Syrian Leader Assad Linked to Sunday's Katyusha Attack on Israel

Assad just needs a good talking to. That’s all.

The Jerusalem Post is reporting that Syrian President Assad is behind the Katyusha attack on Israel this weekend from southern Lebanon by a previously unknown terror group:

Syrian President Bashar Assad was linked to Sunday’s Katyusha rocket attack on Kiryat Shmona, the Kuwaiti Al Siyasah newspaper reported on Monday.

In an exclusive article, the paper claimed that Assad’s motive was his anger at the Arab League foreign ministers’ positions during last week’s Cairo summit, particularly the stances of Egypt and Saudi Arabia, who called for an end to Syrian involvement in Lebanon.

According to the newspaper, Assad reacted harshly to the criticism, saying: “They will see how I will plough up Lebanon.”

A previously unknown Islamic terrorist group claimed responsibility on Monday for the Katyusha attack.

The self-proclaimed group, “the Jihadi Badr Brigades – Lebanon branch,” vowed in a statement to continue attacks on Israel.

“We had promised our people Jihad (holy war). Here, we again strike the Zionists when a group from the Jihadi Badr Brigades struck the Zionists in the occupied Palestinian territory,” the statement said.

Al Siyasah did not say whether the Katyusha attack was perpetrated with Assad’s silent agreement or after a specific instruction from the Syrian leader.

In related news from Lebanon… Shehadah Jawhar, a leader of Jund el-Sham terror group, is thought to have died in a bomb blast today in a garage in Sidon in south Lebanon. Jund el-Sham translates into ‘Soldiers of Damascus’

Seven 7 B7 rockets were also found earlier today on the side of a road in southern Lebanon.

From Beirut to the Beltway has more on the situation in the south.

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