IDF preparing for possible terror attacks from Syria border, says senior officer
Not only is Turkey sending troops to their border with Syria, Israel is strengthening their defenses at the Syrian border as well.
The IDF is preparing for the possibility of terror attacks from the Syrian border, a senior IDF officer told journalists on Thursday.
Brig. Gen. Tamir Hyman said on Thursday that, “the events unfolding beyond the border increase the likelihood of terror attacks. That, in turn, necessitates preparations as far as infrastructure, training and deployment.”
Hyman added that the division’s working assumption is that a terror attack can take place from the Syrian border without the IDF having prior intelligence.
“Terror organizations may seek to exploit a situation of instability and lack of governability that may develop on the Syrian side of the border. Now its quiet, but we’re preparing for the worst-case scenario.”
Hyman briefed journalists during a tour of the Golan Heights.