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The war against ISIS is taking a dangerous, perhaps inevitable turn. The terror organization has been keen to expand to southern Syria and the Syrian capital of Damascus. Now it says it has recruited three Syrian rebel groups operating in the south of the country in an area bordering the Israeli occupied Golan Heights — that have switched their loyalties to ISIS.
This switch means that Israel, the U.S.’s closest ally in the Middle East, could be threatened from the southwest by the Egyptian ISIS group of Ansar Bait al-Maqdis in Sinai and by ISIS in southern Syria.
The ISIS war is not going well at all for the US-led alliance in Syria. ISIS and al-Nusra Front, al-Qaeda’s branch in Syria, are still the dominant rebel groups in the country. The U.S.-backed Free Syrian Army is still not a reliable fighting force.
The three rebel groups that just joined ISIS could make that situation even worse. Two of the groups are small in number, but the Yarmouk Martyrs Brigade has hundreds of fighters. The Yarmouk Brigades has been at odds with al-Nusra Front and switched now to join what leaders of all thrwee groups believe is the future of Islam.
“If Israel was attacked by ISIS, America would expect a proportionate response by Israel, which is militarily capable of defending itself,” said Geoffrey Levin, a professor at New York University. “America would counsel against sustained Israeli involvement because it could threaten the tacit alliance between America, Iran, Turkey, and several Arab states against ISIS.”
Rebel groups joining ISIS hope those aren't the ones we're arming
The war against ISIS is taking a dangerous, perhaps inevitable turn. The terror organization has been keen to expand to southern Syria and the Syrian capital of Damascus. Now it says it has recruited three Syrian rebel groups operating in the south of the country in an area bordering the Israeli occupied Golan Heights — that have switched their loyalties to ISIS.
This switch means that Israel, the U.S.’s closest ally in the Middle East, could be threatened from the southwest by the Egyptian ISIS group of Ansar Bait al-Maqdis in Sinai and by ISIS in southern Syria.
The ISIS war is not going well at all for the US-led alliance in Syria. ISIS and al-Nusra Front, al-Qaeda’s branch in Syria, are still the dominant rebel groups in the country. The U.S.-backed Free Syrian Army is still not a reliable fighting force.
The three rebel groups that just joined ISIS could make that situation even worse. Two of the groups are small in number, but the Yarmouk Martyrs Brigade has hundreds of fighters. The Yarmouk Brigades has been at odds with al-Nusra Front and switched now to join what leaders of all thrwee groups believe is the future of Islam.
“If Israel was attacked by ISIS, America would expect a proportionate response by Israel, which is militarily capable of defending itself,” said Geoffrey Levin, a professor at New York University. “America would counsel against sustained Israeli involvement because it could threaten the tacit alliance between America, Iran, Turkey, and several Arab states against ISIS.”
ISIS Closing in on Israel from the North and the South - Yahoo Finance
"The State of Israel is building its strength from year to year, from decade to decade, in aircraft, submarines, in air defense systems such as 'Iron Dome' and the Hetz (air-defense) missile, and with some of the most modern offensive military systems in the world."
Netanyahu revealed that Israel recently acquired three new battleships, in addition to the submarines recently bought from Germany, in order to bolster the country's naval capabilities. He thanked German Chancellor Angela Merkel for her "commitment and ongoing assistance" to Israel's security.
Turning to the new recruits, Netanyahu added: "When you are flying in the country's skies you see just how close the different threats are... In our region there are endless conflicts raging, and terrible and cruel violence."
"The fire of radical Islam is lapping at our borders in the north and the south," he continued. "Your, and our, supreme mission is to safeguard our home, the.State of Israel."
"Our policy for doing so is twofold, to prevent and foil attacks as much as possible, and to respond in strength to any attack,
"We are determined to prevent our enemies from acquiring deadly weapons that could endanger our security, and we are determined to do everything to prevent Iran, which has recently again called for our destruction, from attaining nuclear weapons."
Netanyahu: The Fire of Radical Islam is Lapping at Our Borders
Prime Minister appraises threats facing Israel to new air force graduates; reveals recent purchase of four new battleships.
"The State of Israel is building its strength from year to year, from decade to decade, in aircraft, submarines, in air defense systems such as 'Iron Dome' and the Hetz (air-defense) missile, and with some of the most modern offensive military systems in the world."
Netanyahu revealed that Israel recently acquired three new battleships, in addition to the submarines recently bought from Germany, in order to bolster the country's naval capabilities. He thanked German Chancellor Angela Merkel for her "commitment and ongoing assistance" to Israel's security.
Turning to the new recruits, Netanyahu added: "When you are flying in the country's skies you see just how close the different threats are... In our region there are endless conflicts raging, and terrible and cruel violence."
"The fire of radical Islam is lapping at our borders in the north and the south," he continued. "Your, and our, supreme mission is to safeguard our home, the.State of Israel."
"Our policy for doing so is twofold, to prevent and foil attacks as much as possible, and to respond in strength to any attack,
"We are determined to prevent our enemies from acquiring deadly weapons that could endanger our security, and we are determined to do everything to prevent Iran, which has recently again called for our destruction, from attaining nuclear weapons."
Israel Won t Allow Attacks on Any of its Borders - Defense Security - News - Arutz Sheva
