Oct. 16, 2003 Syrian army told to be on alert for Israeli action By ASSOCIATED PRESS DAMASCUS, Syria Bashar Assad Photo: AP Syria's military chief urged his forces to be ready to respond to any possible Israeli attack, but it still appeared unlikely Syria planned any armed response to an Israeli air strike on its territory earlier this month. There was no immediate response from Israel. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, quoted by the state news agency, on Thursday told delegates at the summit of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference in Malaysia that Israel will not intimidate Syrians and accused...