"You only see this in intelligence": The secret move in Syria that worries the IDF | Exclusive

In an exclusive report from the Quneitra border crossing, Major M. describes the IDF's intelligence challenge in identifying renewed Syrian attempts to establish a presence, nearly two years after the fall of the Assad regime. Heavy forces are still far away, but tensions with Syria and Turkey keep the sector on alert.

In an exclusive report from the Quneitra border crossing, Major M., an IDF intelligence officer, describes the complex challenge of identifying renewed Syrian attempts to establish a presence in the sector. According to her, the IDF identifies these moves primarily through intelligence work, not direct surface observation. Heavy Syrian forces are still far from the buffer zone, but tensions with Syria and Turkey keep the sector on alert. Major M. notes that the fall of the Assad regime nearly two years ago was a turning point, and that the IDF is trying to re-characterize the terrain and the enemy, which is still occupied with internal problems in Syria. The report describes activity at the border crossing, the rotation of UN soldiers, and the dilapidated infrastructure in Syria, including residents sleeping on rooftops due to the heat.