush]

god bless..

 

[uzair ramay]

america is behind all this ****...backing israel and also terrorists

 

[rashid.sarwar]

FSA failed to topple Assad.

Now the west, Nato, NWO or what ever you say is getting impatient.

In case if syrian army kills even a dog wondering around inside israel, It will be enough to declare war against syria and then FSA will have full air support with most modern weapon.

It will not provoke an International conflict; my point of view because many think after syria they will go for iran, I think they will go for KSA,