"Israel" Seeks to Build Buffer Zone in Syria

Local Editor

The Sunday Times reported Sunday that "Israel" plans to establish a "buffer zone" inside Syria under the claim of fending off al-Qaeda attacks.

Quoting "Israeli" sources close military planners the daily confirmed that the Zionist entity is considering creating a buffer zone reaching up to 10 miles inside Syria.
In details, the report mentioned that "the "Israeli" proposal, that seeks to protect the northern frontier from rebels, has been presented to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu.
"There's a plan in the military's northern command for the 'day after' according to which, when Bashar al-Assad is no longer president of Syria, there's a fear that terror elements will try to approach the fence" the "Israeli" officials claimed. The sources were referring to the fence separating Syria from the Occupied Palestinian Territories.

"So they want to create some sort of buffer zone within Syrian territory, and let everyone know. This is to prevent a situation where terror reaches the fence without us being able to prevent it, by allowing us to see it," the "Israeli" sources said.
The sources explained that the buffer zone could reach up to 10 miles (16 kilometers) in the Golan Heights and would, in initial stage, include two "Israeli" infantry brigades and a tank battalion based at outposts in Syrian territory.

"We knew then that there was a strongman in Damascus. ...The new wall will be good when it's ready but without the buffer zone mortar and rocket attacks on "Israel" would be a daily event," The Times quoted the military source as saying.

Source: The Sunday Times, Edited by moqawama.org