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Israel drawn into Syria fighting for first time
AP ^

Posted on 11/11/2012 8:08:32 AM PST by Perdogg

Israel was drawn into the Syrian civil war for the first time on Sunday, firing warning shots into the neighboring country after a stray mortar shell from across the border hit an Israeli military post.

The Israeli military said the mortar fire caused no injuries or damage at the post in the Golan Heights, which Israel captured from Syria in the 1967 Mideast war and then annexed. But in recent weeks, incidents of errant fire from Syria to the north have multiplied, leading Israel to warn that it holds Syria responsible for fire on Israeli-held territory.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; Israel
KEYWORDS: drawn; fighting; first; golan; golanheights; israel; syria; time
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To: teflon9
Silly man. Don't you know Syria has the largest supply of biological weapons on Earth? They recently tested the weapons systems launching the rockets for two reasons
1. To scare the bejeebees out of everyone letting them know they're testing the rockets for eventual launch
2. To test it for themselves to see if they actually work
41 posted on 11/14/2012 1:46:04 AM PST by lbryce (BHO:"Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds by way Oppenheiner at Trinity NM)
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To: lbryce

“Silly man”


Really? Does your mom know you’re on her laptop. And who told you that Syria has the largest supply of bio weapons on Earth? Did you read that in World Nut Daily or some such place. Ad hominem attacks aren’t approved of here. Let’s see how long your post lasts.


42 posted on 11/14/2012 4:28:57 AM PST by teflon9 (Political campaigns should follow Johnny Mercer's advice--Accentuate the positive.)
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