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Source: http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/.premium-1.612621
Islamists in Syria Approaching Israel's Border
(Ha'aretz) Amos Harel - Fighters of the Nusra Front recently arrived en masse in southern Syria, and some are nearing the Israeli border, where Nusra troops have been sweeping away members of the more moderate opposition groups, using tanks they plundered from the Syrian army. According to officers of the Israeli army's Northern Command, the Islamic State is also knocking on the door of the Golan Heights. While only a few of its operatives have been spotted near the border, religious leaders in several villages have been making statements in support of the organization. "It has not been seen on our immediate front line yet," a senior officer said, "but a strong Islamic State presence is already being felt in the entire area." There is almost no Syrian army presence along the Israeli border.