TerrorismIsrael concerned about ISIS-affiliated groups in Syria attacking Israel
Israel security officials worry about the possibility that Shuhada al-Yarmuc, a small , ISIS-affiliated Jihadi organization operating in the southern area of the Syrian Golan Heights, would, in line with the emerging ISIS strategy of staging spectacular attacks in Western countries, try something similar in Israel.
ISIS fighters celebrating a success // Source: mei.edu
Shuhada al-Yarmuc, a small , ISIS-affiliated Jihadi organization operating in the southern area of the Syrian Golan Heights, has been devoting its resources to fighting against anti-regime rebels and also against al-Qaeda-affiliated Islamist group Jabhat al-Nusra – but Israeli military sources say they are worried about the organization turning its attention to Israel.
Haaretz reports that what worries Israel security officials is the possibility that the organization, in line with the emerging ISIS strategy of staging spectacular attacks in Western countries, would try something similar in Israel. One such scenario would involve driving an explosive-filled truck to a border crossing facility such as the one in Quneitra, and exploding it there.
A more ambitious attack would also involve sending some of the organization’s fighters into Israel, accompanied by the firing of anti-tank rockets, the explosion of pre-positioned IEDs, and the launching of short-range rockets and missiles from inside Syria into Israel.
