In August, al Nusra Front jihadists took control of Syria’s side of the border crossing with Israel and kidnapped over 40 United Nations
peacekeepers — who have since been released.
But al Nusra Front,
an al Qaeda-affiliate, isn’t Israel’s only threat from Syria. President
Bashar al-Assad’s military, in a possible effort to bait Israel into its
civil war to shore up Arab sympathies, has been lobbing mortars across
the border. Just a few weeks ago, the Israeli military shot down a
Syrian plane flying over the Golan Heights — the first time it has done
so since the 1980s.
VICE News travels to Israel’s “quiet border” in the Golan Heights, where members of al Nusra Front are now a visible threat.
Read "The Explosive End of Israel's 'Quietest Border'" - http://bit.ly/1xcm7DB -
Read "Islamic State Fighters Capture Jordanian Pilot After Downing Coalition Warplane in Syria" - http://bit.ly/1B5Fn6g -
Read "The Syrian Regime Will Now Allow Desperately Needed Aid Into Rebel-Held Regions" - http://bit.ly/1t7ejoq -
Read "New Evidence Suggests Israel Is Helping Syrian Rebels in the Golan Heights" - http://bit.ly/1BroztZ -
Watch "A Fugitive and his Family: Escape to the Islamic State" - http://bit.ly/1rNVpwy -
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