Middle East Update

Syria has begun to clean up the remains of the site the IAF bombed on September 6 to prevent it from becoming a focal point of international scrutiny, reports The Washington Post. The site in question is different from the abandoned military facility that Syria displayed to the world last week, when they were trying [...]

by Ezra HaLevi
The latest in the string of foreign press reports regarding Israel’s September 6 strike in Syria claims Israel had a mole inside a Syrian nuclear facility. The IDF has released no information regarding the mission. ABC News reported Saturday that,

“Israeli officials believed that a target their forces bombed inside Syria last month was [...]

In an apparent attempt to influence Israel’s thinking prior to upcoming Middle East Summit, the head of the Palestinian negotiating team Ahmed Qureia threatened that if a joint Israeli-Palestinian statement is not formulated BEFORE the Summit, the Palestinians might not participate in it.

A report on Ocober 4 reveals that President Bush has issued Syria with a warning against interfering in Lebanon’s Presidential elections. It was announced too that he is sending US’s top military commander in the Middle East, to Beirut to see how Washington could do more to help Lebanon fight extremists.

A report on October 4 reveals that Iran is showing concern over the failure of the Syrian air defence systems, which Israel/USA was able to render ineffective. One report claims Israel used an electronic device installed in a plane that circled the area.

by Nissan Ratzlav-Katz and Hillel Fendel The IDF partially lifted a thick veil of secrecy on Tuesday October 2 and confirmed reports by foreign media last month that the Israeli Air Force attacked at least one target deep inside Syrian territory. Information regarding what was hit, exactly when and how remains classified. [...]

Uzi Mahnaimi (Sunday Times-UK)The Russians have sent technicians to upgrade Syria’s air defense system after Israel foiled it using stealth technology to remain invisible during an airstrike. The Israeli air force used a sophisticated electronic warfare system operated by F-15I jets and a fleet of specialist electronic warfare aircraft over the Mediterranean during the attack [...]

Defense Minister Ehud Barak, according to the Times report, supervised the Syrian operation personally . According to the sources, the alleged IAF attack was sanctioned by the US on September 6, after the Americans were given proof that the material was indeed nuclear-related.

Youssef IbrahimSaudi Arabia has become a world-class exporter of Islamist violence. Well over 3,000 Saudi citizens roaming the world - and just as many schemers actively involved at home - are managing terrorist networks and planning and executing suicide bombings and jihadist attacks that span the globe. More than 1,000 Saudis are currently training in [...]

The IDF has increased its northern border alert level in case Syria tries to respond to the IAF’s reported September 6 air raid on a suspected Syrian nuclear site. Army Radio reported that the security level is at its highest peak in years. Meanwhile, the IDF has closed off the Gaza and West Bank borders [...]