Israel vs. Syria?

in #iran6 years ago

The Syrian government under Assad is getting ready for perhaps the final offensive against the Al-Qaeda styled militants in the south of that country. The rebels have been pushed way out from the Damascus suburbs, and the only area they have left is the region of Daraa.

Syria has for the most part been partitioned apart, with Turkish/jihadist FSA in the North, Kurdish/American forces to the north-east, and Assad’s regime at the core. The vanquished southern FSA/ISIS/al-Qaeda (or whatever they go by these days) is at the border with Israel and Jordan.

Israel is very upset at an offensive so close to the contested Golan region in their north. This area has been the place of significant air-strikes against Syrian forces in the past. Israel accuses Iran of being involved in Assad’s offensive, and the Israelis have been waging an air-war against Iran and Syria’s Assad. So, will the Syrian offensive to take back the southern area of Daraa spark a war between Israel and the Syrian Regime?

Sources:
http://www.syriahr.com/en/?p=93710

https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/syria/u-s-warns-syrian-government-not-to-advance-on-south-1.6118885

http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/only-syrian-army-should-have-presence-south-say-russia-and-israel-1837992293

https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/video-footage-of-the-first-syrian-airstrikes-on-strategic-town-in-daraa/

https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201611101047291435-syria-army-nusra/1047291386.jpg

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