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Israel says it will destroy Syria's heavy strategic weaponry
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| Contributor | IndyGeorgia |
| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Dec 09, 2024 01:49pm |
| Category | News |
| News Date | Dec 09, 2024 12:00pm |
| Description | JERUSALEM, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Israel will step up airstrikes on Syrian stores of advanced weaponry, Israeli officials said on Monday, and keep a "limited" troop presence on the ground, hoping to head off any threat that could emerge in the fallout of president Bashar al-Assad's overthrow.
Israel has watched the upheaval in Syria with a mixture of hope and concern as it weighs the consequences of one of the most significant strategic shifts in the Middle East in years.
"We are taking all the actions necessary to try to ensure our security with regard to the new situation in Syria," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told reporters in a late-night press conference at his office without going into detail.
While Assad's fall wiped out a bastion from which Israel's arch-foe Iran had exercised influence in the region, the lightning advance of a disparate group of rebel forces with roots in the Islamist ideology of Al Qaeda poses risks. |
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