A war monitor says Israel conducted more than 300 strikes on Syria since Assad’s fall

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1. AFP wire:

   *[…] Since [Assad’s] ouster, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it had recorded more than 300 Israeli strikes.*

   *AFP journalists in the capital Damascus heard loud explosions on Tuesday, but could not independently verify the source or scope of the attacks.*

   *On Monday, Israel said it had struck “remaining chemical weapons or long-range missiles and rockets in order that they will not fall in the hands of extremists”.*

   *[…] Israel, which borders Syria, also sent troops into a buffer zone east of the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights after Assad’s fall, in what Foreign Minister Gideon Saar described as a “limited and temporary step” for “security reasons”.*

   *Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that the Golan Heights, occupied by Israel for almost 60 years, would perpetually remain part of Israel.*

   *Israel backer the United States said the incursion must be “temporary”, after the United Nations said Israel was violating a 1974 deal.*

2. I’ve been as critical of Israel as anybody this past year but I can’t blame them for this. Last thing they need is advanced weapons systems falling into the hands of ISIS or Al Qaeda.

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4. They are trying to take advantage of the opportunity to weaken the neighboring country, of course no one will say anything.

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