Middle East
Former Israeli national security adviser tells JNS Syria’s new leader “cannot persist for long in a direction that is 180 degrees opposite to his base.”
Police say the 65-year-old praised Hamas, Al Qaeda, ISIS and kept weapons and an ISIS flag at home.
Calling nuclear enrichment an “achievement of our own scientists,” Iran’s Foreign Minister said it was also “a question of national pride.”
“With strong links to various international actors, we can—and will—play a much more important role,” President Ilham Aliyev tells journalists.
Knesset member Benny Gantz, a former IDF chief of staff, said “any option should be on the table” if the attacks on Syrian Druze continue.
Jerusalem is also reinforcing border security to deter further unrest.
“All factions must immediately lay down their arms,” said Ambassador Thomas Barrack.
At least 718 people have been killed since sectarian violence erupted.
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar demands Damascus be held accountable for the violence in Suweida.
“We will not allow military forces to move south of Damascus, and we will not allow harm to come to the Druze in Jabal al-Druze,” the prime minister said.
“Limiting the free flow of Iranian support to the Houthis is critical to regional security,” said U.S. Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla, commander of CENTCOM.
As the Israeli Air Force conducts strikes in southern Syria, a military official says, “The more the Syrian regime has intervened, the worse it looks.”
