Iran steps up training of Hamas retaliation force

Posted by Matt in February 21st, 2010 | no comment

Published in Iran, Israel, Middle East, Confrontation, Future War, Gaza Strip, Hamas, Hamas Gunmen, Iran, Israel, Jewish State, Nuclear Facilities, Retaliation, Security Official, tehran

Iran has increased exponentially its training of Hamas gunmen both in the Gaza Strip and abroad, a senior Egyptian security official told WND.
The official said Iran believes there will be a confrontation with Israel this year over Tehran’s nuclear facilities and has thus stepped up training of Hamas, whose gunmen will be instrumental in carrying [...]

Syria is no different from Hamas or Hezbollah – Haaretz – Israel News

Posted by Matt in February 15th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Israel, Syria, damascus, Future War, haaretz, Hamas, hezbollah, Israel, Israel News, Israelis, Population Centers, Population Israel, Syria, Syrian Foreign Minister, Terrorism, Weak Point

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moallem recently told Israelis that “you know that war at this time will reach your cities.” The statement bolsters the recognition that the Syrian strategy in a future war will be based on targeting population centers in Israel. It seems that after the enemy’s attempts to act through conventional military means [...]

Lebanon: Conflict widens to Syria

Posted by Matt in January 28th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Favorites, Middle East, Syria, Alignment, Backdrop, Deterrence, Future War, Hizbullah, Israel, Lebanon Conflict, Regional Bloc, Syria

The need to project deterrence itself derives from a series of significant changes currently under way on the ground in Lebanon – reflecting Syria’s ever tighter alignment with Hizbullah and the pro-Iranian regional bloc of which it is a part.
These changes take place against the backdrop of awareness that the tactics likely to be adopted [...]

Syria Seeks To Pass More Gas

Posted by Matt in February 21st, 2009 | no comment

Published in Syria, Ballistic Missile, Chemical Warheads, Chemical Weapons, Cluster Bombs, Conventional Warheads, Future War, High Explosives, Israel, Israeli Casualties, Israelis, Range Missiles, Syria, Syrian Chemical Weapons, Syrians

Last year Syria ran tests on its ballistic missile inventory, with over a dozen missiles fired. Israel has made no secret of the fact that, in a future war with Syria, they estimate that there would be as many as 3,300 Israeli casualties (including up to 200 dead). That’s if Syria just used its long [...]

Israel’s Next War: Today the Gaza Strip, Tomorrow Lebanon?

Posted by Matt in January 19th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Iran, Israel, Middle East, Syria, War, Advanced Planning, Aerial Attacks, Beirut, Cooperation Agreement, damascus, Escalation, Future War, Gaza Strip, hezbollah, Israeli Invasion, Israeli War, Lebanese Armed Forces, Lebanon, Military Alliances, Military Cooperation, Military Exercise, Planning Stage, Powder Keg, Target, tehran, Tel Aviv, Weaponry, World War Iii, Zro

Crossing Arms III: Israel Simulates a Two-Front War against Lebanon and Syria
This war is already in the advanced planning stage. In November 2008, barely a month before Tel Aviv started its massacre in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli military held drills for a two-front war against Lebanon and Syria called Shiluv Zro’ot III (Crossing Arms [...]

Air Force Purge Stemmed From Future War Fights

Posted by Matt in June 23rd, 2008 | no comment

Published in Military, U.S., Air Force Chief, Air Force Chief Of Staff, Brother, Buzz, Chief Of Staff, China, Doubts, Future War, Gates, Interchange, Moseley, North Vietnamese, Outgoing Air, Peer Competitor, Purge, Russia, Sentiments, Surface To Air, Surface To Air Missile, Vietnam

Gates expressed doubts that the United States will get into a shooting war with a “peer competitor” like Russia or China any time soon. After he was fired, the outgoing Air Force Chief of Staff, Gen. “Buzz” Moseley, echoed those sentiments. Not Wynne.
“My response to Secretary Gates in that interchange was my brother was shot [...]

Ex-IAF Chief: Expect thousands of rockets on Israel in future war

Posted by Matt in May 17th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Israel, Syria, War, Commander In Chief, Eliezer, Future War, Guerillas, Hamas, hezbollah, iaf, Israel Air Force, Israel Radio, Israel War, Katyusha, Katyusha Rockets, Lebanon War, Missiles, Northern Israel, Outgoing Commander, Possession, Shkedi, Syria, War Israel

The Israel Air Force’s outgoing commander-in-chief has said that during a future war Israel’s home front is likely to be bombarded with thousands of missiles and rockets in the possession of Hamas, Hezbollah and Syria.
Major General Eliezer Shkedi made the comments in an interview with Israel Radio which was aired Saturday. He also said that [...]

Israeli intel projects a one-month war with Syria

Posted by Matt in April 9th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Israel, Syria, War, Arabs, Chemical Weapons, Emergency Services, Future War, Hizbullah, Israeli Cities, Missiles, Salvos, scenarios

Israel’s intelligence community has concluded that the next war would involve missiles and Hizbullah, last at least a month and include Syria.
The intelligence community has drafted a series of scenarios for Israel’s emergency services to prepare for future war. The scenarios envisioned the next war as including massive missile and rocket salvos, some of them [...]