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| Subject: Statist love letters cross paths: Israel, Syrian army exchange gunfire Tue May 21, 2013 9:43 pm | |
| Tensions have risen along Syria’s now-volatile southern border with Israel after an exchange of artillery fire in the Golan Heights. The flare-up came as Syrian forces battled to regain control of the strategic border town of Qusayr inside Syria.
The Israel Defence Force returned fire into Syria after a military jeep was damaged by shots fired by Syrian armed forces overnight, prompting both countries to lodge a complaint with the UN.
It is the latest in a string of cross border incidents that have led to rising tensions in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, peaking earlier this month when Israel launched air strikes inside Syria, allegedly on advanced weapons bound for Hezbollah.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/israel-syrian-army-exchange-gunfire-20130522-2jzoh.html#ixzz2TyvUVR9T
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