Syria starts it's own "war on terror"
Sept 9, 2011 14:04:03 GMT -5
Post by shann0 on Sept 9, 2011 14:04:03 GMT -5
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Assad declares state of war, mobilizes Syrian forces
By JPOST.COM STAFF
09/09/2011 09:04
Syria declared a state of war and mobilized troops to neutralize "terrorists who threaten us," Al-Quds newspaper reported Thursday evening.
Operation "Bayrak al-Assad" was implemented secretly, mobilizing full military forces in Syria for concentrated offensives on cities across the country, according to the report.
The military operation is a continuation of Syrian President Bashar Assad's violent crackdown against pro-democracy activists which began in March.
The difference however, according to the Al-Quds report, is that with this declaration, Assad has declared that the state is no longer simply crushing terrorist elements during peacetime, but rather in a state of war.
Assad declares state of war, mobilizes Syrian forces
By JPOST.COM STAFF
09/09/2011 09:04
Syria declared a state of war and mobilized troops to neutralize "terrorists who threaten us," Al-Quds newspaper reported Thursday evening.
Operation "Bayrak al-Assad" was implemented secretly, mobilizing full military forces in Syria for concentrated offensives on cities across the country, according to the report.
The military operation is a continuation of Syrian President Bashar Assad's violent crackdown against pro-democracy activists which began in March.
The difference however, according to the Al-Quds report, is that with this declaration, Assad has declared that the state is no longer simply crushing terrorist elements during peacetime, but rather in a state of war.