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Increased Threat of Broadened War in Southwest Asia

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(EIRNS)—The failure of the UN Security Council to bring about a ceasefire even for a day and the ongoing consolidation of its forces by the Saudi-Qatari-funded Islamic State of Iraq and al Sham (ISIS) from the Syria-Turkey borders to the immediate vicinity of Baghdad, portends wide-scale violence and loss of lives in the immediate future. In addition, new threats have emerged which suggest the war in Southwest Asia is ready to broaden and engulf the entire region.

On July 27, the Israeli army was placed on high alert along the border with Lebanon and in the Israeli-occupied Syrian Golan Heights, Radio Israel reported. There have been several incidents of rockets fired from South Lebanon into Israel, including those that fell short of their target and landed in Lebanon on July 25, since the beginning of the Israeli war on Gaza 20 days ago. The Israeli army has responded with artillery fire into South Lebanon. Army troops stationed across the Gaza Strip have also taken measures over the possibility of another outbreak of violence against the background of the military offensive in Gaza, Lebanon’s Daily Star reported.

Concurrently, Saudi Arabia has sent attack helicopters and established a command and control centre along the border with Iraq. Officials said the Defence Ministry and the National Guard Ministry were cooperating to bolster military deployment along the 800-kilometer border with Iraq, the world-tribune.com reported. They said the two ministries oversaw the deployment of 2,000 soldiers as well as three helicopter squadrons to prevent infiltration by ISIS. "We are ready to protect the country," Saudi Border Guard commander Gen. Faleh Al Subaie said.

Ramtanu Maitra