Syria threatens to strike at rebels in Lebanon

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Source: Reuters

Syria has warned it may strike at rebels hiding in neighboring Lebanon if the Lebanese army does not act, the state news agency SANA said on Friday.

Syria's Foreign Ministry told its Lebanese counterpart late on Thursday that a "large number" of militants had crossed Lebanon's northern border into the Syrian town of Tel Kalakh over the past two days, SANA said.

"Syria expects the Lebanese side to prevent these armed terrorist groups from using the borders as a crossing point, because they target Syrian people and are violating Syrian sovereignty," the diplomatic cable said.

It said Syria's "patience is not unlimited", even though "Syrian forces have so far exercised restraint from striking at armed gangs inside Lebanese territory."

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/15/us-syria-crisis-idUSBRE92E09J20130315

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1. Arming enemies of a state that borders five countries - what could possibly go wrong?

The making of a total Clusterf-ck.

[Arctic Dave]

2. Sheeit, show some real balls and target them in Turkey.

Then take out some of the financiers in saudi arabia. Scratch that, take out a lot of the saudis.

[ButterflyBlood]

3. Yet they howl when Israel does this

Not that I'm too sympathetic to Israel and certainly don't approve of their similar strikes on neighboring countries, but this is still a great case of "pot meet kettle". Of course Syria doesn't have Israel's backing, so the end result will be the same: Assad gets a bullet in the head. Good riddance to that piece of shit.

[John2]

4. That is just

raising the ante, like a feud. You really think he wants Israel's backing when he has the backing of others? I guess the matter is which side has the biggest gun.

[The Stranger]

5. Assad does have Israel's backing, although it may not be out in the open.

This is the Middle East we're talking about.

[Comrade Grumpy]

6. For Israel, it may be a case of the devil you know.

Assad is an enemy, but a reliable one.